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What emerged was that he was a music agent named Don Edwards hailing from the Chicago area wanting to start an agency in Regina Did we have an agent and/or were we interested? Straight up I advised him that in my opinion if he kept it honest he would clean up in this town. .I told Don we would not sign any contracts, but that if he did right by us, wed do right by him. However the Trianon had no choice but to recognize that consumers of musical entertainment were getting younger, and they knew they had to mix things up a bit. Recorded: August 1968, Chess Studios, Chicago In the morning Gerry called, saying, I dont know what I did, but it must have been really bad.I filled him in. I made sure Fred was credited on the label as the writer (who knows, what if something actually came of all of this?) Of course, we got good local play. Its proprietor was Gene Ciuca (the owner of Genes Chicken on the Way, Genes On the Avenue, Genes On the Highway, as well as Sammys Pizza the first pizzeria in Regina). While they were by no means professional yet, people started to take a second look at the band. They had released their third album in June 1968 Renaissance and were just about to release their second single from it Season of the Witch. They set up a long fall tour of western Canada and the U.S. to promote it, and had already played a number of concerts on Creams Farewell Tour. Our profs could also be found there. Montague: Howard Green rings a bell, but it was Terry David Mulligan whom we were most familiar with. Neidermayer was also sent to review it he started by setting the scene: The Vanilla Fudge is a big music, hard rock band. Wed put the drum solo at the end of the third set because my arms would in effect be bunned. Deutscher in particular started on a writing spree turning out songs such as Twenty Nine One Nighters, Patience, and Blues No. The microphone volume was poorly adjusted for him, however. Why? 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. Even though music was a major source of enjoyment to Statham and they were making money, he started to feel the tug of his other artistic ambitions. The Andantes rehearsed a lot at his house, then he and I would go out for a burger or something. Dinni and I were more into the raw, bluesy stuff but it was always a good compromise.. gave a full account of the gag: An effective promotion at CJME recently had one entire high school, an off duty policeman and other anxious listeners, looking for Johnny Onn who had been kidnapped from his A&W on-location broadcast booth. Chicago was in a particularly ugly mood that summer. In the fall of 1964 Deutscher was lured away from the Ro-dans by Don Young, drummer for The Chevrons. Through the Eyes of Tomorrow was a CBC program supposedly viewing the world through the eyes of teens. contains 1 track: Night of a Thousand Drums (M. Grainger), 5. demo We tried it with Drew [Lawrence] and it fell together just like that. Don Gutheil had another musical cohort in boyhood friend Gary Montague. Intrepid we were. They received several of these pictures. We titled the label, Chic-a-go (no shit we actually called the label that; I think it was Donnie who had the cheek to first say it). The Andantes, a Regina band, and the Great Flood, from Saskatoon, will be the other bandsKen McDougall, SRC activities director, was enthusiastic about the prospects of a tremendous concert by the Fudge. They returned home to play one night at Reginas Mousetrap, a short-lived club owned by none other than Vargo. So from then on we first tried to use the nude one, but always had the backup! Recorded: 1969, CKCK Studio, Regina The show started rather inauspiciously. The present membership has been together for approximately five or six months. We didnt draw much of a crowd so the club manager let us go, but paid us in full for the week. The band played Top 40 material Beatles, Hollies, Beach Boys, Yardbirds and Rolling Stones. A couple of doors down was a stylish boutique full of expensive hippy clothing and jewelry. He also did some things in his business life that were different such as opening a high end steak house called Lhabitant behind a coffee shop that he owned. Saskatchewan sweetheart Loreen Church found that most of her time was taken up with signing autographs. He was very honest with two songs we might be interested in. Missing from the music mentioned is Jazz. The Spokane engagement the following week was not as satisfying. Guestpectacular . It just so happened that Johnny was really going on holidays and would be out of the area for some time anyway. In the meantime The Andantes continued on to their destination. Shortly thereafter, Shillingford was replaced by Gerry Schlegel, who had recently moved to Regina from Fort Frances, ON. They were immediately booked into the lounge of the Rock Cliff Hotel, a somewhat seedy club six miles from the Vermont border. 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. This visit requires a Passport ticket or a Trianon and Marie-Antoinette's Estate ticket (which you can purchase online or directly on site). She remembers one of their rare gigs at Arthurs: I also heard Gary Montague play at the Hotel Saskatchewan solo drums if you can imagine. If that was today, the Andantes would be very famous. He recalls his introduction to the drums: I grew up playing across the street as kids with Vaughn and Valery Hogg. People were amazed at how we switched off in the middle of a song one guy would sing one part and when it got out of his range, another would just take over sort of like a three-ring circus! Everyone seemed to like the work; I dont remember getting any complaints All of the work was done for offset lithography. I agreed that if he got us a gig, wed give it a try. It all started with the Sonics and the Wailers and graduated to the Shakers, Paul Revere & the Raiders, and the Liverpool Five. We assumed Joe would have faced being black-balled. 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. 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. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. could report that Saturday night in Regina usually means a trip to the Trianon for the hipsters who dance to the Radio 13 Impalas group sponsored by CJME. 1966 saw a massive increase in second wave pop group bookings. Racial tensions continued to escalate through the summer, aggravated by food shortages, the bulldozing of marginal neighbourhoods, severely enforced curfews, and the rapid growth and then demonization of the Black Panther movement. Fellow band member Larry Brown recalls: Fred was a poet at heart, loved R & B, loved Van Morrison, sang like a cross between Morrison and James Brown. That day in Studio A, the big studio, Ramsey Lewis was recording an album with a full symphony orchestra. I do remember Wilkie and I were asked to audition for another band but I cant recall which one. This internationally iconic California band with Joplin singing her hits, to us was a bit of a disappointment. Deutscher relates that it looked like a lecture hall that probably seated 200 people. They also opened for John Denver at Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin. This CD has some of the music from three nights of the orchestra's stand during July of 1954, culled from . Montague established Mid-West Photo after teaching aerial surveillance photography in northern Saskatchewan to mostly Australians and New Zealanders during the Second World War. One of them was a part- time model. With a little bit of money to cover gas and meals, the band headed back north the following day. He remembers: I had heard so much about them, but actually hadnt heard them. Edwards connected them to Beacom & Associates of Minneapolis, the king of the U.S. mid-west tours, and the Freade Sounds Agency of Spokane run by the late Jeannine Carter and Tom Lapsansky. I was 18 and underage, so I spent my breaks in a small room apart from the main club area; that was a little depressing. And while the fact of his living on the prairies affected his writing, it was never to the fore: the impact of where I lived surfaced more subtly in landscape references and feels to the song., The chief characteristics of Graingers songwriting were that it was bountiful, consistent, exploratory and never forced. Cmon, get Daryl in the band, he can cut it No, hes too young I think Don wanted me in, he knew I could cut it musically, but it was majority rule.. However his roots ran deep in Moose Jaw soil. Personnel: Don Gutheil, Don Young, Bob Deutscher, Daryl Gutheil Your email address will not be published. There were a lot of instrumentals: Wabash Cannonball, San Antonio Rose, Wildwood Flower, as well as many waltzes and polkas whose titles that I just cant recall. Another short-lived club was the 007 Nite-Club (quickly changed to the Go Go 7, or the Double Go 7), located at 14th Avenue and Broad Street. I had a few more months of high school before graduation, but come summertime we were full time players. Finally, they stood out because of their preppy appearance. A promising new club Arthurs in the swanky Hotel Saskatchewan was brought to the attention of Reginas music fans through a series of newspaper ads Join the Swingers. The stunt was so realistic it resulted in the offered assistance mentioned above. They played Season of the Witch well, and had an interesting combination as they moved from the Pink Panther theme into White Room, the original Cream hit. We didnt just play a song straight we would do things with it. He sang lead, and although not having a strong or rich voice, he could sing anything and later was good for harmony with us. In February and March of 1970 they did a gruelling tour of North Dakota (Minot), Montana (Bozeman and Helena), and Washington state (Spokane and Pullman). He was a good singer, harmonized well, and of course, was a fabulous bass player. Reporter Bob Hughes of the Leader-Post wrote the first major profile of the group in April 1967: Who are The Andantes? This band hails from Regina and though they are not a familiar name in these parts yet, lets hope they soon will be as these guys see no limit when it comes to being good. I worked at Studio 3 on-and-off in the early 1970s as an assistant to engineer Tapio Suo-Antilla, known as Tap. Rothecker also recalls that Deutscher stood out: We were all pretty young then, so Bobs reputation hadnt been established yet, but any time we played he was the focal point of the group, and it was obvious to anyone who watched us play that he was going to be well known in this city and province. Deutschers musical career can truly be said to have started in 1962. They are a relatively new group to the Regina teen scene what makes the Confederation even more distinct, and what could eventually play a major role in their musical future, is something which is a rarity among the swinging bands of today. 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. Montague also recalls: Often on Saturday nights The Lords from Edmonton would come into town in their smartly converted bright red school bus (they looked full-time), had touches of brass, with sax by the keyboard player, and were LOUD, MAN!!. My aunt had a boy friend at the time who played in his band and the RCMP band. As many drummers did I took my bottom heads off (not the snare drum of course) for as much volume as I could project. We were told we were being given a white engineer, the reason why never occurred to us, initially of course. I payed him an agreed $25 a song on the spot and a handshake. A birthday cake was presented to Lynn Stokes, a member of the Thin Red Line, who was 23 Wednesday. Regina hipsters were in heaven. Just guys drinking beer and having laughs. Read more about University of Regina Student Union; Regina Agridome. Spinning Wheel (D.C. Thomas) Perry realized that the resort demographic was changing, and to keep the hall going, he needed to bring in ensembles that played teenage music. It was all over the world media, the aerial shots of the city displaying high-rising plumes of black smoke. They reached their highest level of notoriety that same year when they appeared on the extremely popular Friday evening CKBI television show Spotlight on Talent (sponsored by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool) in Prince Albert. In the second half, the master of ceremonies announced that the next piece would feature a trumpet trio to play Buglers Holiday. Donnie agreed. Montague: We were going to be recording in Chicago and needed something to do it with. While performing the song Treat Her Right, Phil Stan deliberately included a profane word referring to a verboten part of a womans anatomy. Democratic. He was ecstatic I admired the band so much, although to fill the shoes of Jimmy Mann was a formidable task. Hello Stranger (M. Grainger) In 1957 they joined the Regina Lions Junior Band (from here on in just RLJB). Seattle, Washington, U.S. Because of Micks abilities with chords we were able to figure out harmonies and play the more difficult songs that were being written by such groups as the Moody Blues, Paul Revere, the Who, the Yardbirds, the Animals, etc. Chic-A-Go C-001 (TM-2970) 2:58 Each member was accorded an individual in-action portrait and a three or four line biography. The groups first recording experience occurred in the late summer of 1966. He would shortly be joined in his endeavours by Johnny Onn of CJME, Howard Green (known as the Jolly Green Giant) who left CKX Brandon and joined CKCK in June 1965, and by the end of the year they added to their ranks a young dynamic DJ Terry David Mulligan. It opened for business in December 1967 in the River Heights Shopping Centre. The ceilings were only seven or eight feet high, much too low for proper acoustics, but they had a decent old school echo chamber an actual room at the back, under the stairs, about 1010 with lacquered concrete walls. If I remember, Fred Taylor, yeah, it seems now, was from Moose Jaw, was kind of on the periphery of the scene, an older, early hippy type. They took this opportunity very seriously and wanted to record unique and top notch material. The tapes, now in possession of Deutscher, contain a total of twenty eight tracks (some done 2 or 3 times) including covers like Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young), Daybreak (Rick Derringer), Tomorrow (E. King), Gotta Find a Way (R. Cobb/E. While that sounds impressive, it is doubtful it could ever be proven. But apparently somebody already had the name. The Charlotte, The Mudd, The Flying Colors and The Andante will shake, shimmy, shout and sing for three full hours, beginning at 8 p.m. in what might be the first of several special youth-oriented happenings. City Sun (D. Young/B. There was hesitation. Lady though a fine song in its own right was relegated to the B-side. According to bassist Rothecker: Some of the songs I recall playing would be A Taste of Honey, I Want To Hold Your Hand, A Hard Days Night, Ticket To Ride, Please Please Me by the Beatles; Im In Pieces and Glad All Over by the Dave Clark Five; Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett; Chuck Berrys Maybelline, Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles. confirmed their victory in another local battle of the bands in May 1966: Reginians are still talking about the CKCK Easter Band Spectacular which drew a packed house to the YMCA. When I hear music, I always think of other possibilities if only we had a couple of horns here, a harmonica there. They took us four months to get from Los Angeles said Gerry The Animals were about the only group that ever used them in Regina. High on the walls around the hall perimeter will be black fluorescent tubes Installed in the ceiling were 20 speakers Thats strictly for intermission music Dewayne explained Even when the band takes a break, theres never a dull moment. Both replied Ray Statham and, yes, he was good. It pulled visitors from Canada, Washington, Montana, Oregon, and brought tourism to our humble town.. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. As of July 1967 following the first live global television linked program Our World they found a new opening to their show one that not too many bands could pull off. Soon Confederation became a VERY hip band almost a second generation Dynamics. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. A few weeks ago, they were dealt a pair of heartaches which cost them appearances on two television shows the Gala Night presentation and Through the Eyes of Tomorrow. In order to explain the melodies, he sang them out in a booming voice. Another fun spot was at Katepwa Beach. Others would occur. Daryl was considered too young he remembers: I was looking for a position. I dont know where we found a cigarette in DEs car because none of us smoked, but we held Donnies legs as he leaned out of the front passenger side window, over the lanes at 60 mph with it in his fingers beside his face. It was the first concert of any kind I had ever seen. 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 band kept getting better and tighter. 1 Mama (B. Deutscher) The recording of the second number, however, required a little bit more thought. They assembled for rehearsals in Edmonton in November and December of 1967, played a number of engagements at Zorbas and Sylvan Lake, and then took off for Quebec. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. A December newspaper advertisement listed eighteen bands in the stable including the Bod Squad, Checkerlads, Chevrons, Crosstown Bus, Dickery Docks, Impalas, Motley Crew (NOT the Vince Neil/Nikki Sixx band), Shandermen, and Stonehenge Slum Clearance. Its called Two by Two and we think itll sell, said Padwick. Vancouver Jazz Quartet is one. Under the direction of Sister Mary Bertrand, the group performed songs like The Happy Wanderer and If I Had a Hammer. They even issued an LP as The Melody Lad Graduates in 1966, recorded in Earl Browns studio and released on his Soundaround label. And as one of the co-owners daughters Candace Conradi confirmed: The Rathskeller hosted live entertainment for 20 years, offering to pacts that drew literally thousands if not tens of thousands) into its welcoming space over its life. We had a four bedroom house booked for the week. Statham remembers that this group of musicians was the friendliest band he had played in. They would do anything to get attention, and always in the most irritating manner possible. and we have a big sound. He said. 8 x 10 glossy autographed by Lucky Moeller Mc Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Trianon Ballroom 1949. Montague recalls: Sometime after the first little guys band, I have this fleeting memory of following an A Band afternoon practice; I was walking back into the church to pickup my sticks before going home. I knew, and still know, a number of the characters in the story, and had the pleasure of hearing the band many times. Personnel: Don Gutheil, Ken Leonard, Gary Montague, Gerry Schlegel, Daryl Gutheil A chap by the name of Rich Zion wed brought back from Sylvan Lake to look for work in Regina. Recalls Montague: Firstly, Donny Edwards was already down there waiting for us, staying at his parents place in Kankakee where he grew up, about 40 miles south of Chicago. They had been going since the 1930s, but started to really attract members in the 1960s. The band performed their two recently recorded tunes. Included in that group were Paul Vinintz on piano, Robbie Roberts on trumpet, and Rich Bettinson on clarinet. Gene Dlouhy and the Swinging Canadians band photo live at possibly Temple Gardens (Moose Jaw) or Trianon Ballroom (Regina) Gene Dlouhy and the Swinging Canadians band promo poster late 1950s . But it was a piece. Other concerts in Boston, Mass. The troubles started in April following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Fred Taylors Todays Fool was a particular pleasure for Statham as Taylor was his first cousin. He notes I was nervous as shit, but when it was overwhat a buzz! One of the bands all-time favorite places to play on the tour was The Rathskeller in Coeur dAlene. It was shift work and long hours, and crappy wages, so I finally quit. I wanted to let the word out very discreetly we had gigs to honour. We kinda liked each others playing and occasionally wed get together at his place and jam. Montague and Gutheil played together in an unnamed and short-lived band in either Grade 7 or 8 at Athabasca Elementary School. Id like to play with these guys!. The four bands played a six hour concert into the wee hours of the morning. And it was just a drawing! I liked his voice. By no means did this spell the end to any of the band members musical careers. They added to our success and were wonderful advertisement via word of mouth. However I dont remember the final name that was chosen or who won the contest. In the Autumn of 1969, the Andantes had a small promotional pamphlet printed up to advertise their new lineup. It was obvious he was Reginas top front man. It was like having an additional musician, and the band members liked it so much that Gutheils guitar-playing days came to a quick end. A restaurant will offer pizza, hot dogs, coffee and soft drinks.The building, including the small lobby, box office, compulsory coat check, managers office and restaurant space covers 5,000 square feet, allowing about 2,000 square feet for dances, or almost 4,500 square feet for concerts More than 600 patrons may be accommodated for dances. Still fun though. This small dance hall was only supposed to hold 200 people, but Daryl Gutheil remembers packing in 400 high school students on most nights. Not only did this put the recording session in limbo, the band worried that they would be seen as immature and irresponsible by their friends and families. and Messina, N.Y. enlarged their reputation. 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? That was it Gerry had to go. Then Bob Jesse was given a send-off and replaced by the House of Blue drummer Henry Kelly. Sadly they were behind the curve on so many levels. A former RCMP officer, he was the first radio announcer who was cool, hipHe could speak like the kids, made you giggle listening to the radio; a emerging brandnew style, refreshing, versatile, funny on-the-spot new idioms. 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. The session was produced by Northcott himself. 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. There were large canvas tarps to protect the floor from the equipment of the bands, laid into the corner, so three bands could set-up either wing, across the gym to the right from the double entrance doors in the middle. the first I remember of this phenomenon in modern society. Everyone would go wild. Alternating with strippers, they played long hours in seedy company. Many of the local bands would play half hour shows there. To further their originality, they also hooked up with one of Saskatchewans few pop songwriters of the period. My father answered; it was my business. The Andantes have played all over Saskatchewan, in the Chicago area, and in Calgary and Winnipeg. [actually CKOS the CBC affiliate] It was probably on the way to some booked gig somewhere in the general vicinity on the planet. Rush at Trianon Ballroom on Regina, Canada on tour Caress of Steel . Rush at Trianon Ballroom on Regina, Canada on tour Fly by Night . Indeed they went on to lead bands such as Wascana, Witness, Streetheart, Crowcuss, Tokan, Presto Tango, and The Don Young Orchestra. We explained what we were up to and possible dates; if he could arrange a gig(s) and if that worked out perhaps we could work together again. The term means moderately slow, melodic with emotion, hardly pop-rock. on 13th Avenue. Then it was like brushing my teeth in the morning its just what I do.. 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. 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. Now thestudio was looking to re-contact and re-schedule all those musicians and pay for it. Announcing the show at a press conference Wednesday, Michael Wood, executive director of the centre, said the only restriction would be that shoes must be worn by people attending the show . 2 1974-1981, Dodem by Zoon | New Album, Bekka Maiingan, Matt Costa To Release Katabatic Flight Film Featuring Self-Produced and Written Score. He had a fondness for that venue: It was a hippie scene going on tabs of acid flying around the room! We were all so busy then. DE had copies pressed in the states. Montague: Wed hoped for a quick transition, as bands must. Like most prairie kids, he remembers laying in his bunkbed at night with a Rocket Radio (with earplug) tuning into American stations such as KOMA (Oklahoma City) and WLS (Chicago). He and Ken could have given the Righteous Brothers a real run for their money.. In Moscow ID, they played at the University of Idaho, which has been the home of the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival since 1967. One hityou could hear it. He was already picking and playing patterns. So, on the Chicago trip it was D&D, me, Dinni and Gerry. Says Statham:It just seemed to end at one pointI dont know why. It opened on February 12th with a double-header including the Ook-Piks and the Dynamics. The band promoted the single the best they could, and not surprisingly it reached No.1 on Regina radio. Montague takes up the story: Donnie said he thought Joe Vargo booked in Alberta. Guitar players will understand what a feat that was!. As it happened, Ron was currently holding a battle of local bands over a number of days. He was a very good bass player, and a real character. visit or contact the Regina office. Deutschers first rock vocal was Kansas City. At age 19 he went to New York City to study theology. Our guitarist Gerry Schlegel had a song called Lady which we wanted to record, but we werent really actively writing songs. We took two takes; the video was played back; Donnie (a natural showman) looked like he was really performing; we pulled it off. Tomorrow (E. King) Daryl Gutheil became aware of them at this time. It is labors of love such as this well written and well researched article which will survive the horrors of the post-truth era. They were a self-proclaimed umbrella group for anyone opposed to the Vietnam War, and regularly engaged in civil disobedience. They are a group of five teenagers four of them are high school students and the fifth worksGary Montague, an 18-year old Sheldon Williams Collegiate student is the mastermind behind the group. They allowed their hair to grow long, and the suits and ties gave way to apache ties, shirts with puffy sleeves, and fur vests.

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