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Born in Red Deer in 1972, Tineta Couturier moved to Drayton Valley as a child and grew up listening to the country sounds that were prevalent on the Alberta airwaves. At the age of 18 she won a talent contest at Cook County Saloon in Edmonton, where part of the prize was a recording contract …
Troyka was arguably Edmonton’s first forray into experimentation in the psychadelic rock scene. Guitarist Rob Edwards and bassist Ron Lukawitski were barely teens and starting The Ortegas in the early ’60s. A few years later, they added England native guitarist and singer Michael Richards (originally a piano student), and reinvented themselves as The Royal Family, …
Formed around Kelowna stepbrothers Aaron Grain (real name Brett Ellis) and Chris Duncombe and David Roberts, Washboard Union got its start when Graine and Dunmore moved into a Vancouver house in the mi ’00s, where Roberts was also living and trying to make it on the scene. Roberts said if it’s hard to pin down …
Zal Yanovsky memorial The son of a political cartoonist, Zal Yanovsky was born in Toronto in 1944 and was raised by his father when his mother died while he was still a child. His sense of humour got him in trouble more often than his classmates would like to have admitted, often referring to him …
B Hi Dan & David, thanks a lot for your interest and kind comments from (Johnny & Richard) regarding “Zingo” . I will answer your questions: “Zingo” Band with “Keith Scott” on Guitar who later joined “Bryan Adams” and the rest is History were a Vancouver Band together for about 6 years in the 70s. …
Richard Patterson memorial Colleen Peterson memorial The West Coast during the 1960s was a breeding ground for musical experimentation, often combining elements of folk, pop and psychadelia into one sound. Vocalist Brent Titcomb sidelined as a comedian was a staple on the Vancouver scene when he met up with fellow singer and comedian Donna Warner. …
Along with most other genres, Canada’s doo-wop era was given birth in Toronto. As the 1940s drew to a close, several groups were forming, most of whom had early roots in gospel music. This was the case with The Otnorots, formed by angst-ridden teenagers with slicked back hair and singing in the St. Michael’s Choir …
Jim Clench memorial Calgary in the mid ’70s was home to a number of hard rock acts playing the local area’s bars, all were looking to stand out and make their mark. Shades of Blonde morphed into 49th Parallel, which managed one record in ’69, which evolved into Painter‘s one album reign. By the time …
Hailing from Calgary, vocalist Dennis Abbott and guitarist Dan Lowe started out performing together in the mid 1960s with their band The Real McCoys. The name was short-lived as they changed it to The Shades of Blond, with a lineup that was rounded out by guitarist Bob Carlson, Dave Petch on organ, bassist Mick Woodhouse, …
Considered by many to be the Godfathers of Canadian grunge, Neil Osbourne and Brad Merrit’s musial beginnings in the late 70s started out in the typical manner – a couple of high school friends getting together to play music, sometimes with each other, and hopefully attracting girls. Although Osborne had enrolled in Boston’s Berklee School …