Debbie Medland, a senior at Central Collegiate, wrote in the column Dateline Regina beside individual head shots: Rated tops among some thirty rock-n-roll bands, The Andantes have never lost a band battle [perhaps she was not aware of their placings in the 1965 and 1966 Regina band battles], toot two trumpets for a Tijuana flavor, try not to let the band interfere with homework (four are in high school, one works). 6201 South Cottage Grove Avenue. Don Edwards was actually from Kankakee, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. 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. Let me just say that the Trianon in about 1961-62 one could dance to Gene Dloughy and his Canadians was it? When we got into the Canadian Shield region, wed been only dry climate boys from the prairies and were bloody whacked by the heat and humidity wed never experiencedand so when we crossed the border into the states we pulled over and got beer.a lot of beer cases of cans most of which we managed to cram into the trunk (a rented 68 Chev towing a U Haul full of gear) amid all the gut-boxes, guitars, horns and keyboard. They dressed in matching gold jackets, and covered songs by the Butterfield Blues Band, various Stax artists, Marvin Gaye (Dock of the Bay), Jimi Hendrix, and Cream (by then Clapton was my hero). We sold a few hundred copies, and got some local airplay [CKCK] so I guess it was worth the experience. Read more about Regina Agridome; Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts. It was also in 1964 that the Ro-dans were asked to back up Vancouver singer Terry Black (Canadas Fabian) when he gave a concert at the Regina Exhibition. 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. Dloughy did a 45 record of Boni Moronie a huge big band pumping version that will blow your ears off. He worked with many of the greats in blues: Big Bill Broonzy, Bo Diddley, Willie Dixon, Otis Spann, Freddy King, Albert King, John Lee Hooker, Sonny Boy Williamson, J.B. Lenoir, Koko Taylor, and Buddy Guy in jazz: Ahmad Jamal, Ramsey Lewis, Oscar Peterson, Terry Clark, Sonny Stitt, Gene Krupa, and Marian McPartland and in popular music: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Mel Torme, The Turtles, The Dells, Jerry Lee Lewis, Paul Anka, Vic Damone, and Mahalia Jackson. Sunday afternoon at 4:30, they make their debut on national television. Seattle Now & Then: The Trianon Ballroom, 1927 - DorpatSherrardLomont Hill/L. One of them was a part- time model. Daybreak (R. Zehringer) I was still in high school, so this was the ultimate summer! I think at the end of it we all agreed that it had been the greatest summer wed ever had. Deutscher) 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. Montague thought it might be a good idea to work their way to Sylvan Lake, and they decided to engage the services of a booking agent. Their original rock disk jockeys were Ron Andrews, Russ Campbell, Big Daddy Doug Alexander, John Wessel, and Dave Jacobsen. Hyped by its co-owner, hotelier John Savage, as the largest dancehall west of Chicago when it opened on May 20, 1927, the Trianon Ballroom had an outsized impact on Seattle during its three decades of musical activity. The Rapper (D. Iris) In 1963 however he heard the siren call of rock and roll and formed The Chevrons already alluded to. Recalls Deutscher Chan was gifted with one of the finest voices in rock & roll and rhythm & blues it was a pleasure to play in a band with him. Excellent article and great to have those memories brought light. 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). or he just played with them elsewhere. They had hit a wall, were tired of their own repertoire, tired of each other, and simply stopped wanting to perform together. That was it Gerry had to go. 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. The members of the Andantes and the Thin Red Line provide singular and totally interesting personalities with their captivating wit and wandering ways. At a Musicians Union party in March, Bob and Don approached Don and me about hooking up: it seemed like a natural fit. Bands back then played four-hour gigs, four sets with 45 minutes on, 15 minute break. Gotta Find a Way (R. Cobb/E. I worked out of my parents house where I was living at the time while I was studying art and playing in bands. Trianon Ballroom - Newspapers.com 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. On stage they attacked their numbers with a professional air. 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. Heard the Andantes first at Sheldons Freshie dance in 66. took drum lessons from Donny Young and met many of the names mentioned in the article, played in a couple of bands in high school. It got a lot of airplay because they created a contest to name the song. Deutscher remembers they would do anything to bring in patrons including the novelty song Its A Gas by Alfred E. Newman (of MAD Magazine) complete with burps and odd noises. While we were performing, he would come back to me indicating to give him an extra stick, which I did. Arriving back in Regina at the beginning of September, they set about turning their two recordings into a 45 rpm. Jun, 1975 1975 19 Jun. Hello Stranger (M. Grainger) They would include The Place, The Other Place, The Village Coffee House (14th & Broad Street), along with the University of Saskatchewan/Regina Campus Darke Hall, Campion College, and later the Student Service Centre. The Andantes enjoy the Bod Squads acid rock, and feel they play it really well, although it doesnt go over big in Regina. Wednesday night at Exhibition Auditorium, the Fudge gave a concert before about 775 persons, mostly high school and university students. I can only assume that it was Donnies affiliation with a DJ or two in Regina that got us an invite to play compete! 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! The new Dynamics (who were also booked as the Backstreet Dudes according to Deutscher a play on words meaning white boys playing black music) played dates chiefly in northeast United States.