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Vocalist Ramon McGuire shaped Trooper (originally Applejack and later on Winters Green) in 1972. By 1974 that they had added drummer Tommy Stewart and bassist Harry Kalinsky. After hearing Trooper play, Randy Bachman authorized the music group for his Story label and released “Baby Woncha Make sure you GET BACK” …

Led by guitarist/vocalist Doug Bennett, the Vancouver-based Doug & the Slugs had been in the forefront of indie Canadian rock and roll for greater than a quarter of a hundred years. While their debut record, 1980’s Cognac and Bologna, continues to be the peak of the career (it marketed a …