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KILOWATT (1982) CURRENTS (1983) JAM FACTORY SESSIONS (1999) HEADQUARTERS (1999) Lovers On The Run What’s On Your Mind Step Aside No Return Kids Are Crazy Shady L’Amour Forgive Him Don’t Stop Waiting Loneliness Streetwise Katie Ma Cherie It’s So Easy More Harm Than Good Baby It’s You I’m Not A Kid Anymore Voices Proud Of …
The general Winnipeg area has always served as backdrop for some of the country’s most original music. After serving as the Guess Who‘s bassist for 5 records over 4 years, the flame that was Canada’s Supergroup had apparently gone cold. Following Burton Cummings‘ departure, Bill Wallace retreated back to the ‘Peg where he dabbled in …
Aug 5 1941: Lenny Breau is born in Auburne, Maine. 1947: Gordon MacBain, drummer for Bobby Kris & The Imperials is born in Toronto. 1947: Greg Leskiw of Kilowatt, Mood Jga Jga, Les Q, and The Guess Who is born in Winnipeg. 1965: Bobby Curtola releases the single, “Makin’ Love.” 1967: “Labourer” by 49th Parallel …
MATH SHEET DEMOS (2002)The Philisophical Significance Of Shooting My Sister In The Face Counterparts and Number Them Little Girls Pointing And Laughing PINK HEART SKULL SAMPLER (2002) .44 Caliber Love Letter A Dagger Through the Heart of St. Angeles ALEXISONFIRE (2002) .44 Caliber Love Letter Counterparts and Number Them Adelleda A Dagger Through the Heart …
Kurt Winter memorial Not to be confused with a pop group in the late 90’s with the same name, Brother was one of Winnipeg’s most popular underground groups at the end of the ’60’s. The group’s origins began when Kurt Winter, one of the prairies’ most promising guitarists, and drummer Vance Schmidt, formerly of The …
The roots of Crowcuss branch off as one of many groups to have sprouted from The Guess Who family tree. When Bill Wallace & Greg Leskiw (also formerly with Wild Rice) both left Cummings and folk in ’74, the fellow Winnipegers formed Mood Jga Jga, releasing their self-titled debut later that year. After that project …
Dianne Heatherington memorial Born in Winnipeg in 1948, Dianne Heatherington grew up wanting to be a singer, and her first professional group was The Merry-Go-Round when she was barely out of high school. The alumni of that group included Bill Wallace, future member of Brother, Gettysbyrg Address, The Guess Who, Crowcuss, and Kilowatt. The band …
Shop For Domenic Troiano Domenic Troiano memorial The epitome of what many have termed over the decades, ‘a musician’s musician,’ Domenic Troiano and his family moved from Modugno, Italy to Toronto in 1949, when he was only three. Barely a teen, he was inspired by the burgeoning scene while checking out the matinee shows at …
Kurt Winter memorial One of Winnipeg’s early favourite local groups, Gettysbyrg Address was formed in 1967 by vocalist/keyboardist Mike Hanford. The first incarnation of the group was rounded out by guitarists Kurt Winter and Orest Andrews, Bill Wallace on bass, and drummer Craig Hamblin. Initially Hanford wanted to carry on the name of his previous …
Domenic Troiano memorial Kurt Winter memorial Before the implimentation of Canadian content regulations, homegrown musicians usually didn’t get alot of airplay, and in reflection in some cases, proper respect. In the early ’60’s the Winnipeg scene was alive and vibrant with new and innovative sounds, mostly impersonations of what kids what were hearing on British …