Skip Prokop and The Paupers were well on their way with a record deal on Red Leaf Records, songs on the radio, and a foot in the Yorkville coffee houses. It wouldn’t be long before the band was highly in demand and craving bigger and better rewards.
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SUNNY DAYS: THE SKIP PROKOP STORY (PART 4) by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in Interview, music, Opinion, Serialized Book with tags Adam Mitchell, ARC Records, Bernie Finkelstein, Bill Gilliland, Bill Marion, Bob Segarini, Chuck Beal, Columbia Records, DBAWIS, Denny Gerrard, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Duff Roman, El Patio, Harvey Glatt, Jaimie Vernon, Mousehole Cafe, Pepsi Under 21, Red Leaf Records, Roman Records, Skip Prokop, The Hawk's Nest, The Paupers on April 6, 2020 by segariniSUNNY DAYS: THE SKIP PROKOP STORY (PART 3) by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in music, Serialized Book with tags Bev Davies, Big G Walters, Bill Marion, Bill Misener, Bob Segarini, Chuck Beal, CHUM, CKEY, DBAWIS, Denny Gerrard, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Duff Roman, El Patio, If I Told My Baby, J.B. & The Playboys, Jaimie Vernon, Jon & Lee & The Checkmates, Like You Like Me, Maple Leaf Gardens, Never Send You Flowers, Petula Clark, Red Leaf Records, Rolling Stones, Skip Prokop, The Big Town Boys, The Paupers, Tom Jones, Toronto, Varsity Stadium on March 30, 2020 by segarini
Skip Prokop (drums), Bill Misener (guitar vocals), Chuck Beal (guitar), and Denny Gerrard (bass) formed The Paupers on December 10, 1964. Skip picks up the story from here.
Bill moved to our house in Alderwood (south of the QEW near Browns Line) to stay with us, and he went home on the weekends. We would drive from Alderwood, New Toronto, over to Scarborough and we would practice in Chuck Beal’s basement because we could set up our equipment there. That’s where we really began to put the band together.
SUNNY DAYS: THE SKIP PROKOP STORY (PART 2) by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in life, music, Serialized Book with tags Bill Marion, Bill Misener, Bob Cringan, Bob Segarini, Chuck Beal, David Bell, DBAWIS, Denny Gerrard, Dig Band, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Guy, Fern Resort, Jaimie Vernon, Larry Sykes Music, Lighthouse, Optimists Drum & Bugle Corp, Paul Chabeau, Preston Scout House, Riverside 3, Ronn Prokope, Royal York Hotel, Skip Prokop, Skip Prokop Five, Sunny Days, The Beatles, The Paupers, The Spats, Toronto, Toronto Police Department, Waddington School of Music on March 23, 2020 by segarini
In last week’s installment of “Sunny Days: The Skip Prokop Story” our young drummer, Ronn Prokop (he had yet to adopt his nickname), was heading to the Preston Scout House to hone his drum corps chops. Suffice to say Skip would not only become quite adept at marching band drum skills, but became a reigning SIX time champion in Canada and the United States with the Optimists Drum & Bugle Corp.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 