Vargo, an expatriate Hungarian, was a well-known figure in Regina as a musician, promoter, booking agent, manager, and later club owner. 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.. As was almost mandatory at this time, The Andantes secured sponsorship from a local radio station in their case, CKCK. Announcing the show at a press conference Wednesday, Michael Wood, executive director of the centre, said the only restriction would be that shoes must be worn by people attending the show . 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. Their timing left much to be desired though. Donnie, Kenny and I were the showmen, Daryl was by nature reserved, and Gerry just looked cool. It was good for both musicians and audiences not so good for the Andantes. The Chevrons then tried to break into the Montreal music scene. 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. Into this healthy atmosphere, The Andantes saga begins with two Regina-based brothers, Don (born 1949) and Daryl (born 1951) Gutheil. On the saxophone is 18-year-old Bill Amon and playing the organ is John Griffin, also 18. Gary has performed in three Shriners concerts as a guest artist. 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. Phew, we had that taken care of. Fusion they did it all: rock, funk, jazz, blues, latin. We had a lot of material. In 1957 they joined the Regina Lions Junior Band (from here on in just RLJB). The group has a wealth of experience going for them and are easily the tops in their field in this part of the country. Just really talented. Theyve recorded one record to date which they hope will be released soon; have another planned for later on; and are also formulating plans for a long play album in the fall. And as an unintentional afterthought he administered the kiss of death: If anything parents will go for them in a big way. Statham recalls of Confederation they were fabulous, tight Their direct connection to The Dynamics paid dividends. He notes I was nervous as shit, but when it was overwhat a buzz! The Leader-Post wrote approvingly: Oh yes. Montague: Howard Green rings a bell, but it was Terry David Mulligan whom we were most familiar with. They were told that they would have to be on stage for an audition one half hour after telephoning for information. Whenever they held a battle of the bands, the Andantes always, always won! The Loner (N. Young) They gave one the choice of Sing-a-long or Swing-a-long. Another new club that did live up to its hype was the Crickets Chirp at 2422 Eleventh Avenue. New York City, Sydney and Brisbane, contained a large central theatre and concert hall-cum-ballroom. Daryl Gutheil thus was finally brought into the lineup doubling on trumpet and rhythm guitar. Not an elegant location. 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. One of the bands all-time favorite places to play on the tour was The Rathskeller in Coeur dAlene. Knights of Columbus members dressed in uniform for ball held at the Trianon Ballroom, Regina. Recalls Daryl: We were contracted Monday to Saturday but I think we only played the first 2 or 3 nights. It was obvious he was Reginas top front man. Its not a secret when I tell it to you 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. Describes Statham: Gary and Don liked the pop stuff. I had played a lot of the same tunes with my other bands, so that might explain it. They then doubled back to Winnipeg where they played at Js Discotheque on October 11, and headed back west to play the Monte Carlo Night at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on October 24th. Montague and Gutheil played together in an unnamed and short-lived band in either Grade 7 or 8 at Athabasca Elementary School. It was during this period that Statham got to know Bob Deutscher. In order to explain the melodies, he sang them out in a booming voice. (Kenny you silly bugger.) Debbie Medland, a senior at Central Collegiate, wrote in the column Dateline Regina beside individual head shots: Rated tops among some thirty rock-n-roll bands, The Andantes have never lost a band battle [perhaps she was not aware of their placings in the 1965 and 1966 Regina band battles], toot two trumpets for a Tijuana flavor, try not to let the band interfere with homework (four are in high school, one works). We ran him down at work, if I remember in the mens clothing department at The Bay or Sears. I encourage you to write more about Regina. It was managed by three single mothers: Annie McIntyre and her two daughters Jackie George and Lollie Goss. The Leader-Post mentioned their short, but sweet set (repeated several times over several performances) on Page 1: Singer Bobby Goldsboro, a grandstand entertainer until the end of the week made his first Regina appearance and was a big hit. A tap had been turned on, and it has actually never stopped. The Rats, now famous all over the Northwest started out as a malt shop, which it still is, if you count malt beverages. Regina hipsters were in heaven. He recalls his introduction to the drums: I grew up playing across the street as kids with Vaughn and Valery Hogg. Twenty Nine One Nighters (B. Deutscher) 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. The Trianon Ballroom - Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Many were the brawls between the uniformed soldiers and the civilians in zoot suits, all to the musical stylings of Mart Kenney, Don Messer, and Walter Budd and the Blossoms. As idyllic as it appeared, there was one uncomfortable development. Edwards made sure there was a signed contract, which I recollect was for $250 for the two nights. TourDateSearch.com: Rock Tour Date Search Engine. He did not go lightly I might say. 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 was later spread evenly over the band members faces and clothes. The second annual Hi-Y Day dance featured only The Andantes (aside from the crowning of the Hi-Y king and queen), and all proceeds from the dance went towards the YWCA building fund. Saskatchewan sweetheart Loreen Church found that most of her time was taken up with signing autographs. Firstly there was the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam generally known as MOBE. The growing mutual respect and friendship between the Andantes and Don Edwards gave rise to an amazing second recording opportunity. Although it was meant to be laudatory, it painted them as earnest slightly-behind-the-times, and nerdy. Concerts in Regina | Guestpectacular At the same time he also played in a strict country band called The Western Rhythm Boys. I was 18 and underage, so I spent my breaks in a small room apart from the main club area; that was a little depressing. The issue faded either from Gerrys interest (he got the point?) As he describes the flow I always had songs, still do. Well, lets put it this way he was diminutive driving around town in his pretentious big black limo, AND in the chair behind the desk in front of us. While there he oversaw the taping of all the Chess Records jazz and blues artists until Chess opened their own studio in 1958. It was built in 1930 by J.P. Simpson as The Trianon. It had a nude woman in an art nouveau style, kind of like Aubrey Beardsley which was very popular at the time. I adopted the drum solo off of Sandy Nelsons Let There Be Drums (he has been credited with turning the drums into a solo instrument), and called my solo the same. Most of the band were placated by Edwards assurances. Saturday afternoon dances at the Y we and other bands played often. 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. We all sang and all played instruments. Stan and Peaker on the other hand wanted to stay in Quebec, and so the band split. 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. Mick Grainger demo We did a lot of tough material a lot of Chicago, Sons of Champlin, McCoys, Buckinghams. I ordered their album when I got back to Regina. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. We provide the entertainment on the CBCs Through the Eyes of Tomorrow this Sundayits sort of a teen-aged W5, said Padwick Their recording, which will be heard on the Sunday TV program, was composed by Fraser and Yuditsky. 1 Mama. (Regina) Canada / Saskatchewan / Regina. He even met and talked with Fireballs guitarist George Tomsco at the Uptown Caf (A real highlight!). As he predicted, there sadly were no riots, no vandalism, and no rampant marijuana use. Certain groups kept coming back to entertain Reginans: the Buddy Knox Group, Gene Dlouhy (from Esterhazy, SK. As Gutheil describes: My dad had worked with the guy who owned the hall there, Paul Perry, in the 1940s and 50s. Intrepid we were. No Producer There seemed to be musicians everywhere. The Pride Of Regina - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Engineer: Malcolm Chisholm But another group protested that they did not fill in a proper application form. Vancouver Jazz Quartet is one. 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. A troubled relationship with Schlegel had been percolating for some time. We played 6 nights and Saturday matinee every week all summer. On Sunday, a concert that could become an annual event in Regina, will be held at the new Education Building on Regina Campus, beginning at 9 p.m. The young people of today are not all destined to go up in a cloud of peculiar smoke he joked. Even at that young age, Grainger had an innate feel for the structure of music and others recognized it. The Andantes schedule in January and February of 1969 was relatively busy. The four bands played a six hour concert into the wee hours of the morning. Rothecker also recalls that Deutscher stood out: We were all pretty young then, so Bobs reputation hadnt been established yet, but any time we played he was the focal point of the group, and it was obvious to anyone who watched us play that he was going to be well known in this city and province. Along with the loud music came all the other related conduct. Someone got up out of the blue and punched in Todays Fool on the jukebox! With the start of a new year, the band decided to try and make their first dent in the American market. A couple of doors down was a stylish boutique full of expensive hippy clothing and jewelry. On stage they attacked their numbers with a professional air. He replied in is funny cherubic way, I just wanted to make top band We all had a laugh. Montague recalls: Sometime after the first little guys band, I have this fleeting memory of following an A Band afternoon practice; I was walking back into the church to pickup my sticks before going home. That year the Chess brothers lured Chisholm away from Universal to become their chief engineer. Deutscher relates that it looked like a lecture hall that probably seated 200 people. They also opened for John Denver at Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin. Not only did it then provide an appropriate venue for visiting groups such as the 49th Parallel and the Guess Who, but made a point of showcasing Regina bands like the White Knights, and the Checkerlads. However, it quickly acquired additional importance by hosting weddings, bingos, conventions and fashion shows. There were large canvas tarps to protect the floor from the equipment of the bands, laid into the corner, so three bands could set-up either wing, across the gym to the right from the double entrance doors in the middle. Ken Leonards parents were concerned to the point where they did not want him to go. But it was a piece. 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. Clipping found in The Leader-Post in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on Mar 11, 1977. 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. on 13th Avenue. Vaughn, I found out, had been with the Regina Lions Junior Bands system for two years. I considered myself more a tunesmith than performing musician. All of us could sing lead and harmonies. That always got a cheer! They even shared a double-header gig with The Dynamics at the Mousetrap Night Club on December 28, 1967. Dance card for an evening at the Trianon Ballroom in Regina, Saskatchewan. He sang with [us] for a short while, although a lot of our fans didnt like his style (they werent used to R & B/soul singing). Groups such as the Sugar n Spice from Winnipeg or the New Christy Minstrels from the United States have appeared in Regina for dances and concerts. Ron Sakamoto was a well-liked and respected, dapper and noted by the ladies, good looking young man about town a few years older than us. There was a momentary panic when, unpacking at the hotel, they discovered that someone had stolen their hard-earned cache of money. Anticipation of further violence started to increase as preparations were made for the national convention of the Democratic Party to nominate their candidate for the presidency. 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. Lots after a particularly emotional time, and probably more internally generated than external At first, it may have been motivated by a desire to make it, but that passed. 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. With its springy, white-maple . 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. So, on the Chicago trip it was D&D, me, Dinni and Gerry. contains two tracks: Oh Baby (D. Gutheil/D. When we got into the Canadian Shield region, wed been only dry climate boys from the prairies and were bloody whacked by the heat and humidity wed never experiencedand so when we crossed the border into the states we pulled over and got beer.a lot of beer cases of cans most of which we managed to cram into the trunk (a rented 68 Chev towing a U Haul full of gear) amid all the gut-boxes, guitars, horns and keyboard. Visually, I could stop the beads of my drums sticks even on the high hat just before they would hit the drums and the cymbals. Its called Two by Two and we think itll sell, said Padwick. At one point, in People Get Ready, the Fudge changed mood. King, and then Michael Bloomfield of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. It is an unappreciated 1960s total gem a glorious slice of punkish psychedelia with vocals mixed well under a grinding fuzz-tone guitar. They had hit a wall, were tired of their own repertoire, tired of each other, and simply stopped wanting to perform together. The Rolling Stones, recorded Satisfaction, in Studio B, right where we were sitting. In order to work in these clubs they must play a watered-down commercial type music. Their harmony was incredible when Bob and I joined, it likely gave them a little more maturity as well as a little more soul and drive. He remembers: Kelly Crowe was my partner, and he drummed up the business. He was also co-owner of Hal's, now Kotche's, another famous dance hall during World War II. Originally from New York, they started the school of thunderous, ponderous, dramatic and sometimes overwrought rock. 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. Theres a brother combination too. Finally, they stood out because of their preppy appearance. With a couple of small gaps, he would remain with them until 1973. So good looking and so nice. That autumn saw a number of impressive touring acts stop in Regina. 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. Romero had made a name for himself a few years earlier by writing Hippy Hippy Shake a tune popularized by the Liverpool band Swinging Blue Jeans.
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