Side Eh
1. Peter, Paul & Mary: 500 Miles – 1962
2. Renaissance: Wanderer – 1969
3. Simply Saucer: Dance The Mutant – 2011 *
4. The Deserters: Innervisions – 1981 *
5. Manteca: Saturna – 1982 *
6. Pink Floyd: Lucifer Sam – 1967
7. Pink Floys: Interstellar Overdrive (Take 6) – 1967
8. Brian Eno: Task Force – 1976
9. Syd Barrett: Terrapin – 1970
10. Peanut Butter Conspiracy: The Flight of the Psychedelic Bumble Bee – 1968
11. Oliver Schroer: Wild Apples Set – 1996 *
12. Beatles: Strawberry Fields Forever – 1966
13. Steve Jordan: Coronelas – 1973
14. Daniel Lanois: Ice – 1989 *
15. Husker Dü: In A Free Land – 1982
16. Freddy Gardner: I Only Have Eyes For You - 1948
The Bee Side
17. Hedgehoppers Anonymous: Good News Week – 1965
18. Les 409: They Say – 1966 *
19. Magazine: Shot By Both Sides / Definitive Gaze – 1978
20. John McLaughlin: Dragon Song – 1970
21. McGuinness Flint: When I’m Dead and Gone – 1970
22. Corb Lund: Highway 87 – 2022 *
23. Old Peculiar Jugband: Overseas Stomp – 1986 *
24. Mason Profit: Stony River – 1973
25. Gwen McCrae: 90% of Me – 1975
26. Jamal Ahmad: Naked City Theme – 1965
27. Malcolm MacLaren: Buffalo Gals – 1982
28. Mart Kenny & Orchestra: In The Shadow of the Mountains – 1972 *
29. Walter Ostanek: Ivory Fingers Polka – 1982 *
30. Chalk Circle: Trains – 1986 *
31. Django Reinhardt: Anniversary Song – 1947
32. Ken Hamm: Big Road Blues – 1978 *
*CanCon = 38%
Side Eh
1. Peter Paul & Mary: 500 Miles
(Hedy West)
In Concert: Warner Brothers 2W 1555
New York City
Peter Yarrow vocals, guitar
Noel "Paul" Stookey vocals, guitar
Mary Travers vocals
Edgar O. deHaas: bass
Produced by Albert B Grossman, 1962
The song was originally released as a single by PP&M in 1964 but was recorded for their first album in 1962. It was first recorded by The Journeymen in 1961. It appeared on PP&M’s first album which included songs "Lemon Tree” and the Pete Seeger hit tunes "If I Had a Hammer" (subtitled "The Hammer Song") and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" The album was listed in the Billboard Top Ten for 10 months, including seven weeks in the No. 1
2. Renaissance: Wanderer
(John Hawken / Jim McCarty)
Renaissance: Elektra Records EKS 74068
London UK
Keith Relf: vocal, guitar, harmonica
Jim McCarty: percussion, vocals
John Hawken: keys
Louis Cennamo: bass
Jane Relf: vocal, percussion
Produced by Paul Samwell-Smith, 1969
Recorded by Andrew Johns at Olympic Soiund Studios, London
William Keith Relf
b. 22 March 1943 / d. 14 May 1976
Jane Relf
b. 7 March 1947 - was Keith’s sister.
Jeremy Andrew "Andy" Johns
b. 20 May 1950 / d. 7 April 2013)
The first line-up of Renaissance was composed of former members of The Yardbirds, Keith Relf and Jim McCarty and produced by ex-Yardbird Paul Samwell-Smith. This came about after the breakup of The Yardbirds in 1968. At that time Jimmy Page put together a band called The New Yardbirds which then became Led Zeppelin.
Andy Johns was a producer, engineer, younger brother of famed Producer Glyn Johns (The Who, Rolling Stones, Eagles).
3. Simply Saucer: Dance The Mutant
(Edgar Breau)
Baby Nova: Schizo Phrenic Records SCHIZ #79
Hamilton ON
Edgar Breau: vocals, guitars
Kevin Christoff: bass
Joe Csontos: drums
Steve Foster: guitar
Daniel Wintermans: guitar
McKinley Jackson: piano
Produced by Jeff Maier, 2011
Recorded by Jim Diamond at Ghetto Recorders, Detroit
Additional overdubs by Steve Foster at Napier Park Studio, Hamilton
Mixed at The Launch Pad, Detroit by Jeff Meier
4. The Deserters: Innervisions
(C Bigg / K MacLean)
45 single bw Alien: Capitol Records 72856
Ajax ON
Chris Gibb (synthesizer, bass, vocals)
Kenny MacLean (synthesizer, guitar, vocals)
Henry Diclemente (percussion, drums)
Greg Stephens (synthesizer, vocals)
Produced by Carter, 1981
Originally known as The Suspects, a Toronto punk band. After signing with Capitol Records they did a make-over, lots of hair spray, and became The Deserters, a new wave band. They released two albums before calling it a day in 1983.
5. Manteca: Saturna
(Henry Heilig / Aaron Davis)
Manteca: Ready Records LR 017
Toronto ON
Henry Heilig: bass
Matt Zimbel: congas, percussion
Aaron Davis: keys
Earl Leader: timbales, percussion
Mike Sloski: drums
John Johnson: saxes
Kirk MacDonald: saxes
Herb Koffman: trumpet, flugelhorn
Wayne Baker: trumpet, flugelhorn
Produced by Chad Irschick, 1982
Recorded at Inception Sound Studios, Toronto by Chad Irschick & Danny Greenspoon
Mastered by Peter Norman at McClear Place, Toronto
Formed by percussionist Matt Zimbel and bassist Henry Heillig in 1979. received a Juno award in 1989 for Instrumental Artist of the Year. Have recorded 11 albums
6. Pink Floyd: Lucifer Sam
(Syd Barrett)
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn: Capitol Canada / EMI - mono T 6242
London / Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: guitar, vocals
Roger Waters: bass
Nick Mason: drums
Rick Wright: keys
Produced by Norman Smith, 1967
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 3 by Peter Brown
7. Pink Floyd: Interstellar Overdrive Take 6 in mono
(Barrett / Waters / Mason / Wright)
Piper At The Gates of Dawn – 40th Anniversary: EMI 50990-503919
London
Rick Wright: keys
Roger Waters: bass
Syd Barrett: guitar, vocals
Nick Mason: drums
Produced by Norman Smith, 1967
Recorded by Peter Brown, Studio 3, EMI Studios London
Mastered by James Guthrie and Joel Plante at Das Boot Recordings, 2007
8. Brian Eno: Task Force
(Brian Eno)
Music For Films: Editions EG – EGED 105
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK
Brian Eno: synths
Produced by Brian Eno & Rhett Davies, 1978
Originally released as a limited-edition (five hundred copies) LP in 1976 which was sent to a selection of filmmakers for possible inclusion in their work. This from the formal release in 1978 on the matt cover.
9. Syd Barrett: Terrapin – take 1
(Syd Barrett)
The Madcap Laughs: EMI / Harvest – 064-1042611
Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: unplugged electric guitar, vocal
Roger Waters: bass
David Gilmour: electric guitar
Rick Wright: keys
Jerry Shirley: drums
Produced by Malcolm Jones, 1969
It was incredibly difficult to deal with Syd Barrett after his fall of darkness, enhanced by non-stop drug consumption in the latter part of 1967. A few months later he was let go from Pink Floyd. For his first attempt at solo work, he utilized the services of his other four Floyds. On this (and other) tracks, Syd played the rhythmic melody on an unplugged electric guitar. You can hear it as he strums, just the sound of the plectrum hitting the strings. But it worked. He released two solo album and attempted at a third before hanging up his cleats around 1972.
10. The Peanut Butter Conspiracy: The Flight Of the Psychedelic Bumble Bee
(PBC)
Spreading From The Ashes: Big Beat Records
Los Angeles
Barbara Robison: lead vocals, percussion
Alan Brackett: bass
Lance Fent: lead guitar
John Merrill: rhythm guitar
Jim Voight: drums
Produced by Gary Usher, 1967-68
Recorded at Columbia Records Studios, Hollywood CA
Formed in Los Angeles in 1966, they were originally called The Young Swingers featuring future Jefferson Airplane drummer Spencer Dryden. They morphed into The Crossing Guards before finding the Peanut Butter Conspiracy name. They split up in 1970.
11. Oliver Schroer & Stewed Tomatoes: Wild Apples Set
[includes Loukoum / Wild Apples / Ben Grossman's Jig]
(Oliver Schroer)
Stewed Tomatoes: Big Dog Music – No Serial
Toronto
Bass – David Woodhead
Percussion – Ben Grossman
Tenor Saxophone – Colleen Allen
Trumpet, Horn [E-flat Horn] – David Travers-Smith
Violin – Anne Lindsay
5 String Violin – Oliver Schroer
Produced by Oliver Schroer, 1996
Recorded at Comfort Sound, Toronto by Andrew St. George
Mixed by Andrew St. George and Oliver
12. The Beatles: Strawberry Fields Forever
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
45 Single: Capitol Records – 5810
Liverpool UK
John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar, bongos, Mellotron (end)
Paul McCartney – Mellotron (take 7), bass guitar, piano, lead guitar (end), timpani, bongos
George Harrison – lead guitar (take 7), Mellotron (slide guitar sound), swarmandal, timpani, maracas
Ringo Starr – drums, percussion
uncredited – tack piano
Additional musicians
George Martin – cello and trumpet arrangement
Mal Evans – tambourine
Neil Aspinall – güiro
Terry Doran – maracas
Tony Fisher, Greg Bowen, Derek , Roderick Watkins – trumpet
Joy Hall, Derek Simpson, Norman Jones – cello
Produced by George Martin, 1966
Recorded by Geoff Emerick at Abby Road Studios, London
This song was a huge deal, not only backed by another A Side, Penny Lane. Both songs were supposedly constructed to act as the first Northern songs which led into the act you’ve known for all these years: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. For me it’s a touch-stone. This was one of the best Beatles’ productions, ever (which lasted about six months, after which they released Sgt. Pepper.
13. Steve Jordan: Las Coronelas
(Esteban Jordan)
El Corrido de Jhonny 'El' Pachuco: Arhoolie Records 3023
Elsa TX
Esteban Jordan: accordion, vocals
Steve Jordan Jr: percussion
Charlie Hattrick: bass
Bonnie Jordan: Silver Jordan
Produced by Chris Strachwitz, 1987
Esteban Jordan
b. Elsa TX February 23, 1939 / d. August 13, 2010 Texas (71)
“The Jimi Hendrix of the accordion”
Able to play 35 different instruments, Jordan was a master Conjunto accordion player who loved using modern technology to enhance his music. Thus the use of phasers, fuzztones and echo chambers and other synthesizers to make his accordion stand out. Hohner accordions made a Steve Jordan signature accordion in his honour called the “Rockordeon”. He was nominated for a Grammy in 1987 but lost to Flaco Jimenez! Esteban was inducted to the South Texas Conjunto Music Hall Of Fame on May 27, 2001. Also the National Hispanic Music Hall Of Fame in 2003. Esteban battled cancer for four years and died of complications liver cancer in 2010.
14. Daniel Lanois: Ice
(Daniel Lanois)
Acadie: Opal / WB - 92 59691
Hamilton, ON
Daniel Lanois guitar (steel, electric and acoustic), bass, vocals, omnichord
Malcolm Burn keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
Brian Eno keyboards, vocals
Adam Clayton bass
Larry Mullen, Jr. drums
Produced by Daniel Lanois, 1989
Recorded by Malcolm Burn and Mark Howard, New Orleans LA
Additional Recording at Brian Eno’s Wilderness Studio, UK
Mixed by Malcolm Burn & Daniel Lanois w Mark Howard
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC
Daniel Roland Lanois
b. September 19, 1951 Hull, Quebec
His little studio, originally in his mother's basement, put Hamilton, Ontario on the map. Brian Eno worked there. U2's Adam Clayton played bass on this track! I mean, musically speaking, the Lanois brothers - Bob and Dan - were the biggest things to ever emerge musically from Hamilton - next to Boris Brott!
15. Husker Dü: In A Free Land
(Bob Mould)
In A Free Land 3 song EP: New Alliance Records NAR 010
St. Paul, MN
Bass, Vocals: Greg Norton
Drums, Vocals: Grant Hart
Guitar, Vocals: Bob Mould
Produced by Husker Dü & Steve Fjelstad, 1982
Mastered At: Greg Lee Processing
From the Twin-Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul Minnesota
The new name originated during a rehearsal of the Talking Heads's "Psycho Killer.” Unable to recall the French portions sung in the original (e.g., Qu'est-ce que c'est?), they instead started shouting any foreign-language words they could remember, including the title of the popular 1970s memory board game Hūsker Dū? (the phrase meaning "do you remember?" in Danish and Norwegian).
16. Freddy Gardner: I Only Have Eyes For You
(Dubin / Warren)
The Unforgettable: Capitol 6000 Series T-6000
London UK
Freddy Gardner: lead sax
Peter Yorke & His Concert Orchestra
Produced by Paul White 1960
Originally recorded & released on 78 in 1948
Frederick William Gardner
b. 23 December 1910 London / d. 26 July 1950 London (39) of stroke
Known as the worlds sweetest saxophonist.
Began playing in 1925 & by 1933 was talk of the town London. Played in Ray Nobles band at home on Baritone, tenor & clarinet as well as alto sax. Was a first class session player.
The Bee Side
Heard over:
17. Hedgehoppers Anonymous: It’s Good News Week
(Jonathan King)
45 Single: Decca F 12241
London UK
Mick Tinsley: vocals
John Stewart
Alan Laud: guitar
Ray Honeybull
Leslie Dash
Produced by Jonathan King 1965
Formed in November 1963 as The Trendsetters, and became The Hedgehoppers the following year. Jonathan King took over their record production in 1965, and added Anonymous. Band members were Royal Air Force personnel based at RAF Wittering, near Peterborough, England (Hedgehoppers was RAF slang for low-flying planes). Producer Jonathan King had his own hit in 1965: Everyone’s Gone To The Moon
18. Les 409: They Say
(Normand Boucher)
45 single bw Born in Chicago: Teledisc 43
Pont-Viau, Laval QC
Normand Boucher: vocals, guitar
Pierre Choquette: bass
Claude Lévesque: rhythm guitar
Claude Payette: drums
Produced by Denis Pantis, 1966
Formed by Normand Boucher in Pont-Viau, Québec in 1963, Les 409 took their name from the Brian Wilson, Gary Usher and Mike Love penned 1962 Beach Boys song "409", which was the flip side of their single "Surfin' Safari". Producer Denis Pantis was responsible for recording YeYe Music (French rock n’ roll) all through the 1960s.
19. Magazine: Shot By Both Sides / Definitive Gaze
(Howard Devoto / John McGeogh)
Real Life: Virgin Records V 2100
Manchester UK
Howard Devoto: vocals
Barry Adamson: bass
Dave Formula: keys
Martin Jackson: drums
John McGeogh: guitar, sax
Produced by John Leckie, 1978
Recorded by John Leckie at Virgin Mobile and Abby Road Studios, London
They were active between 1977 and 1981.
They were formed by Howard Devoto after he left The Buzzcocks in early 1977.
20. John McLaughlin: Dragon Song
(John McLaughlin)
Devotion: Douglas Records 4
Doncaster UK
John McLaughlin: guitar
Buddy Miles: drums
Harry Young: keys
Billy Rich; bass
Produced by Alan Douglas and Stefan Bright, 1970
John McLaughlin
b. 4 January 1942 Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire
21. McGuinness Flint: When I’m Dead & Gone
(Benny Gallagher / Graham Lyle)
45 Single: Capitol Records – 3014
London UK
Tom McGuinness: bass
Hughie Flint: drums
Dennis Coulson: keys
Graham Lyle: mandolin, vocals
Benny Gallagher: guitar
Produced by Gyn Johns, 1970
Recorded at EMI Studios, London
A band formed in UK 1970 by Tom McGuinness, former bassist and guitarist with Manfred Mann, and Hughie Flint, former drummer with John Mayall; plus vocalist and keyboard
player Dennis Coulson. Add super singer-songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle who first started playing together as Gallagher & Lyle in 1959. They were so good that they were signed by The Beatles to write for Apple Records' artists. Went on to have a major songwriting and performing career.
22. Corb Lund: Highway 87
(Hayes Carll)
Songs My Friends Wrote: New West Records – 2 271083
Calgary AB
Corb Lund: guitar, vocals
Bass – Kurt Ciesla
Drums – Brady Valgardson
Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar – Grant Siemens
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Corb Lund
Produced by Corb Lund, 2022
Recorded By, Mixed By Scott Franchuk
Mastered By Philip Shaw Bova, Ottawa
Corb Lund
B. January 29, 1969 Taber Alberta
Alberta’s great renaissance performer has been putting out his own since the mid 90s. He was an original member of the new wave band The Smalls, based out of Edmonton. He’s currently on a campaign against the government of the province who wish to mine more coal.
23. Old Peculiar Jugband: Overseas Stomp
(Will Shade)
Demo Tape
Toronto
Kenneth Puley: mandolin, lead vocals, kazoo
Steve Fruitman: guitar, bg vocals, female vocals, kazoo, jug
Self Produced, 1986
Recorded by Al Parrish at his basement studio
William Henry "Will" Shade
b. April 22, 1898, in Memphis, TN / d. October 18, 1966, in Memphis
The OPJ came together in the mid-80s as a two person unit performing classic jugband tunes from the 1920s. They performed all over the city and were hired to play a few festivals, including Mariposa and Toronto Blues Society gigs as well as in clubs. Mostly just a warmup act. Never recorded other than a few demo tapes. Performed with blues legend Yank Rachel at the Brunswick House in Toronto and brought the house down. The song was also known as the Lindy Hop, celebrating Lindberg’s flying exploits.
24. Mason Profit: Stony River
(Terry & John Talbot)
Bareback Rider: Warner Brothers - BS 2704
Chicago IL
Terry Talbot, guitar, banjo, mandolin
John Talbot, guitar, banjo, mandolin, steel
Tim Ayres, bass
Bill Cunningham, fiddle, 12 string, guitars
Bruce Kurnow, piano, organ, harpsichord, mandolin, mouth harp
Art Nash, drums
Bob Schnitzer, electric guitar
Produced by Bill Halverson, 1973
This band capitalized on the country-rock scene who put out six albums between 1969 and 74. Bareback Rider is by far my favourite, in fact, it’s a great album. I was turned on to them by a Toronto guitarist Morley Whitzman who also turned me on to John Denver for a Colorado Rocky Mountain High.
25. Gwen McCrae: Rockin Chair
(C Reid / W Clarke)
Rockin Chair: T.K. Records PTK-92006
Pensacola FL
Gwen McCrae: vocals
Mike Lewis, Vinny Tano, Whit Sigener: horns
Ron Bogdon, George Perry, Rick Finch: bass
Latimore, Timmy Thomas, HW Casey: keys
Willie Hale, Jerome Smith, Phillip Wright, Joey Murcia: guitars
Robert Furgeson, Freddie Scott, Robert Johnson, Rick Finch: drums
Betty Wright, Gwen McCrae, George McCrae, HW Casey: bg vocals
Produced by Steve Alaimo 1975
Gwen Mosley
b. December 21, 1943, Pensacola, Florida
Gwen, along with her husband George, was part of the Miami-based T.K. Records stable, which laid the influential groundwork for the disco explosion to happen. McCrae released her first-album named after her first massive hit song, Rockin' Chair, in 1975 and scored further R&B hits with "Love Insurance" and "Cradle of Love."
26. Ahmad Jamal: Naked City Theme
(B May / M Raskin)
Naked City Theme: Chess CSLP 733
Pittsburgh PA
Ahmad Jamal: piano
Jamil Sulieman: bass
Chuck Lampkin: drums
Produced by Ahmad Jamal, 1965
Recorded by Reice Hamel at The Jazz Workshop in San Francisco, June 1964
Frederick Russell Jones
b. Pittsburgh, PA July 2, 1930 / d. April 16, 2023 (92)
Jamal made his first records in 1951 for the Okeh label with The Three Strings. Naked City Theme is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded at the Jazz Workshop in 1964. Clint Eastwood featured two recordings from Jamal's But Not For Me album — "Music, Music, Music" and "Poinciana" — in the 1995 movie The Bridges of Madison County.
27a. Malcolm MacLaren: Buffalo Gals – Hip Hop Version
(Trad)
The Famous Charisma Label CSX-3602
London UK
Malcolm MacLaren: rap vocals
World's Famous Supreme Team and Zulu singers
Produced by Trevor Horn, 1982
27b. Malcolm MacLaren: Buffalo Gals –
Traditional Version (Trad)
The Famous Charisma Label CSX-3602
London UK
Malcolm MacLaren: square dance calls
Produced by Trevor Horn 1982
Recorded at Tri-State Studios, Tennessee
Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren
b. London UK, 22 January 1946 / d. Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland, 8 April 2010 (54)
McLaren was well known as the manager of the Sex Pistols.
In 1983, McLaren released Duck Rock, an album that, in collaboration with producer and co-writer Trevor Horn and The World's Famous Supreme Team (a duo of hip hop radio disc jockeys from New York City who hosted a hip hop and classic R&B show on WHBI 105.9 FM and were among the first DJs to introduce the art of scratching to the world), mixed up influences from Africa and the Americas, including hip hop. The album helped bring hip hop to a wider audience. Two of the singles from the album ("Buffalo Gals" and "Double Dutch") became top-10 hits in the UK, with "Buffalo Gals" a minor hit in some major cities in the US.
"Buffalo Gals" is a traditional song that dates back to the 1800s, where it was often played at minstrel shows. The "Buffalo" refers to the city of Buffalo, New York, but the lyrics were altered to fit the place where the song was performed. McLaren changed the refrain from "Buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight" to "Buffalo gals, around the outside."
Trevor Horn, who was a member of Yes and the Buggles, put together the beats, scratches, music and McLaren's rap to make the song. Truly one of the very first hip-hop records. Here’s Trevor Horn’s take on recording the square dance version:
So we’re in this studio in Tennessee called Tri-State Studios and The Hilltoppers showed up and they were in a purple VW van that had carpet on the inside, purple carpet. There was a very old Hilltopper who had a hat on saying “the oldest Hilltopper” – he was about 92. And then there were a few children who looked like they might have had interesting parents ’cause they were cross-eyed and a bit strange looking. And they started to play. We set up some mics around the studio and they started to play and they were awful. Malcolm came up to me and said: “This is awful. You’re the producer, get rid of them.” So I had to go over and say: “Guys, that was great, that’ll do for what we need. Thanks very much, here’s $50.” And they were happy enough and off they went in their purple VW.
And I said to the guy who owned the studio: “Do you think you can get us any musicians?” In the southern states of America they’re very laid back. “Yeah, yeah, should be able to. Utility pickers.” “Utility pickers, great.” “Gimme some time, I’ll get on the phone.” So a bunch of guys showed up and they all had that slightly tough, hard-bitten American look until they smiled. They set up and they could obviously play really well. They were crazy guys. I remember going to the toilet and there’s about five of them doing great big lines of blow off the sink in the toilet. And I remember Malcolm saying: “We’ve got the single, great.”
They went back to England and brought over the World's Famous Supreme Team and Zulu singers (two NYC djs) and did the hip hop version.
28. Norma Locke w Mart Kenny & His Orchestra: In The Shadow Of the Mountain
(Johnny Burt)
Mart Kennys 50th Anniversary Musical Tribute: World Records WRS1-101
New Westminster BC
Norma Locke: vocals
Produced for Canadian Talent Library 1982
Songs recorded between 1938 - 1964
Herbert Martin "Mart" Kenney
b. March 7, 1910 Toronto / d. February 8, 2006 New Westminster BC (95)
Married Norma Locke
b Montreal 15 Oct 1923 / d Mission BC 17 Sep 1990 (66)
1st Canadian Orchestra to record for RCA 1938. His band worked Playter Hall (Broadview & Danforth) as well as the Mart Kenney Ranch near Toronto.
29. Walter Ostanek: Ivory Fingers Polka
(Ray Henry)
Little Bird Dance: Boot Records: BOS 7228
St Catherines ON
Walter Ostanek: accordions
Stan Szymkow: sax
Ken Senko: banljo, electric guitar
Richard Ostanek: bass
Bob Secord: drums
Murray McFadgen: guitar
Produced by Walter Ostanek and Rod Morrison, 1982
Recorded by Rod Morrison at Earthland Studio, Niagara Falls ON
Ladislav John Ostanek
b. 20 April 1935 Duparquet, QC
Canada’s polka king is still gigging at 90!
30. Chalk Circle: Trains
(Chalk Circle)
The Great Lake: Duke Street Records DSR 41024
Newcastle ON
Chris Tait, guitars
Brad Hopkins, bass
Derrick Murphy, drums
Tad Winklarz, keys, sax
Chris Wardman, guitars
Produced by Chris Wardman, 1986
Recorded by Ron Searles and Paul Lachapelle at Manta Sound, Toronto
Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, NYC
Active between 1982 - 1990
They were located right along the railway tracks of Newcastle, Ontario.
31. Django Reinhardt: Anniversary Song
(Iosif Ivanovici / Al Jolson / Saul Chaplin)
The Indispensable Django Reinhardt (1949-1950): RCA – PM 45362
Paris
Django Reinhardt: guitar
Bass – Czabanick
Clarinet – Hubert Rostaing
Drums – André Jourdan
Electric Guitar – Django Reinhardt
Guitar – Joseph Reinhardt
Compilation Produced Jean-Paul Guiter, 1983
Originally Produced 1947
Jean Reinhardt
b. Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium 23 January 1910 / d. 16 May 1953 Paris France (43)
32. Ken Hamm: Big Road Blues
(Tommy Johnson)
Ken Hamm & Friends: North Track Records - NT01 - vinyl
Forget, SK / Thunder Bay ON
Ken Hamm: guitar, vocals
Damon Dowbak: mandolin
Lauri Conger: piano
Sean Mundy: harmonica, percussion
Tom Sinkins: string bass
Produced by Ken Hamm, Ian Tamblyn, Rick Kyle, 1978
Recorded by Richard Denesiuk at Kolossal Studios, Winnipeg
Kenneth Hamm
b. Feb 18, 1955, Thunder Bay ON
Ken Hamm & Friends was the first LP released on North Track Records, a Thunder Bay Ontario indie label formed by 3 local musicians: Ken Hamm, Rodney Brown & Ian Tamblyn. Hamm and Tamblyn still use North Track as their label while Brown moved on to one of his own. Ken Hamm currently resides in the town of Forget, Saskatchewan where he runs a small music store with his wife selling and repairing acoustic instruments.
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