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Originally referred to as the Rogues, Canadian quintet Mandala were led simply by Italian-born Domenic Troiano, and quickly became referred to as among the hottest bands within the Toronto R&B scene in the ’60s. The group presented Troiano on acoustic guitar, keyboardist Josef Chirowski, Don Elliot on bass, vocalist George …

The lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears’ most widely used incarnation was created in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, in 1941, the son of the Canadian soldier who served in World War II. David Clayton-Thomas was raised within a suburb of Toronto; surviving in a difficult family members environment, …

No American rock and roll group ever began with just as much daring or musical promise as Bloodstream, Perspiration & Tears, or understood their potential more fully — and blew everything as quickly. Off their origins being a jazz-rock test that wowed critics and listeners, they continued — within a …