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. Thirdly, they paid attention to their singing: We are one of the few bands in Regina that has three and four-part harmony, he said. Not easy for an eighteen year old who by that time had played a lot of music with the guy, liked his guitar stylings, and presence on stage. My dad was in the band and Ive been trying to track down some of their material for years. Trianon Ballroom - JAZZ AGE CHICAGO She was just about to release her third Put Down. Church had been mentioned in Billboard, and even the Ottawa Journal had shone a light on her the previous year as a pretty 16-year-old from Regina who should go places. In the interim Deutscher substituted a number of times for Gerry Schlegel in The Andantes. Fusion they did it all: rock, funk, jazz, blues, latin. All of us could sing lead and harmonies. Metro Pavlik of Yorkton), while the other three temporarily drifted, jamming with friends and exploring different types of music. He was on one hand a mainstream businessman and yet he liked to support local artists and musicians. The post-New Year period until Easter 1966 saw the club scene take off in Regina. Vehicle (J. Peterik) But that was not necessarily a problem. These were all money-makers, so that put him in direct opposition to the established booking agent Joe Vargo. 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.. 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. A Band was used to winning competitions. He did not go lightly I might say. The promotion went on for three weeks and pleased the sponsor so much he has made arrangements to publicize the event at a National Convention in Toronto. The Leader-Post optimistically saw them off with an article entitled Band to tour: The Andantes, a popular Regina rock group, left Regina recently for what could result in a six month tour of Canada and the United States if steady bookings continue. The band broke out into vocal music after that. Statham briefly moved to Winnipeg to try and secure employment with either the Eatons graphic design/advertising division or Brigdens. Musician remembers a time Trianon Ballroom swung - Oklahoman.com But we needed some further instruments One day I got a call from Donny who said get over here I have something to show you; so I ran over the mile or so to his house. While there, they jammed with Jose Feliciano. Even the drum solo was flat. He seemed genuinely impressed when we played our reel-to-reel to him. However, for reasons unknown, the arrangement fell apart in late June, and Perry decided he wanted a reliable, ongoing house band. In the evenings he also took a correspondence course on art for graphic designers, which opened up a whole new world for him. I designed the label as gold background with black script. In the beginning starting out a kids, Donny made sure I watched this new band from Liverpool on The Ed Sullivan Show. We issued the single ourselves and picked the name Chi-ca-go just to highlight the fact that wed recorded in the big city. 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. 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. at the 1st Annual Big Band Battle Blast held in the YMCA gym. He said only: This., Not long after founding member Gary Montague also decided to bow out. First the older Dynamics were in the competition an extremely tough act to follow. Trianon Ballroom - Newspapers.com Who in Regina hasnt heard of the Andantes? They had a slightly menacing look (not as clean-cut as us) but, once we got talking with them, were good guys. He came over by taxi (I drove him back) an embarrassing large still dried blood fat lip and a consuming blue-green creep up the side of his swollen face. It wasnt a long phone call and we had a name. Recalls Montague: In the village, Gerry came across and bought a set of six throwing knives, became thoroughly bewitched with them: wide-eyed, disturbing and bizarre, casting them, among others, into the likes of wooden walls outside of the hall and the outside of the cabin back door. For several months Deutscher took lessons from Johnny Klimczak (a rockabilly singer of Johnny and the Chordnotes fame) and immediately formed his own band at the age of fourteen. He bought us some pretty decent equipment even a couple of amps. He knew they were talented, but that there was a distinct difference in attitude and presentation between himself and the rest of the band. For much of the summer the Yippies had great fun with the alarmist media thinking up and threatening all kinds of civic disruption including throwing boxes of nails from overpasses onto freeways, abandoning cars in major intersections to block traffic, and the best one, putting LSD in the citys water supply. By the late 1950s and 1960s, the type of music offered was changing. With a little bit of money to cover gas and meals, the band headed back north the following day. He ended up burying the knuckles of one hand into the plaster wall of the kitchenWe got him down to the rumpus roomHe fell into challenging anyone so he could demonstrate what he could do (presumably without harm). We didnt draw much of a crowd so the club manager let us go, but paid us in full for the week. Statham recalls their well-rehearsed repertoire Born in Chicago, Shake Your Money Maker, Blues with a Feeling, Mellow Down Easy, Mystery Train, Walkin Blues, and One More Heartache. Now with the addition of Deutscher, they found the musical juices were still flowing. And it was just a drawing! 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. Windows were smashed, stores looted, and buildings set afire. A mini-gangster in Regina! That was a welcome pat on the back, but it also led to their first defection six months later at the next competition the CKCK Spring Big Band Battle Blast in June 1965: Well, she was right on Thats when Rich Shillingford gave his notice. He was already picking and playing patterns. Over a period of maybe 15 minutes he taught me how to hold the sticks (the awkward non-intuitive rudimentary grip), how to read drum music, stretching exercises drummers use, and along with the non-professional pressed roll, the single-stroke roll, the last of the 26 Swiss drumming rudimentsHe would show me and I would do it. This Leader-Post article was a ray of light in an otherwise dark period. In June the Andantes reassembled, and worked up new material. Because I want you back Just really talented. Montague remembers: We had stepped out of the studio either taking a break, lunch or whatever, eventually wandering into Old Town. Yet, he fitted in like a charm. So, on the Chicago trip it was D&D, me, Dinni and Gerry. Dont get me wrong the obvious genius of the Beatles grew more and more on me. I think we were filling in for a band playing Temple Gardens; on a break I said to two girls we might be looking for a guitar player. Don is 17, Daryl is 15. Recalls Daryl: Jose Feliciano did come up on stage in Moscow and jam with us. Breaking his promise to secure them a much-needed gig was strike number one for Vargo. Even though they did all cover versions (such as Rick Nelson, Beatles, and later r n b and soul) they gave electric performances. We had a good grounding in music, so he knew we were serious. It was over the airwaves that he heard and learned Freddie Kings instrumental Hideaway. 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 . We didnt want it to look phony, and I think we may have tried too hard to look natural.. He was obviously impressed by drummer Carmine Appice: The first number lasted a half-hour, as the Fudge lashed up a frenzy of sound, dominated by Carmine Appicis [sic.] They did not, as remembered, play every night. He was a good singer, harmonized well, and of course, was a fabulous bass player. The 1967 season opened in mid-May. Everyone seemed to like the work; I dont remember getting any complaints All of the work was done for offset lithography. Democratic. Montague remembers it well: Daryl was standing beside Donny when he and I were on the phone broaching the topic of a name From our background we naturally began with musical terms. Their teen viewers found it highly entertaining, but needless to say, the band was not asked back. Remembers Don Young, now president emeritus of the Regina Musicians Association Vargo had the hottest band in the province. We want to work out of Regina and well be here next winter said Padwick., Hughes summed up: Theyre short on experience, but tall on enthusiasm and talent. Side B Lady (G. Schlegel) He said both he and the board of directors of the centre were looking forward to the event, rather than fearing it. Owned by the Abdullah Brothers, it was not only a restaurant, but a general entertainment facility. There were only eight channels, as I recall. contains two tracks: Hello Stranger (M. Grainger) and one other, 6. rehearsal Daryl and Don Gutheil attend Campion College when they are not performing on stage. Reporter Bill Heintz wrote: It seems to be the fad these days to bring in out of town talent for a local concert or dance. Recorded: 1969, Studio 3 Productions, Vancouver It was managed by three single mothers: Annie McIntyre and her two daughters Jackie George and Lollie Goss. Finally, it was nice to hear Mike Woods (my father in law) comments about the rock show at the Centre of the Arts. June 18, 1975 - Rush performs live at Trianon Ballroom, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, supported by Mendelson Joe. 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. We loved to open a second or third set with Kind of a Drag (We had the brass!!). 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. On the contrary they were clean and well-groomed, unfailingly polite, well-spoken, and enthusiastic about their music and audiences. The Grapevine opened for business on November 22, 1968 and featured The Thin Red Line, a band from Cranbrook BC, to get the juices flowing. Dance card for an evening at the Trianon Ballroom in Regina, Saskatchewan. Unfortunately, they secured only one gig two weeks at a dive down by the docks named The Pink Flamingo. Recalls Montague: We opened with Donnie on trumpet, fingering the bass guitar notes in his left hand, Kenny on trumpet in the middle, and Daryl on trumpet playing keyboards on his left hand: the fanfare to the Beatles Love, Love, Love [All You Need Is Love] then slipping into all the harmonies thereof, with Donnie singing lead.. Renovation work was under way in July, but a hassle with city hall concerning parking availability delayed progress. Make the Scene! It was optimistic promotion and there was no swinging music. The effect is solid and striking. But another group protested that they did not fill in a proper application form. He was able to play several parts on different strings simultaneously I started to do a bit of this. He had been waiting you see Rick had long been mutually, madly in love with his high school sweetheart, Penny, and they were engaged to be married, and he was apprenticing as a mechanic in his dads garage. That day in Studio A, the big studio, Ramsey Lewis was recording an album with a full symphony orchestra. With gig dates from both companies they cobbled together a winter tour chiefly on the college circuit. I worked out of my parents house where I was living at the time while I was studying art and playing in bands. Troiano) City police and National Guard restored order with extreme prejudice. They received several of these pictures. Each member was accorded an individual in-action portrait and a three or four line biography. On December 23rd they showcased at one of that citys hottest nightclubs The Friars Den in Glamorgan Shopping Centre on 37th Street. It made me feel pretty good. We learned songs by Paul Butterfield, Dave Brubecks Take Five, Beatle tunes such as Penny Lane, guitar songs by the Ventures, and a speedy song called Chicken Pickin [the Lonnie Mack version] I remember playing at the 4D, a local night club/coffee house, with Terry David Mulligan. Archival descriptions; Authority records; Subjects . When our friends in the Shandermen heard it, we played them the B side first, and they said enthusiastically, Thats the best song ever recorded in Regina! When we played them the A side, they said, Thats the best song ever recorded in Saskatchewan!. I remember the quote: Ill send my boys over. To which Edwards immediately went ballistic, called him out, and slammed down the receiver! From our estate pictures. I think we played James Browns I Got You (I Feel Good) and, after some prodding from the audience, Light My Fire. Arriving back in Regina at the beginning of September, they set about turning their two recordings into a 45 rpm. Then it was like brushing my teeth in the morning its just what I do.. As he describes the flow I always had songs, still do. Chicago was in a particularly ugly mood that summer. That year the Chess brothers lured Chisholm away from Universal to become their chief engineer. The next day was spent mixing in the studio. We sold a few hundred copies, and got some local airplay [CKCK] so I guess it was worth the experience. The repertoire consisted almost exclusively of rhythm and Blues James Brown, Jerry Butler, and Sam Cooke. The concert was everything Reginans had hoped for and more. They had two albums out by 1968: the self-titled debut and Fusion, and several singles that stubbornly refused to chart such as Its a Monday Kind of Tuesday and Paisley Teddy Bear. Blogger Fred Mills describes the music as a mixture of flower-powery folkrock (watch out though flute alert!) Formerly the site of the Trianon Ballroom, a popular dance venue for many decades before its closure and demolition. By that time we were members of the musicians union. So it came as a surprise to almost everyone involved when this edition of The Andantes fizzled out in April of 1969. The Andantes received their first mention at the national level in December 1965 when R.P.M. At Lucianos Bar in Lodi, N.J. they traded sets with the Ink Spots, and at the Inferno in Buffalo, N.Y. they backed up Bobby Hebb. Born 1948 the youngest son of Albert and Wilhelmina Deutscher, he sported a lengthy and impressive musical history. A natural. I had $1,500 for expenses. That was always fun! In the second half, the master of ceremonies announced that the next piece would feature a trumpet trio to play Buglers Holiday. Loreen Church, of whom Id had only just heard her name, set up with her band on the far right, and were the first to play. Hey Joan (B. Deutscher), Copyright Brock Silversides & psychedelicbabymag.com, Well done Lots of research and interviews Those were the Halcyon Days of music and I was fortunate to be a part of it " Once an Andante always an Andante" Don Young. Rush Setlist at Trianon Ballroom, Regina Bands will begin to get away from twangy Duane Eddy sound of 16-year-olds playing guitars and turn to the type of sound we have said Padwick. Last year the concert played before astanding room only crowd in the Capitol Theatre. The following weekend however was The Grand Opening. for the guys as a whole it meant the opportunity to play every night, with the freedom to not have to travel distances, set up and take down equipment, negotiating heavy items amps, outboxes, some keyboards up and down the likes of stairs. Vancouver Jazz Quartet is one. The piece was all triple-tonguing from intricately in unison to trading up and down the line. Really well done article. When Statham and Wilkie decided to leave the band in the spring of 1969, Don Gutheil reverted to the bass, and a new guitarist was called for. And they were all sophisticated players. 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. Also I tended to be a little more introverted than most of my then colleagues and songwriting fit as an expressive outlet., Graingers lyrical topic range and even styles of music ranged broadly. At the Trianon Ballroom, 1954 - AllMusic 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. Id like to play with these guys!. I dont think we actually danced, we just watched and listened to the bands. It was the home of the Chicago blues where the original black bluesmen recorded much of their classic material. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Browse 355 trianon ballroom photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. So good looking and so nice. We had a four bedroom house booked for the week. 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. The sax and organ give us that. The Confederation are unanimous in forecasting that within the next year, bands will begin turning to the big band sound style of music and theyre taking a gamble on it happening by being one of the first to use it. We took two takes; the video was played back; Donnie (a natural showman) looked like he was really performing; we pulled it off. The Canadian Downbeats topped the bill with the Shandermen, Boleros, Rhodesmen, Andantes, and the Tracers as well as Go-Go girls. We played 6 nights and Saturday matinee every week all summer. The four-piece Andante worked together for just over two years, much of the time on the road. An important concert for the Andantes took place on April 23, 1966, when they played the windup dance at Reginas Hi-Y Day in the YMCA auditorium. Many were from outside the province such as Barry Allen, Wes Dakus and the Rebels, and Willie & the Walkers from Edmonton, The 49th Parallel from Calgary, Witness Inc. from Saskatoon, The Guess Who, the Unidentified Flying Objects and the Gettysburg Address from Winnipeg, and the Gremlins from North Dakota. Both his looks and charisma were assets. It was his leisure time behavior that drove a wedge between him and the others. By 1965 R.P.M. Engineer: Malcolm Chisholm The Fudge were (and still are) a seriously heavyweight musical attraction. However, just in case they decided to release any recordings, they did shorten it to the singular Andante. Through the Eyes of Tomorrow was a CBC program supposedly viewing the world through the eyes of teens. We would have indicated wed pay his normal percentage. We had a lot of material. I couldnt even guess at the song we did, but the lip-synching did make us a little nervous. Even though they had good luck, supportive local media, and a serious work ethic on their side, the band realized at this point that they needed help if they were to move up to a professional level. We kinda liked each others playing and occasionally wed get together at his place and jam. He seemed to have a lot of material, but Todays Fool was the one that caught our ears. She rolled down her drivers side window, and of course: Do you have a light?. As Statham recalls with a chuckle a blues band in Moose Jaw in 1964 was reallywellout there. In the face of marked audience indifference, they managed to last a miraculous 12 months. DE said that he had heard that Todays Fool made it into the Top Ten in some city in New York state; how that would have happened, who knows? I will combine shipping when possible. At least on the surface, they did not appear to want to dishonor anyones daughter. The largest attendance ever recorded in the Trianon (1,700 fans) was for the Six Fat Dutchmen. on 13th Avenue. Additionally Daryl was a great keyboard player and often played trumpet with his right hand while comping chords on the keyboard with his left. His orientation slowly shifted towards the blues, and he became infatuated firstly with B.B. They left Chicago somewhat culture-shocked, but happy with their recording, on the Monday. 2,150 people were arrested, 11 died, and 90 police were injured. They returned home to play one night at Reginas Mousetrap, a short-lived club owned by none other than Vargo. After the first rush of rhyming teen idol material, he quickly headed for a more thoughtful mode which explored subjects as he describes: deeper, more political and/or working the margins of perception As all writers tend to do, he explored the pleasure and pain of relationships in his songs, but found them formulaic and not particularly genuine. The Rats, now famous all over the Northwest started out as a malt shop, which it still is, if you count malt beverages. They were formed in January 1967 as Padwick would confirm It was a centennial project and thats how we got the name Confederation. They received their first media profile in March in an article entitled Are they for real? by Leader Post youth reporter Bob Hughes. He was so good it was unbelievable. Denver was just starting his climb to fame he had released one LP Rhymes and Reasons, and one of his tunes Leaving on a Jet Plane had been covered by Peter, Paul and Mary. guitar. The Andantes schedule in January and February of 1969 was relatively busy. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Its golden age was during and immediately following the Second World War. contains 28 tracks: Cinnamon Girl (N. Young) or he just played with them elsewhere. They would do anything to get attention, and always in the most irritating manner possible. With three members departing within a couple of months, the Gutheil brothers naturally thought to bring The Andantes to a close. Gene Dlouhy - Guy Dlouhy and Hard Labor Band - Saskatchewan music HistoryLink Tours Trianon Ballroom Well done. The group had been around, were accomplished musicians for their age, could provide music of almost any description, and this, more than appearance or stage show, guaranteed them an almost continuous run of dates. In late September 1968 the axe came down: Finally and unfortunately, I had to fire Gerry. Their concerts at the Y were so popular that the local disc jockeys wanted to be part of the show one in particular. To us it was just a recording studio in the states. Your email address will not be published. While we were performing, he would come back to me indicating to give him an extra stick, which I did. It was revamped and opened as Reginas first discotheque on the weekend of February 3-4, 1967. New York City, Sydney and Brisbane, contained a large central theatre and concert hall-cum-ballroom. I used to spin/flash-flip my sticks; new, a little bit of showmanship I fell into which originally helped keep me occupied during simple stuff. The Andantes played there on a regular basis. 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. But, we dont know how many, if anybody, actually noticed it. It produces an unusual effect that has proven pleasing to the ears and won The Andantes a horde of followers. I believe we were fourth just around the corner, and next to us were Joe Vargo and the Dynamics. Recorded: 1970, Don Edwards basement, Eau Claire, Wisconsin It was an exceptionally difficult decision to make. 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.
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