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. I remember they were infatuated with an American band The Hello People and wanted to do a lot of their stuff. We loved playing in concert, where the audience is not diverted dancing, and we could choose our favourite tunes and nail them. Metro Pavlik of Yorkton), while the other three temporarily drifted, jamming with friends and exploring different types of music. Reporter Bob Hughes of the Leader-Post wrote the first major profile of the group in April 1967: Who are The Andantes? Rush at Trianon Ballroom on Regina, Canada on tour Caress of Steel . In May 1967 Montagues mother, who had been battling cancer for several months, passed away. The odds were somewhat stacked against them. Vancouver Jazz Quartet is one. They would do anything to get attention, and always in the most irritating manner possible. It got pretty noisy a while ago when they pumped 100 kegs dry in a week. Originally from New York, they started the school of thunderous, ponderous, dramatic and sometimes overwrought rock. I payed him an agreed $25 a song on the spot and a handshake. The management-like duties were a pain for Montague he was beginning to book gigs almost a year ahead but salvation came to him with an unexpected phone call in the fall of 1967: I was beginning to feel the pressures of high school concerns amid handling the booking, managing and playing all the gigs. They were a little older than us and came across as much more seasoned. It was broadcast on the national network, so an appearance on that show would have brought the band national attention at a formative period in their careers. All of us could sing lead and harmonies. The growing mutual respect and friendship between the Andantes and Don Edwards gave rise to an amazing second recording opportunity. Remembers Rothecker: I remember practicing in Bobbys basement. Besides singing, Bob plays harmonica. Especially notable among his many classic recording sessions were Chuck Berrys Johnny B. Good and Maybelline, and Howling Wolfs Killing Floor. Chisholm would later go on to teach sound engineering at Chicagos Columbia College, and be a regular contributor to Mix Magazine. In addition they composed and performed a respectable amount of original material. One was Johnny and the Chordnotes featuring Johnny Klimczak, Ken Jefferson, Barry Simmons, and Stu Dodds. Id never lost money. The best-known agent in the Queen City was Joe Vargo. Rutledge/N. A December newspaper advertisement listed eighteen bands in the stable including the Bod Squad, Checkerlads, Chevrons, Crosstown Bus, Dickery Docks, Impalas, Motley Crew (NOT the Vince Neil/Nikki Sixx band), Shandermen, and Stonehenge Slum Clearance. 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. It was obvious he was Reginas top front man. Their friends from the band Thin Red Line strongly recommended they try the Northwest circuit as they had successfully toured there the previous couple of years. Under conditions like these, their enthusiasm understandably flagged and by the Fall of 1966, Deutscher and Young decided they wanted to return to Saskatchewan for a breather. Albeit we had enormous, steadfast, youthful energy back then and always the restless enthusiasm for performing, but this time with no bother of the road, the one night stands. King, and then Michael Bloomfield of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. After the Grapevine Terpsichore, The Andantes played at Marian Collegiate (Spirit Week), Sacred Heart Collegiate (Sweetheart Prom), and Sheldon Collegiate. 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. He continues any time I felt I was falling into the old silly love song pattern, I would stop writing the tune., Grainger wrote most of his songs unplugged just himself and an acoustic guitar. We rearranged it a bit, added some vocal harmonies, and recorded it . Although it was meant to be laudatory, it painted them as earnest slightly-behind-the-times, and nerdy. Recalls Young: They [Andantes] were a great group what you might call blue-eyed soul mixed in with bubblegum (not meant in a derogatory sense). He notes I was nervous as shit, but when it was overwhat a buzz! In Stathams words: The Gardens had a long history in Moose Jaw with many prominent bands playing there. He was amazinghe could do things that I just couldnt get., Statham was approached to join The Andantes at a Battle of the Bands concert at the Trianon Ballroom in September 1968. Personnel: Don Gutheil, Don Young, Bob Deutscher, Daryl Gutheil Numbering 1,200 hundred members representing students from every high school in Regina, there were 56 individual clubs in 1966 each with an adult advisor. Their activities usually thought up by themselves were meant to teach them responsibility in a fun way and keep them occupied with positive things to do: visiting senior citizens homes, raising money to put television sets in hospital rooms, assisting service clubs, organizing a weekly teen dance at the Y, and so on. The next day was spent mixing in the studio. My grandmother who was the head of the family ran the business and never advertised. Palaces of Trianon | Welcome to the Palace of Versailles I Love You More Than Youll Ever Know (A. Kooper) Montague: Wed hoped for a quick transition, as bands must. 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. Get the Queen City Kids Setlist of the concert at Trianon Ballroom, Regina, SK, Canada on October 2, 1975 and other Queen City Kids Setlists for free on setlist.fm! The earliest remembered demo session from 1968 was for two songs Tables Turning and the dramatically-titled Night of a Thousand Drums. As Grainger recalls a local guy named Wayne Allen moved his studio equipment into my basement to get [them] on tape. With the addition of Deutscher and Young, the Andantes became a whole new band. He then went back to the mic trying to mimic what I was doing (which he knew he couldnt of course) and made a show of ineptly dropping it along with goofy faces lampooning himself. Donny, going the opposite direction behind me out the open front doors, trumpet case in hand to the meet the family ride, caught my attention and indicated something like we should get together and do something else. I nodded. 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. While they gave a good show, their hearts were not in it. She summed up: From the Flood and the Andantes to the Vanilla Fudge: three groups with three personalities; all with good sounds., Although they blended well, the Andantes found themselves slowly evolving into two musical camps. Driving into the heart of Chicago was akin to arriving on a foreign planet. Montague: One day he received a call from Joe Vargo. We all sang and all played instruments. Along with the loud music came all the other related conduct. A couple of doors down was a stylish boutique full of expensive hippy clothing and jewelry. Mick Grainger demo He said only: This., Not long after founding member Gary Montague also decided to bow out. Both replied Ray Statham and, yes, he was good. 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. This was Confederation, a then five-piece ensemble led by Herb Paddy Padwick. Fellow band member Larry Brown recalls: Fred was a poet at heart, loved R & B, loved Van Morrison, sang like a cross between Morrison and James Brown. Thats not to say Drew was a better drummer than Donny, just that he blended better with us at the time. It could comfortably house at least 500 dancing couples, but most summer weekends it far exceeded that number. The term means moderately slow, melodic with emotion, hardly pop-rock. Deutscher in particular started on a writing spree turning out songs such as Twenty Nine One Nighters, Patience, and Blues No. rendezvous trianon ballroom new york location rendezvous trianon ballroom new york address rendezvous trianon ballroom new york rendezvous trianon ballroom new york trianon rendezvous ballroom hilton new york rendezvous trianon ballroom theater district new york; About; Blog; Businesses; Cities; Developers; Help; Consisting of high school pals Statham, Tom Chow on bass, Henry Kelly on drums, and Willie Connell on vocals and trumpet, they played serious teenage blues. Don, Daryl and Ken Leonard wrote two songs on the spot Oh Baby and Ive Got a Secret and recorded them as live 2-track demos in the radio studio. Even though they did all cover versions (such as Rick Nelson, Beatles, and later r n b and soul) they gave electric performances. Statham remembers that this group of musicians was the friendliest band he had played in. In the fall of 1969 he enrolled at the University of Victoria with a major in Philosophy. (Regina) Canada / Saskatchewan / Regina. 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. Recalls Montague: I do remember a TV appearance in Yorkton, Sask. Concerts in Regina | Guestpectacular They headlined a four-band concert the first rock concert at Reginas newly-opened Centre of the Arts in early September 1970. Donnie agreed. Montague also recalls: Often on Saturday nights The Lords from Edmonton would come into town in their smartly converted bright red school bus (they looked full-time), had touches of brass, with sax by the keyboard player, and were LOUD, MAN!!. I used to dance with my girl friend at the time to his music there and like to think I introduced The Twist there. We had a four bedroom house booked for the week. 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. This is borne out by their exceptional repertoire. 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.. Margaret Taylor (nee Kalina), a teenager in 1966, who was studying at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Regina (later to become a professional violinist in Vancouver) recalls them with evident delight: It was all about going to the YMCA on Friday nights for live music. The repertoire consisted almost exclusively of rhythm and Blues James Brown, Jerry Butler, and Sam Cooke. Stop and startimproviseThey were all willing to let me muck around. 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. The band broke out into vocal music after that. They assembled for rehearsals in Edmonton in November and December of 1967, played a number of engagements at Zorbas and Sylvan Lake, and then took off for Quebec. We went to the legendary Cheetah, originally a 1940s big band dancehall in older downtown Chicago, where at this time nobody danced but filled the hardwood floor sitting on their bums to hear Janis Joplin and Big Brother and The Holding Company. Lewis was known in our world on the radio for playing piano instrumentals or catchy tunes in party background sounds [such as The In Crowd]. 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. At age 12, I joined the RLJB concert/marching in both performance and competition. Hill/L. Two Saskatchewan groups were on stage for the first hour, and both showed distinctive styles. Our hotel room was large and had a turntable with the furniture; they came up to hear the record (Chess had provided us with an acetate copy) as we had finished the mixing on the second day They crashed overnight we were all gentlemen.In the morning taking them back to theircar, they showed us the then famous corner brick building where the guy had kidnapped the seven student nurses in their apartment and over a few days murdered them all. Nobody really had much studio experience in those days so we were all just kids wingin it with whatever resources were at hand at the station.