Side One
1. Miles Davis: The Meaning of the Blues – 1961
2. Robert Johnson: Me and The Devil Blues – 1937
3. Morgan Davis: Honky Tonk Blues – 1982 *
4. Champion Jack Dupree: Junker Blues – 1941
5. Fleetwood Mac: Jigsaw Puzzle Blues – 1968
6. Downchild: Madison Blues – 1977 *
7. Domenic Troiano: Ambush – 1979 *
8. Dolly Parton: Mule Skinner Blues – 1970
9. Fred Eaglesmith: Rainy Day Blues – 1979 *
10. Dennis Ellsworth & The Haunted Hearts – Continental Blues – 2017 *
11. Cathy Fink & Duck Donald – Ain’t Nobody Got The Blues Like Me – 1975 *
12. Rick Fielding; Pitman Blues – 1981 *
13. Chares Mingus: Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting – 1960
14. Flying Burrito Brothers: Bon Soir Blues – 1975
15. The Frere Brothers: Belleville Blues – 1990 *
16. Bill Heffernan: All Expenses Paid Pamela Wallen Blues – 1995 *
17. Lefty Frizzell: Cigarettes and Coffee Blues – 1962
18. George Shearing: Manhattan Hoedown – 1982
19. Marvin Gaye: Inner City Blues – 1969
Side Two
20. Gratefull Dead: Cumberland Blues – 1970
21. Steve Goodman: 8-Ball Blues – 1971
22. Guess Who: Glace Bay Blues – 1972 *
23. Rory Gallagher: Banking Blues – 1973
24. Rufus Guinchard & Kelly Russell: Flowers of Edinburgh – 1977 *
25. The Heartbeats: Pole Cat Blues – 1989
26. Dave Hadfield: Space Station Blues – 2018 *
27. Ken Hamm: Big Road Blues – 1978 *
28. Don Hardy & The 11 O’Clock Blues Band: Yellow Dog Blues – 1981 *
29. The Haunted: Montreal Blues – 1967 *
30. Lenny Breau: Toronto – 1979 *
31. Heywood Family: Blue With The Blues – 1960 *
32. Lightning Hopkins: Happy Blues for John Glenn – 1962
33. Jeff Healey Band: Blue Jean Blues – 1988 *
34. The Dixie Flyers: Bye Bye Blues – 1978 *
35. Bill Bruford’s Earthworks: Thud – 1987
CanCon* = 46%
Side One
1. Miles Davis: The Meaning of the Blues
(L Worth / B Troup / JJ Johnson)
Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: Columbia Records Monaural CL-1812
Alton Illinois
Miles Davis: Trumpet
Hank Mobley: Tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly: Piano
Paul Chambers: Bass
Jimmy Cobb: Drums
Produced by Teo Macero, 1961
Recorded at Carnegie Hall, NY
Released July 16, 1962
Miles Dewey Davis III.
b. May 26, 1926, Alton, Illinois / d. September 28, 1991 (65) Santa Monica CA
This performance captured Miles Davis at the intersection of time. What he did before this and what he would do after it would be miles different. After this gig Davis changed his band to get ready for what was coming over the horizon.
2. Robert Johnson: Me And The Devil Blues
(Robert Johnson)
King of the Delta Blues Singers Vol 1&2: Blue Diamond CBS Records 22190
Hazelhurst, MS
Robert Johnson: guitar, vocal
Produced by Don Law
Recorded by Don Law June 20, 1937, The Vitagraph Building, Dallas Texas
Robert Leroy Johnson
b. May 8, 1911 Hazelhurst MS / d. Aug 16, 1938 Greenwood MS (27)
Johnson was brought to Dallas to record in The Vitagraph Building. He reportedly recorded facing the wall, which has been cited as evidence that he was a shy man, but there is another theory that Johnson found that his guitar sounded better facing that wall. The conclusion that he was shy was played up in the inaccurate liner notes of the 1961 release of King of the Delta Blues Singers. Ry Cooder speculates that Johnson played facing a corner to enhance the sound of the guitar, a technique he called "corner loading".
3. Morgan Davis: Honky Tonk Blues
(Hank Williams Sr)
I’m Ready To Play!: Bullhead Records 1-842
Halifax NS
Morgan Davis: guitar, vocal
Steve Chadwick: bass
Bucky Berger: drums
Mike Holder: pedal steel, bg vocal
Colin Linden: guitar, bg vocal
Jody Golick: tenor sax
Steve McDade: trumpet
John Karpenko: trombone
Joan Besen: piano, bg vocal
Dawn Aitken: bg vocal
Produced by Bill Bryans, 1982
Recorded by Brian Mitchell at Studio 306, Toronto
Here’s a bluesman singing a country song!
He was born and spent his childhood in Detroit, Michigan before relocating to Toronto, Canada in 1968. He moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001. Has won multiple Maple Blues Awards as well as a Juno Award, for his 2003 release, Painkiller, on Electro-Fi Records. I’m Ready To Play was his first of 9 studio albums. It would be 8 years before he was able to release the second one.
4. Champion Jack Dupree: Junker’s Blues
(Willlie Hall)
Travelin' Man – TM 807
New Orleans
Jack Dupree: piano
?: Bass
Produced 1941
Compilation album Produced by Frank Driggs, 1985
Originally released on Okey 06152
William Thomas Dupree
b. July 4, 1910 (probable) Irish Channel, New Orleans / d. January 21, 1992 (81) Hanover, GM
Originally written by New Orleans pianist "Drive 'em Down" Hall in the 1920s although he never made any records. Dupree used to call Hall his ‘father’. Lloyd Price used the melody of "Junker Blues" in 1952 for his song, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
5. Fleetwood Mac: Jigsaw Puzzle Blues
(Danny Kirwin)
45 single: Blue Horizon Records 57-3145
London UK
Peter Green - guitar
Danny Kirwan - guitar
Jeremy Spencer - piano
Mick Fleetwood - drums
John McVie - bass
Produced by Mike Vernon, 1968
Recorded at Decca Studios, London
Daniel David Langran (Kirwin)
b. 13 May 1950 Brixton, London, UK / d. 8 June 2018 (68) London 8
6. Downchild: Madison Blues
(Elmore James)
So Far: Posterity Records PTR 13004
Toronto ON
Don Walsh: lead & slide guitar, harmonica
Tony Flaim: vocal
Jane Vasey: keys
Mike Bowser: bass
Wayne Wilson: drums
Michael O’Connell: trombone
Produced by Billy Bryans & Alan Duffy, 1977
Recorded by Terry Brown at Toronto Sound
Tony Flaim
b. April 20, 1948 Toronto / March 10, 2000 (51)
7. Domenic Troiano: Ambush
(Domenic Troiano)
45 Single: Capitol Records 72804
East York ON
Domenic Troiano: guitar
Paul DeLong: drums
Dave Tyson: keys
Bob Wilson: bass
Produced by Domenic Troiano, 1979
Recorded by Mick Jones & Cooper at Inception Sound, Toronto Nov 78 to Jan 79
8. Dolly Parton: Mule Skinner Blues – Blue Yodel NO. 8
(Jimmie Rodgers / George Vaughan)
Dolly – At Her Best: RCA Victor LLLLSP 4449
Nashville
Dolly Parton — lead vocal and whistling
Porter Wagoner — whip cracking
Buck Trent — electric banjo
Pete Drake — steel guitar
Dave Kirby — guitar
George McCormick — guitar
Dale Sellers — guitar
Hargus “Pig” Robbins — piano
Bobby Dyson — bass
Jerry Carrigan — drums
Johnny Gimble — fiddle
Mack Magaha — fiddle
Delores Edgin — backing vocals
June Page — backing vocals
Hurshel Wiginton — backing vocals
Produced by Bob Ferguson, May 4 1970
Recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville
Dolly Rebecca Parton
b. January 19, 1946 Locust Ridge, TN / d. August 25, 2026 Nashville
I don't know about you but whenever I hear Dolly's version of the Mule Skinner Blues i get goose bumps. The whip! The whistle! The rocking bass and drums, the sheer energy of it!
9. Fred J Eaglesmith: Rainy Day Blues
(Fred J Eaglesmith)
Fred J Eaglesmith: Sweetwater Records – 001
Port Dover ON
Fred J Eaglesmith: guitar, vocal
Produced by David Essig, 1980
Recorded by Danial Lanois at Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton ON November 1979
Frederick John Elgersma
b. Dunnville ON July 9, 1957
First of many releases by Eaglesmith who used the Fred J moniker till the CD era. He released two other vinyl LPs in the ‘80s on his own Sweetwater records label.
10. Dennis Ellsworth & The Haunted Hearts: Continental Blues
(Gene MacLellan)
Snowbird: The Songs of Gene MacLellan: True North Records TND 676
Charlottetown, PEI
Dennis Ellsworth: guitar, vocal
Blu Gillis: bass
Mike Macdougall: drums,
Johnny Ross: keys
Produced by Karl Falkenham 2017
Recorded at Zion Presbyterian Church, Charlottetown PEI 2013
Recorded by Pat Martin, Rod Sneddon and Kenny MacDonald
House Sound: House Front Productions
Dennis Ellworth
b. 1977 Charlottetown PEI
This was recorded back in 2013, live – on stage but released on vinyl by True North Records in 2017. Lead by Catherine MacLellan, the album features various artists covering her father, Gene MacLellan’s songs. It includes singers Lenny Gallant, John Connoly, Ron Hynes and Dennis Ellsworth.
11. Cathy Fink & Duck Donald: Ain’t Nobody’s Got The Blues Like Me
(D. Oxtol)
CBC Broadcast Recording: LM 415
Winnipeg MB
Cathy Fink: guitar, vocals
Duck Donald: guitar
Produced by Dave Bird, 1975
Recorded by Rick Inglish and Colin Bennett, Winnipeg
Cathy Fink b. Maryland USA
b. August 9, 1953 Baltimore MD
Duckworth Bruce Andrew Donald
b. 18 Aug 1951, Montreal, QC / d. 22 April 1984, Montreal
They began playing professionally in 1973 and toured Canadian and American folk club circuit. They became staples at folk festivals, especially Canadian ones. Cathy Fink also teamed up with Marcy Marxer with whom she has released 38 albums since 1983 and has won Grammy Awards for two children’s albums. She also won the John Lennon songwriting award.
12. Rick Fielding: Pitman Blues
(Rick Fielding / Brian Way)
...For The Rest Of My Life: Canfield - C1001
Toronto ON
Rick Fielding - guitar
Graham Townsend - fiddle
Frank Barth - steel guitar
Tony Quarrington - electric guitar
Jack Mooney: steel
Bill Prosser: bass
David McCallan: piano
Tom Wolf: drums
Paul Neary: drums
Bernard Dolan: fiddle
Larry Thompson: piano
Nancy Ryan, Margaret Good, Paul Quarrington, Martin Worthy: bg vocals
Produced by Dan Cain & Rick Fielding, 1981
Recorded by Larry Thompson at Captain Audio, Toronto
Mastered at Eastern Sound, Toronto
Rick Fielding
b. Montreal 1944 / d. Toronto March 20, 2004 (59)
This was one of my favourite Rick Fielding songs. And he's got a lot of good ones! I sat in the studio engineering for Rick's highly acclaimed radio show 'Acoustic Workshop' for eight years, during which time I watched as he played dozens of songs that I only heard him play once. He wasn't a prolific kind of songwriter, he took time getting his ideas just right. He recorded sporadically beginning in the mid-1970s and this song was taken from what was supposed to be his big break out album, teaming up with guitarist Tony Quarrington for most of his adult life. With a great baritone voice, Rick knew how to enunciate each song directly, as if telling it to you. That's why his radio show was so good.
13. Charles Mingus: Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
(Charles Mingus)
Blues & Roots: Atlantic Records SD 1305
Nogales, Arizona
Bass – Charles Mingus
Drums – Dannie Richmond
Piano – Horace Parlan, Mal Waldron
Saxophone [Alto] – Jackie McLean, John Handy
Saxophone [Baritone] – Pepper Adams
Trombone – Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis
Saxophone [Tenor] – Booker Ervin
Produced by Nesuhi Ertegun, 1960
Recorded by Tom Dowd, 1959
Charles Mingus Jr.
b April 22, 1922 Nogales, Arizona / d Jan 5, 1979 (56) Cuernavaca, Mexico
14. The Flying Burrito Brothers: Bon Soir Blues
Gib Guilbeau)
Flying High: JB Records – ANV-1008
Los Angeles CA
"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow: pedal steel guitar
Chris Ethridge: bass
Joel Scott Hill: vocals, guitar
Floyd ‘Gib’ Guilbeau: vocals, fiddle
Gene Parsons: vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica
Produced by Lelan Rogers, 1975
The Flying Burrito Brothers were originally formed around 1968 by three Byrds: Michael Clark, Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons. That configuration didn't last very long but more Byrds kept on coming. So in this version of the band, there are Gene Parsons and Skip Batten.
15. The Frères Brothers: Belleville Blues
(Alec Lunn)
The Frères Brothers: Duk-Tel Records and Tapes - No Serial (cassette)
Prince Edward County, ON
Alec Lunn: vocal, guitar
Rick Bauer: guitar
Produced by The Frères Brothers, 1990
This was from the Frere’s first album, featuring Rick Bauer who moved to St. Catherines ON shortly after it was recorded. He was replaced by local Provincial Park ranger Marc Despault who was also a member of the Wakami Wailers. Alex Lunn has always been a Frere. Their songs are parodies of well known songs: Uptown (Look at the flashing light) was from Downtown; Four Two-Fours was from Four Strong Winds, etc. But The Belleville Blues was an original.
16. Bill Heffernan: All Expenses Paid Pamela Wallen Blues
(Bill Heffernan)
The Horses Are Loose: ind
Toronto
Bill Heffernan: guitar, vocal
Alec Fraser: bass, drums
Olesh Maksymiw
Dave McManus
Ken (Kenny) Yoshioka — harmonica
Mike Daley
Richard Keelan: guitar
Shelley Coopersmith: fiddle
Donné Roberts
Gordie Goodwin
Michael O'Grady
Jerry Gray
Produced by Bill Heffernan and Alec Fraser, 2016
Not too sure who exactly played on the actual track. Pamela Wallen (SP) was a Canadian journalist who became a Conservative Senator who reportedly took some kickbacks as Canada’s trade rep in the USA.
17. Lefty Frizzell: Cigarettes and Coffee Blues
(Marty Robbins)
Mom And Dad’s Waltz: Harmony Records (Columbia) HS 11219
Corsicana TX
Lefty Frizzell — vocal, guitar
Grady Martin — guitar, session leader
Joe Maphis — guitar/possibly additional string instrumentation
Jerry Byrd — steel guitar
Floyd “Guitar” Cramer — piano
Bob Moore — bass
Buddy Harman — drums
Produced by Don Law, 1967
William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell
b. March 31, 1928 Corsacana TX / / d. July 19, 1975 (47) Nashville
Died in Nashville of alcohol related health problems. He was Posthumously Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in October 1982. His song "If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)" earned him the Grammy Hall of Fame Award
18. George Shearing & Mel Tormé: Manhattan Hoedown
(Brian Torff)
An Evening With George Shearing And Mel Tormé: Concord Jazz – CJ-190
London UK / Los Angeles CA
Bass: Brian Torff
Piano: George Shearing
Producer: Carl E. Jefferson, 1982
Engineer, Remix: Phil Edwards
Mastered By: George Horn
George Shearing
b. 13 August 1919 Battersea, UK / d. 14 February 2011 in New York City (91)
Mel Tormé sang on some of the songs on this album but this song is an instrumental jam between piano and double bass only.
19. Marvin Gaye: Inner City Blues
(Marvin Gayke / James Nyx)
Marvin Gaye Live!: Motown T333V1
Detroit
Ed Green: drums
James Jamerson: bass
David T Walker: guitar
Ray Parker: guitar
Joe Sample: keys
John Arnold: percussion
Joe Clayton: congas
Paul Hubinon: trumpet
George Bohanon: trombone
Ernie Watts: sax
William Green: sax
James Getzoff, Jack Shulman: violins
Eric Dolen, Charlie Burns, Michael Torrance, Dwight Owens, Wally Cox: bg vocals
Produced by EG Abner, 1974
Recorded by Cal Harris, Bill Schnee live at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.
b. Born: April 2, 1939 Washington, D.C. / d. April 1, 1984 Los Angeles (44)
Side Two
20. The Grateful Dead: Cumberland Blues
(Garcia / Lesh / Hunter)
Workingmans Dead: Warner Brothers 1869
San Francisco CA
Jerry Garcia: banjo, vocals
Bob Weir: guitar, vocals
Pigpen (Ron McKernan): harmonica, vocals
Phil Lesh: bass, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann: drums, percussion
Mickey Hart: drums, percussion
Produced by Bob Matthews, Betty Cantor, Grateful Dead, 1970
Recorded by Alembic at Pacific High Recording Studio, San Francisco
For the band’s fourth LP, they decided to go back to their roots, bringing country, bluegrass and blues into the mix with a more acoustic sound.
Songs such as "Uncle John's Band", "High Time", and "Cumberland Blues" were brought to life with soaring harmonies and layered vocal textures that had not previously been a part of the band's sound. According to the 1992 Dead oral history, Aces Back to Back, in the summer of 1968, Stephen Stills vacationed at Mickey Hart's ranch in Novato. "Stills lived with me for three months around the time of CSN's first record", recalls Hart, "and he and David Crosby really turned Jerry and Bobby onto the voice as the holy instrument. You know, 'Hey, is this what a voice can do?' That turned us away from pure improvisation and more toward songs."
Garcia commented that much of the sound of the album comes both from his pairing with Hunter, as well as the band's friendship with Crosby, Stills and Nash: "Hearing those guys sing and how nice they sounded together, we thought, 'We can try that. Let's work on it a little'."
Readers of Rolling Stone voted Workingman's Dead the best album of 1970, followed by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's Déjà Vu and Van Morrison's Moondance,
21. Steve Goodman: 8-Ball Blues
(Steve Goodman)
Steve Goodman: Buddah Records – BDS 5096
Chicago
Donnie Fritts: organ
Norbert Putnam: bass
Charlie McCoy: harmonica, organ
Billy Sanford: guitar, banjo
Ben Keith: dobro, steel
Bucky Wilkin: guitar
Stephen Bruton: guitar
Kenneth Butterey: percussion
Grady Marton: heavy breathing
Vassar Clements: fiddle
Pete Wade: guitar
George Tidwel: trumpet
Wiliam Pruett: clarinet
Gene Mullins: trombone
Dennis Good: trombone
Martha McCrory: cello
Steve Goodman: guitar, vocals
Produced by Kris Kristofferson and Norbert Putnam, 1971
Recorded by Gene Eichelberger at Quadrafonic Sound Nashville
Mixed by Gene Eichelberger and Gene Hazen
Steve Goodman
b. July 25, 1948 Chicago / d. Sept 20, 1984 LA (36)
He’s the guy who found John Prine and was at the centre of the Chicago folk scene. He died of leukemia. His biggest hit song was The City Of New Orleans.
22. Guess Who: Glace Bay Blues
(Don McDougall)
Live At The Paramount: LSPX 4779
Winnipeg
Burton cummings: lead voca, piano
Produced by Jack Richardson, 1972
Recorded by Brian Christian live at the Paramount Theater, Seattle WA
Recorded May 22, 1972
This is a solo by Burton Cummings
23. Rory Gallagher: Banking Blues
(Bill Broonzy)
Blueprint: Polydor 2383189
Ballyshannon IR
Rory Gallagher: guitar, vocals
Gerry McAvoy: bass
Lou Martin: keys, guitar
Rod de’Ath: drums
Produced by Rory Gallagher, 1973
Recorded by Phil dunn at Marquee Studios and Andy Stephens at Polydor Studios
William Rory Gallagher
b. March 2, 1948, Ballyshannon Ireland / d. London June 14, 1995 (47)
24. Rufus Guinchard: Flowers of Edinburgh
(Trad)
Newfoundland Fiddler: Breakwater 1002
Daniel’s Harbour NL
Rufus Guinchard: fiddle
Kelly Russell: guitar, percussion
Produced by Kelly Russell, 1977
Recorded by Rick Harris
Rufus Guinchard
b. Daniel’s Harbour NL Sept 6, 1899 / d. Corner Brook NL Sept 7 1990
25. The Heartbeats: Pole Cat Blues
(Trad)
The Heartbeats EP cassette: No Label or Serial no.
New York State
Tara Nevins – fiddle
Rose Sinclair – accordion
Beverly Smith – guitar
June Drucker – bass
Produced by The Heartbeats, 1989
Recorded by Gary Solomon, Woodstock, NY
Four women from upstate New York. I got to see them perform at Owen Sound’s Summerfolk Festival in 1990. On stage the four of them huddled as closely to one another as humanly possible with their instruments and cement a sound so tight that it made even my wooden feet dance to their music. And that’s sayin’ something! Pole Cat Blues is a traditional piece from their cassette EP which I’ve nearly worn out.
26. Dave Hadfield: Space Station Blues
(Dave Hadfield)
Climbing Away: no label or serial
Barrie On
Dave Hadfield: DADGAD rhythm guitar, vocal
Stuart Steinhart: bass
Ian Ross: lead guitar
Produced by Dave Hadfield, 2018
Recorded & Mastered at Cutting Edge Studios, Barry by Gary Long
Dave Hadfield
b. 1957, Galt ON (Cambridge)
This is from a CD given to me by Chris Hadfield’s brother, Air Canada pilot Captain Dave Hadfield. He retired from Air Canada in 2017, after a 39-year career. The town of Galt was one of three towns that currently make up Cambridge ON, the others being Preston and Hespler.
27. 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.
28. Don Hardy & The 11 O’clock Blues Band: Yellow Dog Blues
(Don Hardy)
The 11:00 O’clock Blues: 11:O’Clock Records EOR 00128
Vancouver BC
Don Hardy: keys
Al Remple: bass
James Chadwick: drums
David Thrasher: harmonica, lead vocals
Muddy Fraser: guitar
Produced by Jack Velker and Don Hardy, 1981
Recorded by Al Remple at Bullfrog Recorders, Vancouver
29. The Haunted: Montreal Blues
(Haunted)
The Haunted: Trans-World Records TW-6701
Montreal QC
Bob Burgess: vocals
Bob Boziak: bass
Nick Farlowe: drums
Al Birmingham: lead guitar
Jurgen Peter: guitar
Produced by Jurgen Peter, 1967The Haunted were Montreal's answer to Toronto's Ugly Ducklings.
30. Lenny Breau: Toronto
(Lenny Breau)
Five O’Clock Bells: Posterity Records – PTL 7002
Auburn MA
Lenny Breau: guitar
Produced by Dan Doyle and Gene Rosenthal 1979
Recorded by Bob Blank at Blank Tapes Recording Studio, NYC
Recorded between Oct 1977 and Jan 1978
Mastered by Jack Adelman at RCA, NYC
Leonard Harold Breau
b. Auburn Maine, Aug 5, 1941 / d. Aug 12, 1984 Los Angeles CA (43)
Originally released on the Adelphi Jazz Line Records and leased to Canada on Posterity Records. His father was country star Hal Lone Pine (Harold Breau) and his Canadian mother was Betty Cody from Sherbrooke QC.
31. Heywood Family: Blue With The Blues
(Earl Heywood)
An Introduction to Earl Heywood and Family: Banff Rodeo RBA 1087
Wingham ON
Grant Heywood: vocal
Earl Heywood: guitar, lead vocal
Martha Heywood: harmony vocal
Patricia Heywood: vocal
Produced by George I Taylor, circa 1960
Earl Carlyle Heywood
b. March 12, 1917 Exeter ON / d. Sept 17, 2006 (89) Brussels ONFrom Canada's Number One Singing Cowboy (or, at least, that's the way he was billed), had been the long time host of the CKNX Saturday Night Barn Dance since 1941. He also had several of his own radio shows on CKNX which was one of the first a.m. radio stations in Canada, first going to air around 1923. Owned and operated in Wingham by Doc Cruikshank. Earl spearheaded the Barn Dance Museum.
32. Lightning Hopkins: Happy Blues For John Glenn
(Lightning Hopkins)
Walkin’ This Road By Myself: Prestige Bluesville – BV-1057
Houston TX
Lightning Hopkins: guitar, vocal
Spider Kilpatrick: drums
Billy Bizor: harmonica
Buster Pickens: piano
Produced by Kenneth S Goldstein and Mack McCormick, 1962
Recorded at ACA Studios, Houston
Sam Hawkins
b. 15 March 1912, Centerville, Texas / d. 30 January 1982, Houston, Texas
Hopkins, like most Americans, was glued to his TV set for three orbits while John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in space. After Glenn splashed down, Hawkins ran over to the ACA recording Studios and three hours later delivered this song, a tribute to John Glenn.
33. Jeff Healey Band: Blue Jean Blues
(B Gibbons / D Hill / F Beard)
See The Light: Arista Records 209 441
Toronto ON
Jeff Healey: lead vocals, guitar,
Joe Rockman: bass
Tom Stephen: drums
Produced by Jimmy Lovine and Thom Panunzio, 1988
Recorded by Thom Panunzio at The complex, Los Angeles
Mastered by Doug Sax and Ron Lewter at The Mastering Lab, LA
This song was recorded for the film “Road House”, thus by a different producer than the rest of the LP.
34. The Dixie Flyers: Bye Bye Blues
(Hamm / Bennett / Lown / Gray)
Just Pickin’: Boot Records: BBG 6004
London ON
Bert Baumbach: guitar
Ken Palmer: mandolin (d. Oct 2013)
David Zdriluk: bass
Willie P Bennett: harp
Denis LePage: banjo
Produced by Denis LePage with Mitch LePage, 1978
Recorded by Eric Gordon at Thunder Sound, Toronto
One of the most progressive of the Canadian bluegrass bands of the 1970s, blending pop sensibilities into their banjo band. They played at the Carlisle Bluegrass Festival in 1975, where they met Bill Monroe, and were subsequently invited to play at Monroe's Bean Blossom Festival in Indiana. They released several really good albums (I’ve got 5 of them). The Flyers last gig was at the Elgin County international plowing match in the fall of 2010, after which Ken Palmer retired due to heart problems. The band played on briefly without him before going on indefinite hiatus. Founders were Bert Baumbach and Ken Palmer, who died of pneumonia following a heart transplant 2013.
35. Bill Bruford’s Earthworks: Thud
(Iain Bellamy)
Earthworks: EG Records EGED 48
London UK
Bill Bruford: drums
Iain Bellamy: sax
Django Bates: keys, horns
Mick Hutton: bass
Produced by Dave Stewart and Bill Bruford, 1987
Recorded by Martin Rex at Terminal 24 Studios, London, October 1986
Mixed by Owen Morris and Jim Abbiss at Spaceward Studios, Cambridge UK
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