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Formed in the early 1960s as Jay Smith and The Majestics, Smith shared lead vocals with Shawne Jackson (ex of The Silhouettes), and they soon became one of the leading big band groups around the Toronto area. Smith’s stay was short, but they managed one single on Aragon Records in 1965 entitled “Driven From Home,” …
During the mid 1960s, the concept of record labels putting together ‘supergroups’ was nothing new. It worked for Buffalo Springfield, The Monkees, Moby Grape, and Blue Cheer, so Elektra Records executives Barry Friedman (going by the name Frazier Mohawk) and Paul Rothchild were tasked with looking to create the next big thing, with the promise …