Our promo poster from mid-1972. From left: Dave, Jerry, Fred
In 1971 I graduated early from high school and went on the road with this band after we made a single with one of Jerry's
songs and a classic. We were headquartered in Minnesota for most of a year and ranged around a four-or-five state area.
I returned to Seattle in late 1972 to go to college at Olympic. Jerry Hegarty - bass, vocals; Dave Swanlund - guitar, background vocals;
Fred Taylor - drums, background vocals. "I'm Walkin'" and its flip side, an original by Jerry called "Learning What It Is To Be Alone", were recorded at a studio in
Poulsbo, WA in late 1971. "Six Big Wheels" and "Release Me", were recorded in a studio in Minneapolis, MN July 1972.
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Robert Shangrow and The Facts Did You Ever 45 1985
Robert Shangrow is a very talented bassist and composer, with whom I made lots of music back in the day. Robert was a featured member of Sanctuary, performed on my first
album Court of Circe, and also engaged me from time to time in other endeavours. He called me to a recording session to do this original that
we had been performing live, and which later became the theme song for a live show we worked called "A Taste Of IT", which was a very strange,
EST-like 'personal improvement' seminar. Robert Shangrow-bass, vocals; Fred Taylor-drums; Murl Allen Sanders-Hammond organ; Richard Warner-saxophone.
Recorded at Crow Recording-Seattle by John Nelson in about 1985.
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CC Pinckney Jamila/Candee Girl 45
Clarence Pinckney 45 1984
Jamila (Candee Girl)
In 1984 my dear old friend Clarence "Pinky" Pinckney called me to do a record session for the flip side of his song about Jesse Jackson,
who ran for President that year. This is an instrumental version of his song "Candee Girl" that we used to do live in shows through the late
70s and 80s.
Clarence Pinckney-keys, sax, trumpet; Steve Bartlett-bass; Fred Taylor-drums.
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Sandi Pearse 45 A Side 1985
Sandi Pearse was a sweet-voiced country singer whose partner John English called me to play on this single. This is a lively
and humorous 'protest' song written by the pair; it was flip-sided with another original called "I Didn't Know". Recorded at
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The Rebecca Rosenberg Demo 2000
Rebecca Rosenberg is a young singer in Kirkland, WA with whom I worked in the late 1990s-early 2000s. We played frequently at the Grazie Restaurant in Bothell.
This was our regular performing group on this demo: Rebecca Rosenberg-vocals; Ed Weber-piano; Michael Glynn-bass, Fred Taylor-drums.
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Plumbarrie in 1982; from left: Carolyn Plumb, Barrie Russac
Among all the fine musicians and entertainers who were so popular in Pioneer Square in the late 70s and 80s, none was more so
than the music/comedy duo Plumbarrie. Carolyn and Barrie were accomplished instrumentalists and singers, and had a funny and very sophisticated act
that was a bit folk, a bit country, a lot of jazz, and a touch of caberet as well. When they decided to put out this very funny single, they approached
me to arrange the band and also to write a horn arrangement for one of the songs. This was a big regional hit.
Carolyn Plumb - vocals and coconuts; Barrie Russac - vocals, piano and guitar; B.D. Bassett - steel guitar; Mike Edwards-Alto Sax, Clarinet and Ferry Whistle;
Craig Lawrence-tenor sax and Ferry Whistle; Craig Schroeder-Trumpet, vocal harmony on 'Back in Seattle'; Larry Turner-bass;
Fred Taylor-drums, horn arrangements on 'I Got To Syncopate'
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