Tony Dunning

The guitarist of Toronto-based rock-band, Metal River, Tony Dunning were in the verge of stardom in the later-1960s. Their debut one, “Ten Pound Take note”, reached the very best ten in Canada and became popular in Britain, Germany and Australia. The song’s achievement failed to end up being matched, nevertheless, by subsequent produces, as well as the group split in 1973. Although they attempted a reunion in 1980, launching an individual, “Armoured Car”, they shortly disbanded completely. Dunning first used members of Metal River — vocalist John Dudgeon, drummer Dennis Watson, keyboards participant Bob Forrester and bassist Rob Cockell, within a part-time music group, the Toronto Shotgun, in the middle-1960s. Documenting a demo, made by Greg Hambleton, in 1969, they continued to record two albums — Weighin’ Large in 1970 and AN IMPROVED Street in 1971 — for Hambleton’s Axe Information label.