At age 19 he went to New York City to study theology. Montague: Howard Green rings a bell, but it was Terry David Mulligan whom we were most familiar with. Don Gutheil had another musical cohort in boyhood friend Gary Montague. Tripping the light fantastic at Seattle's Trianon Ballroom, 'Cupid's Headquarters' By Jean Sherrard. They were also in demand for dances at the downtown Y.M.C.A. Someone got up out of the blue and punched in Todays Fool on the jukebox! In June the Andantes reassembled, and worked up new material. Stan and Peaker on the other hand wanted to stay in Quebec, and so the band split. Twenty Nine One Nighters(B. Deutscher) And the gig went really wellsurprisingly. Well brought up boys! Deutscher sang a ragged Twist and Shout gaining himself a formidable reputation amongst musical circles. Deutscher) 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. It was open not just to Canadian audience members, it was open to Canadian bands, mostly from Alberta and British Columbia. Early in 1969 both bands Andantes and Greasy Mixture folded and were playing out their engagements. Montague in particular had been looking for his type of music throughout the 1960s never quite finding it: To be honest (oh horrors/scandal!) Item R-B14375 - Prairie Sons at CKCK Radio Regina; Item R-B14376 - Slim Wilson and the Prairie Sons perform while riding on a float, advertising for Kern Farm Equipment, in the Regina Exhibition Parade; Item R-B14377 - Calvert's Festival Ball - Trianon Ballroom; Item R-B14378 - Prairie Caravan playing in the basement of the General Hospital for . Indeed they went on to lead bands such as Wascana, Witness, Streetheart, Crowcuss, Tokan, Presto Tango, and The Don Young Orchestra. 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. A birthday cake was presented to Lynn Stokes, a member of the Thin Red Line, who was 23 Wednesday. My cousin Fred Taylor and I got our musical education by standing outside on summer or winter nights listening to bands like Bill Haley, the Fendermen and others. 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. There seemed to be musicians everywhere. He and Ken could have given the Righteous Brothers a real run for their money.. Im majoring in English and drama. Max Yuditsky, 18, plays the lead guitar while Vern Fraser, 22, is the singer for the group. The city could boast of a recording studio as well. Personnel: Don Gutheil, Dinny Wilkie, Gary Montague, Gerry Schlegel, Daryl Gutheil, 3. demo The solo would built up slowly exposing the tones of each drum, and then climb in crescendo all the way up into a long-drawn-out blinding flurry of sticks and beats all over the drums with the bass drum on a driving straight 4/4. Clipping found in The Leader-Post in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on Mar 11, 1977. Chic-A-Go C-001 (TM-2971) 2:56 Until.the first album by Blood, Sweat and Tears [The Child Is Father to the Man] was released. Daryl was considered too young he remembers: I was looking for a position. Required fields are marked *. Chic-A-Go C-001 (TM-2970) 2:58 It could comfortably house at least 500 dancing couples, but most summer weekends it far exceeded that number. The issue faded either from Gerrys interest (he got the point?) 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. It had a nude woman in an art nouveau style, kind of like Aubrey Beardsley which was very popular at the time. It was the social centre for all returned soldiers, soldiers on leave, or recruits at Reginas air force training school. Very early on the respective talents of the groups founders became evident. But it was a piece. Mick Grainger demo I Need a Rest From The Music version 2 (M. Grainger) I agreed that if he got us a gig, wed give it a try. Get the Rush Setlist of the concert at Trianon Ballroom, Regina, SK, Canada on October 2, 1975 from the Caress of Steel Tour and other Rush Setlists for free on setlist.fm! Perry realized that the resort demographic was changing, and to keep the hall going, he needed to bring in ensembles that played teenage music. So, on the Chicago trip it was D&D, me, Dinni and Gerry. The first and most prominent Trianon opened December 6, 1922 in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, and was marketed as "The World's Most Beautiful Ballroom". This time The Andantes were eliminated because they didnt belong to a musicians union. Dinni was the guy I knew besthe and I spent a lot of time together. segment was shot), the Kin Rock Festival in North Battleford on June 28, and Woodtick in Saskatoon on August 16th. 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. This was a short-lived band although they garnered a certain amount of fame by appearing a number of times on the legendary local television program Teen Tempo. Regina hipsters were in heaven. Todays Fool was designated the A side and rightly so. 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. 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. on 13th Avenue. Deutschers musical career can truly be said to have started in 1962. Even the drum solo was flat. 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. It was also the only club to give the Andantes their first club date on January 28th. Deutscher in particular started on a writing spree turning out songs such as Twenty Nine One Nighters, Patience, and Blues No. Pickens/J. Concerts in Regina | Guestpectacular The Andantes played there on a regular basis. 2 1974-1981, Dodem by Zoon | New Album, Bekka Maiingan, Matt Costa To Release Katabatic Flight Film Featuring Self-Produced and Written Score. It is an uptempo pop song about a slightly defensive young man who, after considerable turmoil in his relationship with an independent girl, feels once again secure in her loyalty. He was happy with it so we came out and played the whole summer as the house band. ADVERTISING THAT PATRONS would "trip the light fantastic," the legendary Trianon Ballroom, designed by architect Warren H. Milner, opened its doors on May 20, 1927, at Third Avenue and Wall. It all seems so harmless now as nothing was showing. Gutheil remembers: There were cops everywhere. He notes I was nervous as shit, but when it was overwhat a buzz! It was during this summer that Gutheil adopted the instrument for which he would become known: I started playing keyboards that same summer. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Just really talented. We heard Fred was a songwriter and I remember him coming into the dressing room and performing (a cappella) some of his stuff for us. Daryl probably popped the next one in Donnys ear because I think he said it just before I did, Andante. They explored the world of western twang and polkas for small rural town dances around southern Saskatchewan. In order to explain the melodies, he sang them out in a booming voice. 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. Blues No. R.P.M. That always got a cheer! They even shared a double-header gig with The Dynamics at the Mousetrap Night Club on December 28, 1967. But another group protested that they did not fill in a proper application form. From 1932 on, it was run by the Sneath family, first Isaac and then his son Ross. The group has recorded in Chicago and has played on several shows with other groups including Vanilla Fudge.. 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! So good looking and so nice. In the interim Deutscher substituted a number of times for Gerry Schlegel in The Andantes. Donnie and I both jumped on him to close it. 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. It started its advance into the jazz-rock field in February 1968. Into this healthy atmosphere, The Andantes saga begins with two Regina-based brothers, Don (born 1949) and Daryl (born 1951) Gutheil. There was smoke everywhere, and NOT cigarette smoke!. Again Statham: Paddy brought in Jimmy Mann as sort of a musical advisor. We prided ourselves on doing pretty good harmonies, but when we finally did see the Andantes, they were doing four-part harmonies, and it was real obvious why all the fuss. Sams Go Go Club operated with a different philosophy an ongoing string of one-nighters, and mostly local bands. As well, they were quick off the mark in appreciating Ray Davies and the Kinks Well Respected Man and You Really Got Me became crowd pleasers. she was an affable, petite, quiet girl with a remarkably unique voice and stylings brilliantbut we felt we could cut each musician man for man in the Holding Company. One of the bands all-time favorite places to play on the tour was The Rathskeller in Coeur dAlene. Recalls Montague: being a brand new pop band we needed a guitar playerduh, not found in the Regina Lions Bands. My grandmother who was the head of the family ran the business and never advertised. He did not leave his drumming behind though in the next five years he would gig with two local bands Tea Bag and Touch, and guest on a project with a then relatively unknown folksinger by the name of Valdy. This Leader-Post article was a ray of light in an otherwise dark period. It was an hour in which the music seldom let up, until after the final eight minutes of You Keep Me Hanging On. Put up with us for a second, Tim Bogert, bass guitarist, told the crowd as the group was adjusting its equipment. It was not because of bad behavior though they were not surly, contemptuous, bad-tempered, or threatening in any way to western civilization. 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. TourDateSearch.com: Thu, Jun 19, 1975 at Trianon Ballroom in Regina, SA In the Autumn of 1969, the Andantes had a small promotional pamphlet printed up to advertise their new lineup. In the beginning starting out a kids, Donny made sure I watched this new band from Liverpool on The Ed Sullivan Show. And while the fact of his living on the prairies affected his writing, it was never to the fore: the impact of where I lived surfaced more subtly in landscape references and feels to the song., The chief characteristics of Graingers songwriting were that it was bountiful, consistent, exploratory and never forced. Statham, described by Montague as a fine gritty-rich guitar player studying to be a commercial artist, a soft spoken, intelligent, quietly humoured, tall, dark and handsome dude with a clean shaven heavy dark shadow, dressed in a smart black suit, was poached from another popular Regina band called Confederation. The Grand Trianon, the Petit Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet are open every day except Mondays from 12 pm to 6.30 pm (April to October) or from 12 pm to 5.30 pm (November to March). 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. Personnel: Don Gutheil, Don Young, Bob Deutscher, Daryl Gutheil Spinning Wheel (D.C. Thomas) He knew they were going to be huge, before they hit North American radio stations. She directed us downstairs which was basically an empty basement, cement floor and walls, with an old wooden office desk and chair off in one end, a phone and some errant papers on it with Joe sitting behind looking like he wasnt up to much perhaps just waiting for us. But apparently somebody already had the name. He remembers: Kelly Crowe was my partner, and he drummed up the business. Vargo, an expatriate Hungarian, was a well-known figure in Regina as a musician, promoter, booking agent, manager, and later club owner. Features advertisements for the Cameo Caf and Checker Cabs on the back. Free of high school now, they became full-time professional musicians. The three began their training together in the Lions Band. He returned to Regina and again hooked up with Don Young to form a three piece band known as the Greasy Mixture (an unappealing throwaway line from an American commercial for hair straightening product). They took this opportunity very seriously and wanted to record unique and top notch material. While we were performing, he would come back to me indicating to give him an extra stick, which I did. Recalls Montague: I do remember a TV appearance in Yorkton, Sask. He explains they were already quite professional for their ages: Actually, being Regina Junior Band A Band alumni, Donnie, Daryl, Kenny and I were experienced contestants in both concert and marching band competitions. Don and Daryl have also taken some singing training. As it happened there was no problem. However, cymbals move particularly when theyre crashed. The phone rang. Dont get me wrong the obvious genius of the Beatles grew more and more on me. I worked at Studio 3 on-and-off in the early 1970s as an assistant to engineer Tapio Suo-Antilla, known as Tap. Knights of Columbus at Trianon Ballroom . I thought his guitar playing was brilliant. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. She gave some insight into the schedule and musical tastes of the band: The original members of the group, Gary and Don, started the band about three years ago. Party In The Country (B. Deutscher) This was barely one week before the Democratic Party Convention, and there was no mistaking the tension. The Andantes were literally handed a group of new and interesting songs to play that no other band had access to, while Graingers reputation within the Saskatchewan musical community was positively glowing they were a band that had the chops to take the songs to a higher level both from a musical and exposure perspective., The Andantes participated in a much more professional recording session in the summer of 1969. While there was no doubt they were still at the top of the heap, a number of up and coming musicians and re-arrangements of the mid-60s musicians gave rise to such deeper conciousness ensembles as Blue State of Mind, Shatter Ring, the Taliesyn, the Transmigrated Soul, Joy Street, The Unwritten Document, and Graingers new band The Sound of One Hand Clapping, as well as several directly drug-related bands The Hypnotic Spell, Blackwood Hash, Toke Revival and The Frenetic Illusion. The audition did not go welland so I started to concentrate on my graphic work instead., Montague has a slightly different memory: Donny told me he got a call and Dinni and Ray had quit. Read more about Trianon Ballroom - Regina; University of Regina Student Union. It opened on February 12th with a double-header including the Ook-Piks and the Dynamics. They left Chicago somewhat culture-shocked, but happy with their recording, on the Monday. In 1963 however he heard the siren call of rock and roll and formed The Chevrons already alluded to. We explained what we were up to and possible dates; if he could arrange a gig(s) and if that worked out perhaps we could work together again. We issued the single ourselves and picked the name Chi-ca-go just to highlight the fact that wed recorded in the big city. A promising new club Arthurs in the swanky Hotel Saskatchewan was brought to the attention of Reginas music fans through a series of newspaper ads Join the Swingers. The Club 62 Andantes took the top prize. While performing the song Treat Her Right, Phil Stan deliberately included a profane word referring to a verboten part of a womans anatomy. Don Edwards was actually from Kankakee, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. Really well done article. Ken was one of 120 musicians chosen from Canada and the United States to tour Europe a year ago. Hi-Y Clubs were youth organizations under the general guidance of the YMCA/YWCA. They were all great guys. Saturday afternoon dances at the Y we and other bands played often. The first two sort-of rock and roll bands (they also played rockabilly and polkas) in Regina both started in 1957. Regina's historic buildings and precincts - Wikipedia Eric Clapton). By this point their progress was clear to all. The Fudge has 4,500 pounds of equipment which did not arrive in Regina.instead a setwas pieced together by renting some pieces from Arcade Music Centre, and borrowing other pieces from The Great Flood.Despite the unfamiliar equipment, the Fudge encountered few problems. 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. The recording session on August 16th passed quickly no more than four hours, even though there were numerous overdubs. The next day was spent mixing in the studio. The Andantes schedule in January and February of 1969 was relatively busy. Formerly the site of the Trianon Ballroom, a popular dance venue for many decades before its closure and demolition. It was during this period that Statham got to know Bob Deutscher. But that was not necessarily a problem. Love- Itis/Opportunity (H. Scales- A. Vance/D. Edwards made sure there was a signed contract, which I recollect was for $250 for the two nights. Trianon Ballroom. The Trianon Ballroom was the name given to a number of ballrooms in cities during America's big-band era. Again Montague recalls; Who anyway during that period coming from a mid-sized city on the Canadian prairies, really could comprehend the likes of a large American metropolis? But, we dont know how many, if anybody, actually noticed it. Victor Aloysius Meyers (September 7, 1897 - May 28, 1991) [1] was an American jazz bandleader and politician. I remember the rent was $15 a night; we just hung out in Spokane and partied for the rest of the week. The owners have estimated that as many as 1200 have jammed the tavern in a single day. for reasons of any possible copyright dispute, and for basic honesty. I became known as the drummer and leader I assumed the logistics, policies, booking (the home phone going off my fathers business during the day, the Andantes business during the evening), handling of all monies, renting vehicles and trailers, etc. "On October 2, 1975, Rush played with the Queen City Kids at the Trianon Ballroom in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada for the Caress Of Steel tour." Bandmate Rothecker recalls: After playing a few dances with the group I realized that we needed somebody in the group who understood chord structure. As he recalls: I was self-taught, although in the beginning I had a few lessons from a neighbour by the name of Jerry Nessit. The ceilings were only seven or eight feet high, much too low for proper acoustics, but they had a decent old school echo chamber an actual room at the back, under the stairs, about 1010 with lacquered concrete walls. However we had something else they were so clean cut, polite and polished whereas we were down and dirty more rhythmic. The religious aspect of the organization was downplayed, but was evident in the pledge. According to reporter Bob Hughes: Membership in the Hi-YU requires extra work, obviously and taking a pledge, A member must pledge to create, maintain and extend, throughout the home, school and community, high standards of Christian character, and to stand together on the platform of clean speech, clean sports, clean scholarship and clean living.. They returned home to play one night at Reginas Mousetrap, a short-lived club owned by none other than Vargo. There were only eight channels, as I recall. The event introduced the band to a huge cross-section of Regina high school students, and considerably increased their core fan base. at the 1st Annual Big Band Battle Blast held in the YMCA gym. A much more famous ensemble by that name already existed. It was claimed that it along with its sister Rat establishment in Moscow, Idaho dispensed more beer than any other tavern west of the Mississippi River during their years of operation. Gutheil/K. By the early 1920s, several recent dance crazes had begun to make dancing more popular than ever among Chicagoans. contains 1 track: Happy Love Day (M. Grainger), 8. rehearsal In May 1967 Montagues mother, who had been battling cancer for several months, passed away. However the first stars in Saskatchewan rock were Joe Vargo and the Dynamics. Even with limited club dates, the band became very popular very fast in the first half of 1966. Unless You Care featured a prominent 12 string guitar and Deutscher did not have one. Donnie, Kenny and I were the showmen, Daryl was by nature reserved, and Gerry just looked cool. It was midday around the lunch counter, just my father and I. They stressed their ties to their hometown: The Confederation do not plan to vacate Regina if their record sells well. I still remember the game we got into with the younger, quiet-by-nature Daryl hanging out the window with the other guys in the back holding his legs, trying to nail the road signs going by with empty cans of American beer. Montague: One day he received a call from Joe Vargo. system. What emerged was that he was a music agent named Don Edwards hailing from the Chicago area wanting to start an agency in Regina Did we have an agent and/or were we interested? Straight up I advised him that in my opinion if he kept it honest he would clean up in this town. .I told Don we would not sign any contracts, but that if he did right by us, wed do right by him. could report that Saturday night in Regina usually means a trip to the Trianon for the hipsters who dance to the Radio 13 Impalas group sponsored by CJME. 1966 saw a massive increase in second wave pop group bookings. Upon leaving high school, Statham started working as a staff photographer for the Moose Jaw Times Herald. by Dave Nathan. Engineer: Wayne Allen Owned by local music fans Dewayne Dament and Gerry Arnusch, it was located at 1217 Broad Street. The Trianon started to get a reputation for the not-so-friendly competition for eligible young girls. At least on the surface, they did not appear to want to dishonor anyones daughter. Your email address will not be published. Our guitarist Gerry Schlegel had a song called Lady which we wanted to record, but we werent really actively writing songs. The Spokane engagement the following week was not as satisfying. Senior citizen's residential high-rise. I could get pretty bored with playing, but putting tunes together was always a buzz for me! The Loner (N. Young) 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. I made sure Fred was credited on the label as the writer (who knows, what if something actually came of all of this?) Their favorite numbers include People Get Ready, Its a Monday Kind of Tuesday, Up, Up and Away, and By the Time I Get To Phoenix. 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. The other group were the Youth International Party better known as the Yippies. It was a great sound I remember that it was solid. One of these unknowns was Bob Dylan, with whom Popovichi played guitar. Montague: Wed hoped for a quick transition, as bands must. Driving into the heart of Chicago was akin to arriving on a foreign planet. Carpenters were erecting a stage in the far corner as the interview continued. Unfortunately that didnt happen I dont remember it being particularly well attended at all. Trianon Ballrooms - Wikipedia document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Click here and subscibe to our newsletter! Rush at Trianon Ballroom on Regina, Canada on tour Fly by Night . The band broke out into vocal music after that. A founding member of The Andantes We didnt even have time to grieve, we had to scramble. I was stunned . Personnel: Don Gutheil, Ken Leonard, Gary Montague, Gerry Schlegel, Daryl Gutheil Hoping to capitalize on this trend, entrepreneur Andrew Karzas invested $1 million into the construction and promotion of a new dance hall on the city's . Up to this point I was playing guitar and some horns, but we wanted to expand the sound. Your email address will not be published. They took on as their manager Jimmy Mann, one time member of The Dynamics, and a not-so-innocent influence. Last year the concert played before astanding room only crowd in the Capitol Theatre. In short order he had consumed the instrument, singing songs with it,or picking notes with his left hand while blowing the trumpet in his right hand. We assumed Joe would have faced being black-balled. 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! Following the mixing session, they decided to do some sightseeing. As it happened, Ron was currently holding a battle of local bands over a number of days. 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. The present membership has been together for approximately five or six months. Filling out the power trio was bassist Vern Hoffert, a one-time member of the White Nights. Many of us at Regina College met at Genes on the Way were his hamburgers cost a bit more but it was a hip place. Well, we sent one to a church where we were playing, and they said uh uh, NO! So we quickly did another one a closeup of a womans face like Alphonse Mucha. He seemed like a very smart and personable guy. 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. As was almost mandatory at this time, The Andantes secured sponsorship from a local radio station in their case, CKCK.
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