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To buy The Esquires’ CD “Introducing the Esquires”,
including:
1. Wonderful Land
2. Rhythm Shoes
3. A Touch Of Blue
4. Which Way The Wind Blows
5. Man From Adano
6. Unchained Melody
7. Walking Proud
8. Buddy Holly Melod
a.
Tribute To Buddy
b.
Peggy Sue
c.
That’ll Be The Day
d.
Think It Over
9.
The Girls
10. Tragedy
11. 36-24-36
12. My Blue Heaven
13. Rave
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The Esquires
The Esquires were formed in the Ottawa
Valley in 1962 and played their first
show at the Rockcliffe Air Base Teen
Club. The band was influenced by the
British Invasion bands and had adopted
Cliff Richards and the Shadows as their
main sound.
Managed
by Ottawa Journal columnist Sandy Gardner,
they landed prestigious dates with some
of the ‘60s biggest rock and roll acts
such as The Rolling Stones, The Beach
Boys, The Dave Clark 5 and Roy Orbison.
A career highlight was being part of
a Dick Clark show at Faucher Stadium
with acts such as Gene Pitney, The Dovells,
Paul and Paula and The Tymes.
They
were signed by Capitol Records and released
their first single “Atlantis” in 1963.
They followed that up with “The Man
From Adano”, and their biggest hit “So
Many Other Boys” in 1964. This hit won
them a Red Leaf Award (predecessor to
the Juno Awards) for Best Vocal and
Instrumental Group. Several more singles
and an album were released.
Fame
was fleeting and they finally disbanded
in 1967.
For
a Discography and to read more about
The Esquires.
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here...
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The
Staccatos
Formed in 1963, The Staccatos emerged from the
Ottawa music scene in the mid-‘60s with their
first single of prominence “Small Town Girl”.
They launched their next release, “Moved to
California”, and in 1966, “Let’s Run Away” won
the Juno awards for Best Produced Single and
Vocal Instrumental Group of the Year.
They began to receive more notice with gigs
in Toronto’s Yorkville Village after the release
of the single “Half Past Midnight”, which became
a national hit and won another Juno award for
Best Produced Single.
Though
they received a lot of hype in California from
their record label, Capitol U.S., the group
was seen as being “too Beach Boy-sounding”,
and The Staccatos’ records failed there. They
would soon change their name to The Five Man
Electrical Band after the title of their second
album.
After
waiting out their contract with Capitol and
signing on with Lion Records, they recorded
the album “Goodbyes & Butterflies”, known for
its controversial cover art. The first single,
“Signs”, went to #3 in the U.S. and #4 in Canada,
selling more than two million copies worldwide.
(This single was remade in 1990 by the hairspray
band Tesla, and was a hit again.). The next
single, “Absolutely Right”, went to #3 in Canada
and hit the top 20 in the U.S.
By
1973 they were exhausted and pursued solo careers,
reforming in 1986, which has led to an annual
fun tour of Eastern Canada.
Buy The Staccatos’ album “Initially”, featuring:
1.
Take Your Time
2. Bad Boy
3. It’s A Long Way Home
4. Something’s Got A Hold On Me
5. Small Town Girl
6. Move to California
7. You Only Die Once
8. Nightfall
9. Poor Baby
10. Million Kisses
11. If This Is Love
12. Do You Mind
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