The memoir and this site wouldn’t exsist but for all the Hamilton muscians I played with over the years and a few out of towners. This include the following musicians heard on various tunes on this site:

Guitarists: Steve Bannon, Steve Caskenette, Ron Copple. Phil Cott, Jack deKeyser, Trevor Eastman Sr., Jim Gallard, Rick Golka, Earl Johnson, Lance Keirnan, John Larocca, John Lewis and from out of town John Till, Stratford

Drummers: Claude Desroches, Pat Finnochhio, Richie Hodgson, Dave Klinko, Robert Latzer, John ‘Babe’ Miles and from out of town Jain Dickinson, Seattle, Washington, Ray Fennel, Guelph, Greg Zark, Buffalo,NY

Bass: Neil Nicafor

Keyboards: Paul Cronkwright, Keith Lindsay, Garnett Zimmerman

Harmonica: Billy Crompton, Buffalo, Jeff Baker, Toronto via the East Coast

Harmonica players and vocalists: Richard Newell, Michael Oddie, Willie Leigh, London, Ontario

On vocals and guitar: MIchael ‘OB’ O’Brien, Michael ‘Guitar Mikey’ McMillan

I also played with the Incredible Sons of Dr. Funk in 1966 with Dave Burt, lead guitar, Pat Sullivan, guitar & vocals, Ron Knapett, drums. In late fall of 1966 we joined St. Catharines’ Fraser Loveman recently of the British Modbeats as his backup band. In 1970 I was in Messenger with Keith Lindsay, keyboards, Mike Oddie, harmonica & vocals, Dave Klinko, drums, Earl Johnson, guitar.
Unfortunately we didn’t tape any gigs.

All great cats to play with!

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