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Paul Naumann memorial Formed in Toronto in 1970, Island was centred around frontman Alex Machin and guitarist Paul Naumann, after he’d left Leather. They added Ed Clemens on bass and drummer Kim Hunt, and soon became fixtures on the local ‘b’ circuit bars. By the spring of 1971 they’d moved up the ladder, and were …
Born in Peterborough, Ontario in 1938, Jack Bailey was entering talent contests with his own material by the time he was 12. As a teen he was already showing up on TV on Cliff McKay’s Holiday Ranch, Pick The Stars, Carl Smith’s Country Music Hall, and Country Hoedown. “The Bad Apple” b/w “What’s The Matter …
Jerry Edmonton memorial Bruce Palmer memorial courtesy of Nick Warburton Steppenwolf’s biker anthem “Born To Be Wild” remains a rock classic and an epitome of the late ’60s west coast rock scene. With its images of freedom, liberty and sexual awakening, few could have known that the roots of the band lay in a Mersey-inspired …
Jack Richardson memorial No other Canadian record producer achieved more fame within the industry than Jack Richardson. Considered the Grandfather of the Canadian music industry, he was born in Toronto in 1929, and played in various bands while attending school. By 1949 was playing professionally in The Westernaires, who landed a regular local radio program …
Originally from Vulcan, Alberta, The Jack Union was comprised of brothers Sean and Ryan Blanchette on vocals and rhythm guitar, Ken Wanamaker on bass, guitarist Simon Steele, and drummer Ryan Shearer. They formed in the late 1990s fresh out of high school, and before long they were doing covers and playing the southern Alberta circuit. …
Jackal was formed in 1969 by the Kellesis brothers (Chris on keyboards and Jack on bass) with high school friend Charlie Shannon on vocals. They filled out the ranks with several other members in their infancy while playing the b-circuit around Toronto. They wrote some material while developing a progressive, psychadelic hard rock sound, and …
By the time Jackson Hawke formed in 1974, Sault Ste. Marie high school friends Tim Ryan and Bob Yeomans had already been in and out of a number of Toronto bands for over a decade. While with The Amen in the mid 60s, they were mutually getting discouraged at not being able to crack the …
Haydain Neale memorial Toronto’s Jacksoul formed in the early 1990s around frontman Haydain Neale, originally from London, Ontario. Incorporating a new age hiphop/funk sound mixed with R&B, jazz, and soul, the band was rounded out by guitarist Justin Abedin, bassist Dave Murray, Brent Setterington on keyboards, Adam Leo on saxophone, and drummer Roger Travassos. During …
Born in 1944, by the time Jesse Winchester attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts on a music scholarship in the mid 1960s, the Louisiana native had spent his childhood around the state living on small farms, then moved to Memphis with his family at the age of 12, after his father had suffered a heart …
Born in 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri, Jim Byrnes was a student of the Delta Blues at an early age. His mother was a homemaker and his father was an accountant, but felt it important their son was able to pursue his early musical interests, and by the age of 5 he was enrolled in …