It got a lot of airplay because they created a contest to name the song. The Hello People were a bizarre and short-lived influence on the band. Until 1940, the ballroom's owner John Savage prohibited African-Americans from dancing, falsely claiming that a Seattle city ordinance banned "mixed [race] dancing." Savage finally relented, though only slightly, by allowing Blacks to dance Monday night. R.P.M. 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. It could comfortably house at least 500 dancing couples, but most summer weekends it far exceeded that number. This visit requires a Passport ticket or a Trianon and Marie-Antoinette's Estate ticket (which you can purchase online or directly on site). Hi-Y Clubs were youth organizations under the general guidance of the YMCA/YWCA. Statham: I remember it being shot at the U. of R. [University of Saskatchewan Regina Campus], and that we were also interviewed for print media, possibly the Leader-Post. Malcolm Chisholm started in the recording business in 1955 at Universal Studio in Chicago. From 1932 on, it was run by the Sneath family, first Isaac and then his son Ross. The next major gig was the second CKCK Battle of the Bands in October 1966. In October of 1969 he married his high school sweetheart Mary Lou, and shortly after they moved to Saskatoon where he joined the graphic & layout department of Simpson Sears. Statham started a business out of his home creating posters for many other local bands. They left Chicago somewhat culture-shocked, but happy with their recording, on the Monday. Their teen viewers found it highly entertaining, but needless to say, the band was not asked back. In the spring of 1968 we were making plans to record a single. Schlegel on the other hand, seemed to be testing his limits. Don Gutheil left a strong impression on him: I thought he was really good. 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. These cookies do not store any personal information. Guitar players will understand what a feat that was!. 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. Gerry was drunk and informed us of his new karate lessons. It was managed by three single mothers: Annie McIntyre and her two daughters Jackie George and Lollie Goss. The current five members of the Andantes, who recently returned from a recording session in Chicago, are Gary Montague 19 drummer and leader of the group, who plans to attend a liberal arts course and study at the Regina campus, Dinny Wilkie 22 bass guitar who is now finished his grade 12 and intends to attend Regina campus in the fall if all goes well, Don Gutheil 19 trumpet, tambourine, bass and singer, who is planning to attend university in the fall and study music, Daryl Gutheil 17 organ and trumpet, who is attending grade 12 at Campion College and is planning to attend university in the fall, and Ray Statham 19 lead guitar, who is taking a commercial course by correspondence. for reasons of any possible copyright dispute, and for basic honesty. No bands were hired, and the entertainment consisted of Ken Jefferson on piano and Ray Hunker on accordion. They played two and sometimes three concerts every weekend. 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. 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). We explained who we were and what we were here for. However I dont remember the final name that was chosen or who won the contest. 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. As for most Regina musicians of the 1960s, their first glimpse of musical possibilities came courtesy of the RLJB. Browse. Home of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Trianon Ballroom's concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of their past concerts & performances. Rush at Trianon Ballroom on Regina, Canada on tour Caress of Steel . Sunday afternoons in New York City the musicians flocked to Washington Square to jam with people, who, at the time, were comparative unknowns. visit or contact the Regina office. If it isnt one the teeney-boppers like, then survival in the dog-eat-dog world of wax can be a treacherous experiencetake The Confederation for instance. A troubled relationship with Schlegel had been percolating for some time. (Any full band adaption usually came from others with a better feel for how that might work.) The influences changed he now started to be inspired by Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Bruce Cockburn, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor. City Sun (D. Young/B. They were singing like choirboys so effortless! Unless You Care featured a prominent 12 string guitar and Deutscher did not have one. The Andantes schedule in January and February of 1969 was relatively busy. They would do anything to get attention, and always in the most irritating manner possible. 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. In order to explain the melodies, he sang them out in a booming voice. We learned real fast Beatle songs, Beach Boy songs. Rush at Trianon Ballroom on Regina, Canada on tour Fly by Night . Show @ Regina 1950/11/13 @ Trianon Ballroom in Regina, Saskatchewan Paul Lortie defeated Stan Dusek [2 out of 3 Falls Match] 9: Show @ Edmonton 1950/11/14 @ Sales Pavilion in Edmonton, Alberta Al Korman defeated Stan Dusek: 10: Show @ Regina 1950/11/27 @ Trianon Ballroom in Regina, Saskatchewan It was the social centre for all returned soldiers, soldiers on leave, or recruits at Reginas air force training school. CBC Radio recorded that show, although according to Don Young, the recording didnt make it to the Saskatchewan archives. . Todays Fool was designated the A side and rightly so. Archival descriptions; Authority records; Subjects . 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. By that time we were members of the musicians union. Missing from the music mentioned is Jazz. Montague sets the scene: when we got into the hotel I found the $1,500 Id set aside was gone out of my suitcase. These were all money-makers, so that put him in direct opposition to the established booking agent Joe Vargo. It was an exceptionally difficult decision to make. Soon, quietly, we tried out Ray; they were right Ray could play! Recorded: 1969, CKCK Studio, Regina There really was only one choice Bob Deutscher. The repertoire was varied. Although not yet a member, he did make one major contribution he came up with the name The Andantes after several other music-related names had been rejected. Senior citizen's residential high-rise. 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. They band circled throughout the Midwest for the next month and a half hitting Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin (Madison, Racine, and LaCrosse) and Ohio (Milwaukee). At age 19 he went to New York City to study theology. Now with the addition of Deutscher, they found the musical juices were still flowing. The original Dynamics line-up was Joe Vargo (bass), Ken Folk (vocalist and later bass as well), Richard Slouch Lautsch (guitar replaced by Jimmy Mann), Andy Goulet (keyboards), and Jim Pauk (drums). We were making a little money, but it didnt really matter that much. Some of it was partially satisfied by driving rock with say Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels and Steppenwolf, R n B or some funk. But that was not necessarily a problem. Describes Statham: Gary and Don liked the pop stuff. He bought us some pretty decent equipment even a couple of amps. I even remember we had played some gig at the university in Saskatoon; heading back the next day we pulled over at a cafe for breakfast or lunch, closer to Saskatoon than Regina. As the conventional wisdom was, American beer was just weak piss; actually, not true.. It was a fortunate call for Deutscher: I played him a dub of my song Twenty Nine One-Nighters. Instrumental Jam (Andantes) Mark Stein played church-like music on the organ, and Appici [sic.] This was unbelievable for young guys like us. 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. My aunt had a boy friend at the time who played in his band and the RCMP band. The Club 62 Andantes took the top prize. 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. 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. He recalls: I first heard the Chevrons around 1967 and was very impressed, especially with Bobs guitar playing. He was so good it was unbelievable. As it happened, Ron was currently holding a battle of local bands over a number of days. He recalls: We (the Chevrons) had our thing going and we thought we were pretty hot. I would use Nelsons introduction to entice the crowd into it and take off from there on my own stuff. 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. Chess was one of North Americas most respected studios, owned and operated by brothers Leonard and Phil Chess. The show started rather inauspiciously. No Producer A moment and she said Joe was in his office, we said wed be right over His wife was short and pretty with a black bob cut, no accent, and there was the presence of a baby in the house. He was more of a producer. Brenda Leier of the Leader-Post was there to do an interview and bring her readers up to date on their favorite band: An almost capacity crowd swarmed the new campus cafeteria Wednesday night to hear the Andantes, a popular local heavy rock group, and the Thin Red Line, a group from Cranbrook B.C.One of the highlights of the evening came when the bands combined their talents. In the second half, the master of ceremonies announced that the next piece would feature a trumpet trio to play Buglers Holiday. The waiting period was causing some unrest for The Andantes. Its not a secret when I tell it to you Rod McDonald recalls the club and its owner: To me it was a hippie/beatnik/artist/musician/coffee shop with a few political people thrown in and a draft dodger now and again. We distributed the 45 rpms into outlets in Regina like The Bay and radio stations. So Yuditsky turned to his mother who wrote the words to Max music. I believe it was something like a week, as in one band each night at the same location, and peoples votes decided the winner at the end. 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. Deutscher recalls: We had been doing some schmaltzy, middle of the road stuffbut we wanted to get more adventurous, progressive. While there he oversaw the taping of all the Chess Records jazz and blues artists until Chess opened their own studio in 1958. While attending Balfour Collegiate, he was befriended by fellow-footballer and Beatle-fan Bob Deutscher. The audition did not go welland so I started to concentrate on my graphic work instead., Montague has a slightly different memory: Donny told me he got a call and Dinni and Ray had quit. Donnie agreed. This was Confederation, a then five-piece ensemble led by Herb Paddy Padwick. Blues No. 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. contains 5 tracks: The Letter (A. Chilton) Recalls Roberta Nichol: Don Gutheil he truly was walking sunshine. He had a million dollar smile, seemed very happy and positive he was pleasant and sweet. They issued three of their own singles in 1963 and 1964. Along with Gary Matthews on drums, Wayne Matthews on bass, Melvyn Matthews on accordion and occasional guitar, and Roy Hennenfant on accordion and vocals. 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. Well done. 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. The Chevrons appeared on a number of television programs: like the Andantes they performed on CKOS Yorktons Profile program in 1965. 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.
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