Mick Grainger relates the story so with about a days notice Bob played the entire Terry Black gig in front of a huge fair-going Regina audience playing all the 12 string parts with his 6 string guitar by playing octaves. The Chevrons tried to emulate the Dynamics, and accordingly, in June 1966, they loaded up their equipment and headed for Sherbrooke, Quebec. In the meantime The Andantes continued on to their destination. Personnel: Don Gutheil, Don Young, Bob Deutscher, Daryl Gutheil contains 1 track: Holy Woman (M. Grainger), 7. live performance One can never know for sure, but if a major record label had issued and supported this tune, it should have been a major hit. He explains: I did this one poster for the Andantes. The band quickly established itself as one of the better groups in the city and province. In the morning when I went to pay the bill, all the poor shaking guy behind the counter could say over and over was: I dont care what you do, just get out of here. Rush at Trianon Ballroom on Regina, Canada on tour Fly by Night . I agreed that if he got us a gig, wed give it a try. Instrumental Jam (Andantes) It just so happened that Johnny was really going on holidays and would be out of the area for some time anyway. But, we dont know how many, if anybody, actually noticed it. Blogger Wally recalled: Oh yeah, Rats was big medicine when I was in school live music, hard drinks by the pitcher, a regular meat market. The Andantes started down the road to a more bluesy improvisational rock approach when they welcomed Ray Statham into the band. The Leader-Post wrote approvingly: Oh yes. I was stunned . 6201 South Cottage Grove Avenue. Theres a brother combination too. I liked his voice. They had a slightly menacing look (not as clean-cut as us) but, once we got talking with them, were good guys. He was so good it was unbelievable. The Andantes did not have a totally original band name. It started with The Andantes are one of the most popular groups in Saskatchewan and the members are respected as some of the top musicians in Regina., It then highlighted the bands biggest strength known also for their versatility, the group does, every type of contemporary music from hard rock to soul-funk to barbershop harmony. However we had something else they were so clean cut, polite and polished whereas we were down and dirty more rhythmic. Deutscher sets the scene: Don Edwards had been in contact with the S.O.S. In late September 1968 the axe came down: Finally and unfortunately, I had to fire Gerry. Knights of Columbus at Trianon Ballroom; Title and statement of responsibility area. It was a fortunate call for Deutscher: I played him a dub of my song Twenty Nine One-Nighters. I thought his guitar playing was brilliant. He knew they were going to be huge, before they hit North American radio stations. He served for 20 years as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Washington and an additional eight years as the tenth Secretary of State of Washington. He chuckles: I didnt even know Fred had written it until the band introduced it to me! He convinced the Andantes to cover a couple of Cream songs, as well as several by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Firstly the two-trumpet approach placed them outside mainstream rock n roll. Side A Todays Fool(F. Taylor) Pickens/J. Patience (B. Deutscher) I had a few more months of high school before graduation, but come summertime we were full time players. With the addition of Deutscher and Young, the Andantes became a whole new band. The Andantes were at their best, and everyone enjoyed themselves. For the first time they played to a Calgary Audience. This internationally iconic California band with Joplin singing her hits, to us was a bit of a disappointment. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Click here and subscibe to our newsletter! In June of that year he appeared on the CKCK-TV program Knowledge College and won a trip to the Seattle Worlds Fair. Grundy/S. It was a win-win situation for both the songwriter and the band. Copyright 2023 It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine. They had hit a wall, were tired of their own repertoire, tired of each other, and simply stopped wanting to perform together. Bryant was usually more visible on stage than at the door. That was always fun! Within a year he realized that though he loved photography, the job itself was not very rewarding. 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. 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. Bob Wills Trianon Ballroom Oklahoma City Photo 1949 - Worthpoint Put up with us for a second, Tim Bogert, bass guitarist, told the crowd as the group was adjusting its equipment. It was the social centre for all returned soldiers, soldiers on leave, or recruits at Reginas air force training school. 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. Free of high school now, they became full-time professional musicians. Perhaps Joe was feeling the pinch? Now with the addition of Deutscher, they found the musical juices were still flowing. 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). Twenty Nine One Nighters (B. Deutscher) They explored the world of western twang and polkas for small rural town dances around southern Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan sweetheart Loreen Church found that most of her time was taken up with signing autographs. As many drummers did I took my bottom heads off (not the snare drum of course) for as much volume as I could project. Donny E. kept saying over the phone that it was alright, it was safe the fires were only in one part of the large city, it wouldnt affect us (true perhaps, even though as we found out later the studio was on the edge of the ghetto). Advertising that patrons would "trip the light fantastic," the legendary Trianon Ballroom, designed by architect Warren H. Milner, opened its doors on May 20 th, 1927, at Third Avenue and Wall Street. 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. 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). The engineer said that he played road bass for the Buckinghams of Chicago, one of our favourite groups. It resulted in a smattering of applause and, more importantly, the attention of adolescent girls, so the two continued to stay in touch with a view to forming a more permanent ensemble. He remembers: Kelly Crowe was my partner, and he drummed up the business. In the morning Gerry called, saying, I dont know what I did, but it must have been really bad.I filled him in. By any chance, does anyone have a recording of some of the Ook-piks music, photos, or memorabilia? 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. They decided to check out a new musical sensation that was playing in town over the weekend Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company. Gutheil/K. 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. That always got a cheer! They even shared a double-header gig with The Dynamics at the Mousetrap Night Club on December 28, 1967. They approached it as a totally independent product well ahead of their time. Rush Concert Setlist at Trianon Ballroom, Regina on June 19, 1975 Stop and startimproviseThey were all willing to let me muck around. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Remembers Rothecker: I remember practicing in Bobbys basement. He made a lot of money playing the Minot Air Force base and the State Line on the border of ND and Montana. Two representative months of gigs for the band would be October and November 1969. Claptons half-sister would send him the early Yardbirds and Bluesbreakers singles and albums, and The Chevrons quickly integrated the new material before any other prairie band. Everyone seemed to like the work; I dont remember getting any complaints All of the work was done for offset lithography. It was called Studio 3 because Tom Northcott had purchased the recording console (and possibly the Scully 8-track recorder) from Studio 3 at Wally Heiders facility in Los Angeles. We saw things in the same lighthad the same approach. 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. Their major influence was the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Their recently released double-sided record, entitled Lady, written by Gerry Schlegel, and Todays Fool, written by Fred Taylor, hasnt exactly skyrocketed to the top ten of the charts, although Gary said We cut the record for experience and not for a million seller. He said that although Todays Fool was originally supposed to be the A side, Lady is more our style and seems to be catching on quicker. The record was recorded in the Termar and Chess Studio in Chicago in August and took about five hours to complete. They received several of these pictures. An indication that the youth market was considered of growing importance was their recruitment of disc jockey J. Robert Wood. However, just in case they decided to release any recordings, they did shorten it to the singular Andante. He was present at a Chevrons performance and he just knocked my socks off! 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. . I think he was influenced by Hendrix at the time. As he describes the flow I always had songs, still do. Montague established Mid-West Photo after teaching aerial surveillance photography in northern Saskatchewan to mostly Australians and New Zealanders during the Second World War. Id like to play with these guys!. Remembers Don Young, now president emeritus of the Regina Musicians Association Vargo had the hottest band in the province. 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. I designed the label as gold background with black script. And all were much sought after as session musicians throughout the next two decades. Trianon Ballroom, Regina, SK, Canada Concert Setlists | setlist.fm What drummer have you heard play a solo act? I believe the console was a 1950s era United Audio desk with big, black, Bakelite rotary faders and a military-style patch bay with braided cables and tandem phone-jacks. Dinni had a wrangy bent in him which could become infectious. I remember the quote: Ill send my boys over. To which Edwards immediately went ballistic, called him out, and slammed down the receiver! ..there was local art work everywhere. They played in the first week of the year at Reginas newest and hippest nightclub The Grapevine Terpsichore. Their first motel was treated to a polite Canadian style of rock and roll destruction (only the public plastic pool furniture was moved out of place, not the more expensive furniture in their rooms): I have this image of Dinni at night wrapping a soaked towel around his naked body mid-section while bouncing lightly at the end of the diving board all the patio furniture tables, chairs, umbrellas submerged in the pool of the small Holiday Inn we pulled into outside of Chicago. He recalls his introduction to the drums: I grew up playing across the street as kids with Vaughn and Valery Hogg. Get Trianon Ballroom, Regina, SK, Canada setlists - view them, share them, discuss them with other Trianon Ballroom, Regina, SK, Canada fans for free on setlist.fm! His widowed father had moved to Victoria then Duncan, BC, and Montague decided he would help him get established and worked there for the summer. 1. radio demo (no distribution) That was it Gerry had to go. They said they thought the Vanilla Fudge put on the best rock show that has ever been brought to ReginaDon has been playing the trumpet for 12 years and bass for four, Gary has been playing drums for eight years and Daryl has had 10 years experience on the trumpet. It was not because of bad behavior though they were not surly, contemptuous, bad-tempered, or threatening in any way to western civilization. Bryant was part-owner of the old Trianon Ballroom during its heyday in the 1940s. Search. Filling out the power trio was bassist Vern Hoffert, a one-time member of the White Nights. The Canadian Downbeats made a splash with the Canadian public (and even into the southern United States) in early 1966 thanks to a Brown produced single. However his roots ran deep in Moose Jaw soil. 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. the first I remember of this phenomenon in modern society. And great research. THE RUSH CHRONOLOGY is available at:. Mick Grainger was born in England (1948) the son of a Royal Navy officer and emigrated to Regina at the age of two. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Along with the loud music came all the other related conduct. We saw Jose the following day and he gave us tickets to his next show, which we attended and met him again backstage exciting stuff for young Regina guys. We were told we were being given a white engineer, the reason why never occurred to us, initially of course. The Gutheils started accumulating a record collection and immediately became interested in learning to play the new cool instruments. Popular music venues in the Queen City in the early 1960s seem to have been rare and short-lived. I got in huge trouble with my parents because I would sneak in, It was over 21 and lots of beer! Describes Statham: Gary and Don liked the pop stuff. Another fun spot was at Katepwa Beach. Although it was meant to be laudatory, it painted them as earnest slightly-behind-the-times, and nerdy. Political party. It was fun for the first couple of years at the UI, but after that, I began to fear the loss of both hearing and self-respect. And according to another regular patron Virginia Balser: it was known to not have sufficient rest rooms for the patronsand every weekend there were a number of gentlemen arrested for ungentlemanly behavior in the bushes outside. Adds Don Young: we broke the all time sales record for kegs of beer one night at Rats! A notable visitor was young booking agent Bruce Allen who dropped in to see if the Andantes were worth bringing out to the Vancouver area. Musician remembers a time Trianon Ballroom swung - Oklahoman.com The Chevrons, although sporting respectably short hair and matching suits and ties, were noticeably raunchier than most of their fellow musicians. I made sure Fred was credited on the label as the writer (who knows, what if something actually came of all of this?) Don and Daryl have also taken some singing training. Owned by local music fans Dewayne Dament and Gerry Arnusch, it was located at 1217 Broad Street. 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. Renovation work was under way in July, but a hassle with city hall concerning parking availability delayed progress. The city could boast of a recording studio as well. In the morning when we went in to do our mixing and finish up, the engineer came through the door ticked off. The effect is solid and striking. In addition the festival was to feature popular music luminaries from around the world. CBC Radio recorded that show, although according to Don Young, the recording didnt make it to the Saskatchewan archives. But we kept hearing about this other group and how wonderful they were especially their singing. Arriving back in Regina at the beginning of September, they set about turning their two recordings into a 45 rpm. To us it was just a recording studio in the states. SAFA 432 (old guide GR 155) consists of a fonds level description and file level descriptions of architectural drawings. The drum solo became a mainstay throughout the years, but that first Battle of the Bands was one of the first performances. 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. 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). It all seems so harmless now as nothing was showing. The issue faded either from Gerrys interest (he got the point?) A big boy with a background in karate, tried to quietly talk Gerry downGerry went into a karate fight stance, eyes literally blazing and teeth clenched.