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:: Release Info:
::
:: Artist......> Gary Kendall
:: Title.......> Dusty and Pearl
:: Label.......> n/a
:: Genre.......> Blues
:: Rip.Date....> 02.01.2005
:: Street.Date.> 00.00.2004
:: Source......> CDDA
:: Quality.....> VBRkbps - Joint-Stereo
:: Play Time...> 54:47 min
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:: Track Listing:
::
:: 01. We'll Be Allright
:: 02. Work in
:: 03. Spread the Love
:: 04. All Dressed Up
:: 05. Don't Be Sad
:: 06. Sumkinda Sumthin
:: 07. Bluesona Slonite
:: 08. Savin' it Up for You
:: 09. Lucky at Love
:: 10. Night Creeper
:: 11. You Can't Be Lucky All the Time
:: 12. Grindin' Bump
:: 13. Thanks Alot
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:: Release Notes:
::
:: It all started in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the northern end of
:: Highway 61. Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan show in 1956 and
:: Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Sunnyland Slim on the CBC
:: documentary "The Blues" in 1962. Scanning the dial of an old
:: radio, late at night in a basement bedroom, looking for
:: exotic music from the south. This is how Gary Kendall`s
:: journey into the world of the Blues began. When other teenage
:: boys his age went to weekend dances to meet girls, he stood
:: off to the side watching the musicians on the bandstand. At
:: age sixteen, six months after acquiring his first pawn shop
:: electric guitar, he jumped at the chance to join a band
:: called The Countdowns and play bass. None of the other young
:: musicians wanted the bass players job, Gary just wanted to be
:: in a band. After making $20 at a Saturday night dance playing
:: rock n roll, his future occupation was secured. When the
:: mid-sixties brought the British Invasion, it was The Rolling
:: Stones that caught his ear and their music encouraged him to
:: dig a little deeper and buy records by artists who were
:: considered to be the first generation of the Blues. He joined
:: a band called The Shameful Minority with long time friend,
:: guitarist David Smyth. The record collection now included
:: Muddy Waters, Howlin` Wolf, Elmore James, Willie Dixon, B.B.
:: King, Little Walter, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and many
:: more.
::
:: In 1968, Gary Kendall moved to Toronto, the city he calls
:: home. By 1971, with The James Hartley Band, he was playing
:: Grossman`s Tavern and other blues bars in the Spadina/College
:: neighborhood where he lived. The Downchild Blues Band was at
:: the top of the local scene and he quickly became friends with
:: all the band members, brought together by a mutual respect
:: for the music. In 1974, playing in a basement bar beneath the
:: legendary Colonial Tavern with his own band, Dollars, a
:: friendship was struck with Muddy Waters guitarist, Bob
:: Margolin. Bob arranged for him to sit in with Muddy and the
:: band.
::
::
:: The privilege to play with one of his heros is something that
:: has stayed with him to this very day. A few months later the
:: basement bar brought in Sunnyland Slim, an artist first seen
:: on television with Muddy Waters back in 1962. He was thrilled
:: when his band was asked to back up Sunnyland and Bonnie
:: Bombshell for a week.
::
:: In late 1979 the opportunity to join The Downchild Blues Band
:: became a reality. The chance to play with old friends in one
:: of his favorite bands seemed like a dream come true. He
:: stayed until 1983, recording four albums, "We Deliver", "Road
:: Fever", Blood Run Hot" and "But, I`m On The Guest List". From
:: the mid-80`s to the early 90`s, Gary stayed off the road,
:: holding down a house gig at Toronto`s, Black Swan Tavern with
:: The Kendall Wall Blues Band. A group he formed with
:: ex-Downchild drummer Cash Wall and harmonica ace Jeff Baker.
:: Teddy Leonard, who later became part of the multi-talented,
:: award winning band Fathead was one of KWBB`s guitarists. They
:: released two independent, cassette only recordings, "The
:: Kendall Wall Blues Band" and the live "One Take". Their
:: Saturday Afternoon Blues Matinee`s at the Swan became
:: legendary.
::
:: In those days most touring acts came to Toronto for a week to
:: play at Albert`s Hall and most of the artists came over to
:: the Swan to do a guest spot on Saturday afternoon. That gave
:: KWBB the opportunity to play with A. C. Reed, Pinetop
:: Perkins, Eddy Clearwater, Tinsley Ellis, Little Willie
:: Littlefield, Chubby Carrier, Bernard Allison, Eddie C.
:: Campbell, Lefty Dizz, Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson, Eddie Shaw,
:: Carey Bell, Fenton Robinson and many more. This also led to
:: KWBB being used by venues like Albert`s Hall and The Bermuda
:: Onion as a back up band for Luther"Guitar Junior" Johnson,
:: Snooky Pryor, Big Jay McNealey, Honkin` Joe Houston, Phil Guy
:: and Cash McCall.
::
:: In 1995, Gary Kendall returned to his position as bass player
:: with Canadian music institution, The Downchild Blues Band.
:: Since then, they`ve released "Lucky 13" and the newest, "Come
:: On In". When not on the road with Downchild, he fills his
:: insatiable need to play the blues by working under his own
:: name as The Gary Kendall Band.
:: The Gary Kendall Band features old friend and Fathead
:: guitarist, Teddy Leonard, Brian Fraser on piano and on drums,
:: Mike Fitzpatrick or Tyler Burgess. Fitzpatrick is Downchild`s
:: current drummer and Burgess is alumni of both Downchild and
:: Stompin` Tom Conners.
::
:: Gary Kendall received The Toronto Blues Society`s "Blues With
:: A Feeling Award" in 1993 and has seven nominations for The
:: Maple Blues Award`s "Bassist Of The Year". He won the MBA`s
:: "Bassist Of The Year" in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002. In 2002
:: his home town of Thunder Bay honored him with the "Thunder
:: Blues Award" and The Thunder Bay Blues Society`s "Keeping The
:: Blues Alive Award".
::
:: In recent years Gary has worked on recordings by Chris
:: Murphy(Blowin` The Horn and I`m A Happy Guy), Little Bobby &
:: The Jumpstarts(Tickets In The Glove Box), Maria Aurigema(Take
:: Me) and Peter Schmidt and Shane Scott`s(Blues Approved).
:: Since 1999 he has held down the prestigious position as
:: Musical Director/Band Leader at the annual Maple Blues Awards
:: ceremony. In November 2004, Gary Kendall released his first
:: long awaited solo recording "Dusty & Pearl" on his own 47
:: Records label. Whenever and wherever you find him, G.K. will
:: be "layin` down a solid groove and playin` the blues".
::
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:: RiP iN PeACe!
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