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.
Doug Thompson: A NEW BOOK ON THE CANADIAN MUSIC SCENE IS IN BOOK STORES OR ON KINDLES, OR HOWEVER YOU READ BOOKS THESE DAYS
Posted in Opinion with tags America, Anne Murray, ARC Records, Arcade Fire, “The Top 100 Canadian Albums”, Barry Allen, Bill Gilliland, Blue Ant Media, Bob Crewe, Bob Mersereau, Bobby Curtola, Canadian Music Centre, CBC, CHUM FM, Cory Wells, David Clayton Thomas, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Duff Roman, Edward Bear, Gary Buck, Gordon Lightfoot, Hi Fi Salutes, Ian Thomas, Jack London and The Sparrows, Jack Scott, John Kay, JUNO Awards, Levon and The Hawks, Little Caesar and The Consuls, Manfred Mann, music, Neil Young, Ocean, Oliver!, Paul White, radio, Records, Roman Records, Ronnie Hawkins, RPM Magazine, Santana, segarini, Shirley Matthews, Skip Prokop, Stan Klees, Steppenwolf, Terry Black, The 5 Man Electrical Band, The Band, The Beau-Marks, The Bob Crewe Generation, The Crew Cuts, The Diamonds, The Esquires, The Four Lads, The Four Seasons, The Guess Who, The History of Canadian Rock’N’Roll”, The Mod Beats, The Staccatos, The Top Canadian Singles”, The Ugly Ducklings, Three Dog Night, Toronto, Walt Grealis on June 15, 2015 by segarini
Before I begin my review, I have to say that I have the utmost respect for anybody who sits down (or stands up for that matter) to write a book…whether fiction or non-fiction. The amount of time and effort in research and the blood, sweat and tears that it takes to actually write it, can be monumental. Having contributed to over a dozen books, I know that it takes true dedication and can’t be undertaken lightly. Writing a book can (and often does) take over your life.
Doug Thompson: CONFESSIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL ROCK AND ROLL INTERVIEWER – “AND SO, DEAR FRIENDS, YOU’LL JUST HAVE TO CARRY ON. THE DREAM IS OVER.”
Posted in Opinion with tags Allan Slaight, Allan Waters, Bob Laine, CHUM, CJCA, David Marsden, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Duff Roman, Graham Nash, John Donabie, John Lennon, New York Radio Festival, Pete Bennett, Peter Miniaci, Pirate Radio and Television, radio, Roger Ashby, Terry O’Reilly on February 8, 2013 by segarini
I’ve been interviewing musicians, singers, actors, authors, record producers, session players and songwriters for almost 40 years…everyone from ABBA to Frank Zappa. I’ve also produced over a thousand hours of radio programs that have been heard around the world. Every interview and program has a story behind it.
This is one of them.
