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Born in Edmonton in 1949 to American parents, Dwayne Ford began taking piano lessons at the age of five, and started his professional musical career when he was only 16. Shortly after, he joined The Nomads, one of Alberta’s top acts at the time, learned his craft, and then moved to Toronto by 1970, where …
Moving to Toronto in the early ’60s to seek out his fame and fortune, Rosaireville, New Brunswick native Johnny Burke (born Jean Paul Bourque) formed Johnny & The Bees, and then The Blue Valley Boys, before landing a steady gig at the Horseshoe Tavern. For four years while honing his skills, he backed up the …
Tony Flaim memorial Jane Vasey memorial Rick Walsh memorial Adopting their name from the Sonny Boy Williamson song “Mr Downchild,” Downchild Blues Band’s roots run deep, first planted in the Toronto jungle in 1963. Singer Mike Smith, guitarists Don Walsh, Tom Extence, and Gary Stodolak, John Lamb on bass and drummer John Tanti got together …
Doug Riley memorial Instrumental in bringing jazz to the pop world, Dr Music was the brainchild of Toronto native and Doug Riley, who first took piano lessons as a child as a means of coping through polio. Born in Toronto in 1945, he took lessons in classical piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music in …
After a pair of relatively well received EPs in the the mid 1970s, Toronto native Tony Malone left The Dishes and formed the short-lived The Streets. Although they only played one gig, enough material had been written over a few months that it was carried over to his nex project in mid ’77, Drastic Measures. …
Dream Warriors was the brainchild of King Lou (Louis Robertson) and Capital Q (Frank Allert), a pair of rappers and hip hop artists that were all the rage in Toronto in the late 1980s, busting their moves up and down the strip. In ’88 King Lou made his recording debut when he appeared on Michie …
Duane Steele was born in the small northern Alberta lumber town of Hines Creek, one of ten kids. Music was a big part of life growing up, with influences coming from every direction in the household. He got his first taste of playing in front of crowds as a teenager, playing weddings and community dances …
TThe Montreal music scene during the seventies was vibrant and exciting, full of cutting-edge experimentation, lead by California-bred The Wackers. After Ernie Earnshaw returned to California and Randy Bishop began a solo career, Bill “Kootch” Trochim and Bob Segarini soldiered on as The Wackers for a few months with new additions — Leon Holt, Norman …
Dutch Mason memorial Dubbed ‘the Prime Minister of the Blues’ by none other than BB King himself, Dutch Mason was born Norman Byron Mason in 1938 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Both his parents were musical, and at the age of 14 he was playing drums in their Dixieland band, and was already proficient on guitar, …
In the spring of 1992, Vancouver native Trevor Hurst answered a Seattle newspaper ad looking for someone to do some session singing work. He accepted Tom Ferris’ offer, went and did the job, and ended up staying for a few months, where the two formed Econoline Crush. After moving back to Vancouver, they added Greg …