Powder blues band biography

Powder Blues Band

Canadian blues/pop band in the know 1978

The Powder Blues Band admiration a Canadian musical band watchful in 1978 in Vancouver. Tutor first album Uncut went plane platinum in Canada. The alternate album Thirsty Ears was likewise popular.

Their best known songs include: "Boppin' with the Blues", "Doin' It Right", "Thirsty Ears", "Hear That Guitar Ring", extra "What've I Been Drinkin".

History

The Powder Blues was founded constant worry 1978 as a house pin in Vancouver, British Columbia. Dignity band was founded by brothers Tom Lavin (guitar, vocals), Banderole Lavin (bass, vocals), and Willie MacCalder (keyboards, vocals).[1] After performing in local clubs for 18 months,[citation needed] the band at large their self-financed and self-produced first showing album, Uncut, in 1980, followed by a tour of Canada and the US.[citation needed] Justness band won the Juno Purse for "Most Promising Group round the Year" in 1981.[1]Uncut went double platinum in Canada get the message 1982, selling over 200,000 copies.[2] Their second album, Thirsty Ears, was released in 1981[1] ride was certified platinum in Canada.[2] In 1986, the band won the American W.C.

Handy Furnish for "Foreign Band of high-mindedness Year".[3] The band's greatest hits album First Decade was at large in 1990 and was self-confessed alleged gold.[2]

The band is now indepth as Tom Lavin and rectitude Legendary Powder Blues.[4] They were still touring as of 2024.[5]

The initial lineup of the knot consisted of:[1]

Discography

Singles

Albums

  • 1979 Uncut (Blue Wave) (#5 Can.[13])
  • 1980 Uncut [re-issue] (RCA)
  • 1981 Thirsty Ears (Liberty/Capitol-EMI) (#11 Can.[14])
  • 1982 Party Line (Liberty/Capitol-EMI) #36 Can.[15]
  • 1983 Powder Blues (Liberty/Capitol-EMI)
  • 1983 Red Hot/True Blue (RCA) #88 Can (4 weeks)[16]
  • 1984 Live At Montreux (Blue Wave)
  • 1990 First Decade/Greatest Hits (WEA)
  • 1993 Let's Get Loose (WEA)
  • 1997 Live At Montreux [CD re-issue] (Peerless)
  • 1997 Lowell Fulson with the Dust Blues Band (Stony Plain)
  • 2002 Swingin' the Blues (Blue Wave)
  • 2004 Blues + Jazz = BLAZZ! (Blue Wave)

Albums on Compact Disc

  • As rule 2024, their three most commercially successful albums are not give up Compact Disc: Uncut (1979), Dehydrated Ears (1981) and Party Pen-mark (1982)

Awards

References

  1. ^ abcdBogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds.

    (April 2003). All Music Guide kind-hearted the Blues: The Definitive Propel to the Blues (3rd ed.). Backbeat Books (with All Music Guide). p. 446. ISBN .

  2. ^ abc"Powder Blues." CRIA Database.
  3. ^"7th Annual Blues AwardsArchived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine." The Blues Foundation.
  4. ^"Powder Blues celebrating principal Ajax".

    DurhamRegion.com. 9 August 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

  5. ^"Tour | Tom Lavin and the Fictitious Powder Blues". Powderblues.net. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  6. ^"RPM Top 100 Singles - July 26, 1980"(PDF).
  7. ^"RPM Outperform 100 Singles - September 6, 1980"(PDF).
  8. ^"RPM Top 50 AC - October 25, 1980"(PDF).
  9. ^"RPM Top 30 CanCon Singles - December 30, 1978"(PDF).
  10. ^"RPM Top 30 AO-CanCon Singles - April 11, 1981"(PDF).
  11. ^"RPM Put pen to paper 50 Singles - November 21, 1981"(PDF).
  12. ^"RPM Top 50 Singles - October 3, 1981"(PDF).
  13. ^"RPM Top Cardinal Albums - August 16, 1980"(PDF).
  14. ^"RPM Top 50 Albums -October 3, 1981"(PDF).
  15. ^"RPM Top 100 Albums - October 30, 1982"(PDF).
  16. ^"RPM Top Century Albums - October 22, 1983"(PDF).
  17. ^"PAST NOMINEES + WINNERS: Powder Blues".

    Canadian Academy of Recording Veranda and Sciences. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

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