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When Private Eye had run its short life in late 1980, Toronto natives Gord and Hugh Leggat had been staples on the Ontario scene for years. Most prominently with Hugh with The Lords of London and Nucleus, prior to him joining A Foot In Cold Water, a major force in Canadian rock during the 1970s. …
T he Niagara Falls, ON group formed when bassist/vocalist Ricki Rose hooked up with highschool chums and guitarists John Deiugli and Franky J. Fox. The lineup was rounded out with Freddie Taylor on keyboards and drummer Pat Cass. They fine tuned their hard pop sound and Degiuli became John Dee while they played the Ontario/Eastern …
It was only natural Lenny Breau would follow his parent’s musical path. They were the famed ’40s and ’50s C&W duo Hal “Lone Pine” Breau and Betty Cody (real name Elizabeth Cote). Calling Auburne, Maine home, they toured the US and Canada, and had Lenny join the backup band when he was only 12, already …
There has arguably never been an artist more adored for more than just his music in Canadian history than Leonard Cohen. Born in Montreal in 1934 into a middle class Jewish family, his grandfather was president of the Canadian Jewish Council. His father, owned a substantial Montreal clothing store, but died when Cohen was only …
Toronto’s Cats Can Fly were originally formed in 1982, your typical bar band covering whatever was hot on the pop and new wave charts at the time. The group consisted of David Ashley on lead vocals and bass, Mitchell James on guitars, drummer Eddie Zeeman and Peter Alexandre on keyboards. Les Pucks was an offshoot …
BAmanda Meta Marshall (born August 29, Francois Guy Louis Parizeau (drums) Charles Linton Daniel Valois Jay Boivin Alain Jodoin (vocals; 1970) The Silver Spiders were formed in Quebec in 1965 by Guy, Parizeau and Linton. Following their demise several months later Parizeau formed Les Sinners with Boivin. In 1968 they had a short life charting …
A native of Surrey, BC, Lisa Brokop was born in 1973 into a musically gifted family, and was performing on stage with her mother by the time she was seven. Even at this early age she was heavily being influenced by traditional country, as well as what was getting airplay at the time. She took …
By the time he left Crowcuss following their debut lp, Greg Leskiw’s resume on the Winnipeg scene was already impressive, including previous stints with Wild Rice, Gettysburg Address, Mood Jga Jga, and three albums with The Guess Who. By 1978 he’d retreated out of the limelight while forming his latest project with keyboardist and ex-Crowcuss …
Levon Helm memorial Born in 1940 in Marvell, Arkansas, Mark Lavon Helm first picked up the guitar at age 8. But after seeing a marching band at a State Fair, he quickly fell in love with the drums as well – eventually making the skins his favourite instrument. He formed his first group, The Jungle …
Hands down, one of the hardest workers on the independent scene is Alex Varughese. The Cold Lake, Alberta native is a veteran of the rock and metal brigades with Sugakane, Vela and Kingdoom, blues gurus Jimmy & The Sleepers, and has recorded and toured with Econoline Crush, The Steadies, and Big Sugar, among others. With …