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Originally from Sydney, Australia, bassist Allan Marshall, guitarist Steve McMurray, and drummer Glenn Beatson were in a rock group called Autumn that by early ’75 had moved to England in an attempt to cash in on bigger audiences. They were on tour in Canada that year with Lighthouse, when after seeing a good portion of …
Kenny Shields memorial Saskatoon’s Witness Inc. was formed in 1967 by singer Kenny Shields with high school friends Les Bateman on organ, Ed Clynton on guitars, bassist Allan Ayers, and drummer Dave Tupper. But before long Bob Walker had replaced Ayers and Derry Stewart had replaced Clynton. The band continued playing the prairie circuit when …
Aafter bouncing around the Toronto market for a few years, the demise of Mannequin after one album left singer Brian Maloney and guitarist Jim Huff looking for a new project. After Huff was done filling in with Teenage Head for a few months, Mannequin was briefly reformed, but eventually called it quits for good. One …
Ooriginally from Ottawa, Telemann played the local circuit in the mid 70’s and quickly gained a reputation for their slick combination for a harder-edged melodic style. They eventually settled on the ‘big rock band sound’ with singer Les Nadeau, guitarist David Aplin, Dave Kirby on keyboard, bassplayer Ron Smith, and Scott Jefferson Steck on drums. …
Both Ken Harrison and Roberta Carter grew up with music in their households. Born in Thailand, Harrison was the son of missionaries, and began playing the piano by the age of 10, only a few years after the family had moved to Cambridge, Ontario. Carter also began getting into music at an early age, and …
Formed in Vancouver in the early ’70s, Wildroot consisted of Howie Vickers (ex Collectors and Chilliwack) on vocals, guitarist Frank Allison, Charles Faulkner on bass (ex of Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck), Ian Berry on sax and keyboards, and drummer Jim McGillivery, ex of Painted Ship. They took their name from the Woody Herman and His …
Born in Salo, Italy, about an hour south of Rome in 1953, Alfie Zappacosta’s family moved to Toronto when he was only 6 months old. He first picked up the guitar at age 9 and began playing in different groups while only a teen. Performing at Italian weddings opened the youngster up to diverse musical …
Hailing from Toronto, Zero-One was formed by singer/guitarist Frank Zirone in 1979, along with guitarist Keith Ross, bassist Gary Lalonde (ex of Rose), Jim MacDonald on keyboards, and drummer Gord Paton. They travelled up and down the local strip for a year or so while climbing the bar scene ladder, when they were noticed by …
Zon was formed in Toronto in the mid ’70s by singer Denton Young (who’d previously played with Act Three), Gary Poplawski on guitar, bassist Rod Chappell and Patrick McGuire on drums. Before long though, Louis Mucilli replaced Poplawski on guitars, Jim Sampson became the new bass player and Kim Hunt (ex of Island and Bond) …
Former d in mid ’76 Chris Haight (guitar) John Hamilton (drums; switched to bass) Bent Rasmussen (drums) Zoom was formed in the Fall of 1976 and debuted at Toronto Queen Street bar The Beverly Tavern on New Year’s Eve of that year. It was there that the band would meet up with future scene makers …