I adopted the drum solo off of Sandy Nelsons Let There Be Drums (he has been credited with turning the drums into a solo instrument), and called my solo the same. Dinni Wilkie was one of the best bass players Ive ever worked with; he worked well withGary to deepen the percussive element, but would also slide in some of the fastest melodic passages imaginable. We loved to open a second or third set with Kind of a Drag (We had the brass!!). Although unknown in the province, they still managed to make an impression. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Trying to get past the sarcasm, he confirmed that he actually had no worries that irresponsible youth might wreck the venue or horror of horrors, use drugs: Mr. Wood discounted ideas that the centre could be taking a chance by opening its doors to 2,000 young people at once. Don Edwards was actually from Kankakee, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. the first I remember of this phenomenon in modern society. So from then on we first tried to use the nude one, but always had the backup! Their original rock disk jockeys were Ron Andrews, Russ Campbell, Big Daddy Doug Alexander, John Wessel, and Dave Jacobsen. Vancouver Jazz Quartet is one. He said only: This., Not long after founding member Gary Montague also decided to bow out. Gerry was drunk and informed us of his new karate lessons. Don had started his agency with us, and our being the best band in Regina we knew other bands would take that as a nod. Taylor was also a practicing musician, being a member of Mozart and the Wolfgang. It was the home of the Chicago blues where the original black bluesmen recorded much of their classic material. She was just about to release her third Put Down. Church had been mentioned in Billboard, and even the Ottawa Journal had shone a light on her the previous year as a pretty 16-year-old from Regina who should go places. Montague recalls arriving: We blew into SL on a Sunday afternoon and were informed that we had to play Sunday too, but a shorter, in concert performance. He recalls his introduction to the drums: I grew up playing across the street as kids with Vaughn and Valery Hogg. Mick Grainger demo We tried it with Drew [Lawrence] and it fell together just like that. Just guys drinking beer and having laughs. He sang well and was very upfront and friendly. As well, during their elementary school years at Pius X, the Gutheils became members of a boys vocal group known as the Melody Lads. I managed to convince the members to bring Mick Grainger in he made all the difference. He fitted in immediately: We had just one rehearsal on a Thursday night, and then we were off to play the very next night in AlbertaI think Sylvan Lake. I designed the label as gold background with black script. Statham was captivated and inspired by the posters and designs of San Franciscos Fillmore artists (Rick Griffin, Wes Wilson, Alton Kelly, Stanley Mouse and Victor Moscoso), and New Yorks Push Pin Studios and in particular by one of its principles Milton Glaser. Their first day and night on American soil was particularly immature: If I remember, we pulled out of Calgary probably after playing the weekend at that club, stopped overnight in Regina, then off to Chicago. While these groups are certainly very talented, the local musicians are not being given the chances that the out of town groups are. Daryl Gutheil recalls that they were both upbeat pop songs featuring our three-part harmonies. No one seems able to remember the full lyrics, but Daryl retained a few key lines in his head. It would have been D&D and me one day in the afternoon, drove downtown to pick him up, brought him back to my home and sat him down in the living room. It would appear there was never a quiet moment: A feature of the Rats used to be the noise made when blowing one keg and tapping a new one. Soon Confederation became a VERY hip band almost a second generation Dynamics. The Balfour Beatles (Deutscher, Doug Griffith, David Warren and Toby Racette all of whom wore Beatle wigs), entertained the entire school at lunchtime in the cafeteria, and, bowing to popular pressure, that night in the auditorium. Recorded: 1969, CKCK Studio, Regina contains two tracks: Oh Baby (D. Gutheil/D. He did not leave his drumming behind though in the next five years he would gig with two local bands Tea Bag and Touch, and guest on a project with a then relatively unknown folksinger by the name of Valdy. The group had been around, were accomplished musicians for their age, could provide music of almost any description, and this, more than appearance or stage show, guaranteed them an almost continuous run of dates. As the conventional wisdom was, American beer was just weak piss; actually, not true.. Lurking in the back of my mind was the fancy to march in a parade, and a drum may have been part of that because drums are the most visual of instruments. We assumed Joe would have faced being black-balled. I dont remember any reason given, no issues expressed, but it had the smell of Dinni in it. Produced by Tom Northcott The Gutheils started accumulating a record collection and immediately became interested in learning to play the new cool instruments. The trip would be a waste of time and money, and their reputation would undoubtedly take a hit. Other concerts in Boston, Mass. Victor Aloysius Meyers (September 7, 1897 - May 28, 1991) [1] was an American jazz bandleader and politician. They returned home to play one night at Reginas Mousetrap, a short-lived club owned by none other than Vargo. The Trianon Ballroom. Instrumental Jam (Andantes) This Leader-Post article was a ray of light in an otherwise dark period. So good looking and so nice. Search. Again Statham: Paddy brought in Jimmy Mann as sort of a musical advisor. Romero soon dropped out (he found Jesus or vice-versa and to this day is still preaching in Billings, Montana) and Ken Folk stepped out in front as lead vocalist. contains two tracks: Hello Stranger (M. Grainger) and one other, 6. rehearsal The bands next national mention came in the first week of February 1967 in the column Canadian Sound Survey published in the Toronto Telegrams weekly insert known as After Four. One of their correspondents was Terry David Mulligan, then with CKCK, who reported on which new records were most popular in the provinces capital. It wasnot long after we recorded. He recalls: I seem to remember Roy singing a lot of Hank Williams songs like Im so Lonesome I Could Cry, Hey, Good Lookin, and Jambalaya. Get the Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Setlist of the concert at Trianon Ballroom, Regina, SK, Canada on June 29, 1954 and other Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Setlists for free on setlist.fm! The Fourth Dimension leaned on imported talent: it started January with The Mitchells (Chuck & Joni), then several weeks with the Gnu Foke, followed by Torontonian Michael Sherman, and topped off with Marti Shannon a Saskatonain fresh off the Lets Swing Out television program. She had a leg-up: she was well-known (with her own fan club), and was already a recording artist. They took this opportunity very seriously and wanted to record unique and top notch material. Adding to the Rats popularity is the great music they have on weekends. Montague: Todays Fool, which had the better melody and title, went A side. They would do anything to get attention, and always in the most irritating manner possible. Regina's second multi-story office block after the venerable and now-demolished McCallum & Hill Building was the Motherwell Building at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Rose Street. They played in the first week of the year at Reginas newest and hippest nightclub The Grapevine Terpsichore. As he predicted, there sadly were no riots, no vandalism, and no rampant marijuana use. Again Montague recalls; Who anyway during that period coming from a mid-sized city on the Canadian prairies, really could comprehend the likes of a large American metropolis? In the morning Gerry called, saying, I dont know what I did, but it must have been really bad.I filled him in. The band kept getting better and tighter. The Chevrons were running out of steam by the Autumn of 1967 and, just in the nick of time, Deutscher received an offer to join the Dynamics his boyhood heroes when guitarist Jimmy Mann decided to bow out and manage the band Confederation. Firstly there was the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam generally known as MOBE. The three began their training together in the Lions Band. The sax and organ give us that. The Confederation are unanimous in forecasting that within the next year, bands will begin turning to the big band sound style of music and theyre taking a gamble on it happening by being one of the first to use it. Joe Vargo and the Dynamics was the one rock group with a different pattern. On Sunday, a concert that could become an annual event in Regina, will be held at the new Education Building on Regina Campus, beginning at 9 p.m. And great research. Firstly the two-trumpet approach placed them outside mainstream rock n roll. Get the Rush Setlist of the concert at Trianon Ballroom, Regina, SK, Canada on October 2, 1975 from the Caress of Steel Tour and other Rush Setlists for free on setlist.fm! They had a slightly menacing look (not as clean-cut as us) but, once we got talking with them, were good guys. Montague: One day he received a call from Joe Vargo. The Rolling Stones, recorded Satisfaction, in Studio B, right where we were sitting. We learned real fast Beatle songs, Beach Boy songs. Schlegel headed for Edmonton, and shortly after joined up with a band called Sundown. The Fudge has 4,500 pounds of equipment which did not arrive in Regina.instead a setwas pieced together by renting some pieces from Arcade Music Centre, and borrowing other pieces from The Great Flood.Despite the unfamiliar equipment, the Fudge encountered few problems. Not surprisingly his approach developed into a folksinger/songwriter feel where lyrics needed to be heard, not overpowered by a full electric band treatment. From 1962 to 1964 they entertained at school sock hops and YMCA dances playing the instrumental hits of the day (Ventures, Johnny & The Hurricanes, Fireballs) as well as the occasional vocal. for the guys as a whole it meant the opportunity to play every night, with the freedom to not have to travel distances, set up and take down equipment, negotiating heavy items amps, outboxes, some keyboards up and down the likes of stairs. Although it was meant to be laudatory, it painted them as earnest slightly-behind-the-times, and nerdy. And I made $4 for that gig!. Others would occur. In order to explain the melodies, he sang them out in a booming voice. I dont know if people actually got my Beardsley nod. I used to dance with my girl friend at the time to his music there and like to think I introduced The Twist there. He and Young also co-wrote City Sun, a song about air pollution. Visually, I could stop the beads of my drums sticks even on the high hat just before they would hit the drums and the cymbals. With gig dates from both companies they cobbled together a winter tour chiefly on the college circuit. In Regina they played the DeMolay Dance at the Shrine Temple, the Kappa Teen Club dance at St. Annes Catholic Church, Wesley United Church, The Curlodrome (The Sights and Sounds of Regina),and the Saskatchewan Roughriders Cheerleaders Dance at the University of Saskatchewan Regina Campus. The first and most prominent Trianon opened December 6, 1922 in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, and was marketed as "The World's Most Beautiful Ballroom". Young immediately found a job drumming with singer/comedian Nestor Pistor (a.k.a. Backed by a Regina rock-n-roll band, the Chevrons, he sang four of his biggest hits, Little Things, See the Funny Little Clown, Voodoo Woman, and Its Too Late. He introduced us to his fiance before we left, a soft, very pretty blond Caucasian girl; you get the picture a mixed race marriage back then Ron was certainly familiar with Joe Vargo, but he had never heard of us, nor had any gig been arranged. We made it up to Vancouver after some NW US dates and Shelly took us to record a demo in a small studio owned by Tom Northcott.. Statham recalls their well-rehearsed repertoire Born in Chicago, Shake Your Money Maker, Blues with a Feeling, Mellow Down Easy, Mystery Train, Walkin Blues, and One More Heartache. Even the drum solo was flat. The waiting period was causing some unrest for The Andantes. And they dont believe in wearing the wild Mod clothes many bands tend to lean towards when choosing their wardrobes. 1 Mama (B. Deutscher) The most recent addition was completed in 1968, and still the rule on weekends is standing room only. However, empty kegs are frequently appropriated for additional seating. Democratic. 1 Mama version 2 (B. Deutscher) (Kenny you silly bugger.) Rutledge/N. He was first turned onto the guitar at the age of thirteen when he taught himself to play Peter Gunn with one finger on one string. Yuditsky, Amon and Griffin are students at Campbell collegiate, Jesse and Fraser work and Padwick, as mentioned, attends university. Two Saskatchewan groups were on stage for the first hour, and both showed distinctive styles. Donnie agreed. We had a lot of material. On that day, four of Reginas most popular rock groups will be featured in a musical extravaganza appropriately called Rock and the Centre. Political party. Then she stepped forward and said, that even though we got third, we were really, really good Then she made a prediction: that in one years time we would be top band in the city. Really well done article. It was during this summer that Gutheil adopted the instrument for which he would become known: I started playing keyboards that same summer. In the beginning starting out a kids, Donny made sure I watched this new band from Liverpool on The Ed Sullivan Show. Tomorrow (E. King) I liked his voice. (They played a larger gig there several months later Queen of the Shrine Bowl dance with The Downbeats). After eight months of touring without a breakthrough, disillusionment set in and Deutscher left the Dynamics in June 1968. The Andantes were literally handed a group of new and interesting songs to play that no other band had access to, while Graingers reputation within the Saskatchewan musical community was positively glowing they were a band that had the chops to take the songs to a higher level both from a musical and exposure perspective., The Andantes participated in a much more professional recording session in the summer of 1969. She gave some insight into the schedule and musical tastes of the band: The original members of the group, Gary and Don, started the band about three years ago. We called ourselves Hedge Graphics. A troubled relationship with Schlegel had been percolating for some time. TourDateSearch.com: Rock Tour Date Search Engine. Thats where us 14 year old girls would hang. I can only assume that it was Donnies affiliation with a DJ or two in Regina that got us an invite to play compete! The station capitalized on this seemingly kooky stunt and followed it up with promos and a recording by the Chevrons, local group, called The Kidnapped Johnny Onn. Dont phone us, well phone you There was also talk of having it released as one of the Canadian Talent Library discs, but that never happened. Love- Itis/Opportunity (H. Scales- A. Vance/D. We played 6 nights and Saturday matinee every week all summer. They are booked almost steady until mid-summer. They wanted to do the artwork, promotion and distribution themselves. In June of 1965 with the end of the school year, Bettinson left the band when he moved with his family to Ontario. Gutheil/K. SAFA 432 (old guide GR 155) consists of a fonds level description and file level descriptions of architectural drawings. Montague: We were going to be recording in Chicago and needed something to do it with. There were ten killings a day in Chicagoat the time, maybe Regina had one homicide in three years. Lots after a particularly emotional time, and probably more internally generated than external At first, it may have been motivated by a desire to make it, but that passed. Deutcher and Peaker were considered the hippest guitarist and bassist combination in Regina for the next two years because they were perceived to have a direct line to God (a.k.a. June 18, 1975 - Rush performs live at Trianon Ballroom, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, supported by Mendelson Joe. Dinni had a wrangy bent in him which could become infectious. Young and Deutscher subsequently recruited three more Regina musicians Gerry Klein, Brian Davis and Bill Rothecker and continued playing as the Chevrons (Mark II) for another year. This CD has some of the music from three nights of the orchestra's stand during July of 1954, culled from . At one point, in People Get Ready, the Fudge changed mood. They continued to travel throughout the province through April and May playing in Wynyard, Swift Current, Humboldt, North Battleford, Katepwa Beach, Donavons on 8th Street in Saskatoon, and return gigs at Reginas Attic Teen Centre and the Curlodrome. There was the understanding to contact him when we pulled into town, and everything would be arranged on the date in hand. However the first stars in Saskatchewan rock were Joe Vargo and the Dynamics. I had played a lot of the same tunes with my other bands, so that might explain it. They then doubled back to Winnipeg where they played at Js Discotheque on October 11, and headed back west to play the Monte Carlo Night at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on October 24th. Agency [at the time affiliated with Bruce Allen] in Vancouver. Conradi gives some of the credit to Canadians: We loved the Canadians and the four day holidays that sent them packing to Coeur dAlene. We were too young to get in, but at least we could saturate ourselves with the music if not the atmosphere. He was present at a Chevrons performance and he just knocked my socks off! He was born in 1949, the son of Nolan Edward Monty Montague and his wife Lavona. It seemed Joe wanted to have a little chat about hey, say the two of them working together, maybe have a little amalgamation sort of thing? Nice chapswe snapped pictures. Finally, they stood out because of their preppy appearance. They were the sons of Floyd Gutheil, a multi-instrumental musician, and a member of the Paul Perry Orchestra in the late 1940s, and Gene Dlouhys Canadians in the 1950s. Missing from the music mentioned is Jazz. Rush at Trianon Ballroom on Regina, Canada on tour Caress of Steel . My husbands parents went t often during the months Bob Wills intertained at the Trianon Ballroom. Don, Daryl and Ken Leonard wrote two songs on the spot Oh Baby and Ive Got a Secret and recorded them as live 2-track demos in the radio studio. Finding aids. Theyve recorded one record to date which they hope will be released soon; have another planned for later on; and are also formulating plans for a long play album in the fall. And as an unintentional afterthought he administered the kiss of death: If anything parents will go for them in a big way. I had $1,500 for expenses. Card is partially filled in with partners' names. We crashed in the basement overnight of Rons family home. Someone got up out of the blue and punched in Todays Fool on the jukebox! An important concert for the Andantes took place on April 23, 1966, when they played the windup dance at Reginas Hi-Y Day in the YMCA auditorium. At the same time he also played in a strict country band called The Western Rhythm Boys. This was Confederation, a then five-piece ensemble led by Herb Paddy Padwick. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. While there he oversaw the taping of all the Chess Records jazz and blues artists until Chess opened their own studio in 1958. Ill be 16 pretty soon, though. Ken Leonard, 17 years old and a student at Sheldon, is the fourth member and rounding out The Andantes is Gerry Schlegel, at 19 the oldest member of a young quintet. He had a fondness for that venue: It was a hippie scene going on tabs of acid flying around the room! Don is 17, Daryl is 15. Gutheil also remembers that they played at the Kings Hotel in Regina frequently that fall, and at The Regina Legion. Jonah Give Your Mind Up (M. Grainger) Montague had stayed home as much as possible to be with her, and the band played only a handful of gigs between January and May. He was thoroughly grogged-out We called a taxi, gathered him up the stairs and out to the curb, gave the driver the address and paid the fare. Arriving back in Regina at the beginning of September, they set about turning their two recordings into a 45 rpm. Yet, he fitted in like a charm. You know I want you so bad, youre not there. Although the group is able to obtain work in various Regina nightspots, they are not able to play the kind of music that they would like to. On stage they attacked their numbers with a professional air. The repertoire consisted almost exclusively of rhythm and Blues James Brown, Jerry Butler, and Sam Cooke. "On October 2, 1975, Rush played with the Queen City Kids at the Trianon Ballroom in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada for the Caress Of Steel tour." Some of Browns memorable local clients included the Canadian Downbeats doing Surf Party (1965), Mel West and the Meteors Sad and Blue (1966) and the Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down (1966). Romero had made a name for himself a few years earlier by writing Hippy Hippy Shake a tune popularized by the Liverpool band Swinging Blue Jeans. Most of the band still kept up their membership in the RLJB though. Blues No. In short order he had consumed the instrument, singing songs with it,or picking notes with his left hand while blowing the trumpet in his right hand. He had short black hair, slavic features and a definite accent (which Donnie could mimic well); he had a soft voice, and didnt speak a lot. With Don playing bass and trumpet, and Daryl playing trumpet and organ, the group has a wide range of musical styles from Blood Sweat and Tears to barbershop harmony. He then added In January the group plans a cross-country tour of the United States eventually ending up in Chicago where they plan to do some recording.. on 13th Avenue. Many were the brawls between the uniformed soldiers and the civilians in zoot suits, all to the musical stylings of Mart Kenney, Don Messer, and Walter Budd and the Blossoms. It was all over the world media, the aerial shots of the city displaying high-rising plumes of black smoke. And for a while we also had Jim Pauk drumming for us when Henry left. We prided ourselves on doing pretty good harmonies, but when we finally did see the Andantes, they were doing four-part harmonies, and it was real obvious why all the fuss. However, for reasons unknown, the arrangement fell apart in late June, and Perry decided he wanted a reliable, ongoing house band. Perry realized that the resort demographic was changing, and to keep the hall going, he needed to bring in ensembles that played teenage music. The music is overpowering, piercing the mind with tense continuums of energy from organ, drums, lead guitar, and bass. The young people of today are not all destined to go up in a cloud of peculiar smoke he joked. Reginas happening place was Oscars Last Chance located on Highway #1 as one headed east towards Winnipeg (last chance of course for coffee, food, and bladder emptying). The Kidnapped Johnny Onn (actually a spoof on the song Big Bad John) was recorded in Earl Browns Calart Studio, along with two other tunes penned by Deutscher, Keep It Down and the instrumental Rush Hour. I cant remember why that happenedbut I thoughtwhoa! Storey and Van Egmond fonds; The Trianon Ballroom; Title and statement of responsibility area. Bobby Colomby was the drummer I wanted to listen to: precise, versatile and fluid. The Andantes enjoy the Bod Squads acid rock, and feel they play it really well, although it doesnt go over big in Regina. Anything else? I asked. In February of 1964 North America and Regina were introduced to the Beatles and other British Invasion acts, and Canadian radio started playing the new music. The city could boast of a recording studio as well. I Need a Rest From The Music version 2 (M. Grainger) It was open not just to Canadian audience members, it was open to Canadian bands, mostly from Alberta and British Columbia. On the contrary they were clean and well-groomed, unfailingly polite, well-spoken, and enthusiastic about their music and audiences. as a drummer I wasnt much taken with playing the Beatles, Stones, or Beach Boys. He was a happy, funny, red haired, cherubic-faced, a bit stubby kind of guy who could play. In 1963 however he heard the siren call of rock and roll and formed The Chevrons already alluded to. The following weekend however was The Grand Opening. Judy Blair, writer of the column On the Teen Scene in the Springfield Leader mentioned them in her August 27 issue: Friday night, August 23rd, The Andantes entertained in the Lac du Bonnet Memorial Hall. The Andantes played there on a regular basis. The second band Jazz Workshop consisting of Ron Brooks, Art Britton, Stewart Ballantyne, Nate Strong, and Peter Dyksman was described: A group that is somewhat of a rarity to Regina music lovers is the Jazz Workshop. He was always popular with the girls.he was a good looking guy and had a charm about himsort of upbeat all the time. He adds: Daryl and Don Gutheil both had very good voices and both were very capable on trumpet which added a distinctive quality to the group. Montague agrees his drum solos were a selling point for the band. Todays Fool was designated the A side and rightly so. As convenience had it we were tacked on an extra night, with the proviso that we didnt tell anybody we were from out of town (a ringer) which would compromise Rons good word as the music promoter and booker of bands about town. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Donny, going the opposite direction behind me out the open front doors, trumpet case in hand to the meet the family ride, caught my attention and indicated something like we should get together and do something else. I nodded.