Steel River (band)

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Steel River was a Canadian rock group based in Toronto which performed during the 1970s. They are best known for a Canadian Top 10 single Ten Pound Note released in 1970.

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[edit] Members

  • John Dudgeon (vocals)
  • Bob Forrester (keyboards)
  • Rob Cockell (bass)
  • Tony Dunning (guitar)
  • Ray Angrove (drums)
  • Dennis Watson (drums; replaced Angrove)

[edit] History

Starting in 1965 originally as a part-time Toronto R & B club band called The Toronto Shotgun, Steel River decided to become full-time musicians in 1969 and hired Greg Hambleton to produce their first demo.

He liked the band so much he signed them to his Tuesday Record label. Their first single release was the Jay Telfer (A Passing Fancy) song "Ten Pound Note". The song afforded them international success, although they only managed the 'bubbling under' section of the US Billboard charts. Regardless, they found themselves in demand as a touring act in the States.

The record did go Top-10 in Canada and subsequent successful singles followed as were international releases in England, Germany and Australia. Their two full-length LPs managed to do well in 15 countries.

They continued as a hot live attraction until 1974 at which time they called it quits. A reunion with 4 out of the 5 original members happened in the early '80's.

John Dudgeon went on to release a solo single record in 1983 called "Put My Arms Around you" which received extensive airplay on CKFM {99.9) and numerous other stations in Canada and U.S. IN 2004, he hooked up with Mojo Grande, a funk/blues band from Markham, Ontario.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • 1970 Ten Pound Note/Momma Pie Blues (Tuesday) GH-101
  • 1971 Walk By The River/If You Let Her Know (Tuesday) GH-105
  • 1971 Southbound Train (Stand Up)/A Lie (Tuesday) GH-110
  • 1971 Mexican Lady/Joyful Judy (Tuesday) GH-113
  • 1973 Just Remember/Lazin' Children (Axe) AXE-14
  • 1974 Armoured Car/Hold Me Close (Axe) AXE-60
  • 1974 We Want You To Love Us/Keep Movin' On (Axe) AXE-61

[edit] Albums

  • 1970 Weighin' Heavy (Tuesday) GHL-1000
  • 1971 A Better Road (Tuesday) GHL-1003

[edit] Compilation Tracks

  • 1990 "Ten Pound Note" on 'Made In Canada: Volume One - The Early Years' (BMG) KCD1-7156


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