Presley, Elvis, 4, 5, 72, 93, 94
Preston, Billy, 162, 165
“Pretty Blue Eyes,” 57–58
ProTeen club, 4
“Purple Haze,” 3
Q
Quality Records, 16, 29–30, 52, 54, 57, 58, 59
R
Raglan, Rassy, 42, 84
“Raise a Little Hell,” 148
Ramone, Phil, 59, 62
Rankin, Kenny, 101
RCA Records, 59, 60, 62, 66, 104, 109
“Rebel Rouser,” 86
“Red River Rock,” 96
Reflections, the, 121. See also Chad Allan and the Reflections
Regent Sound Studios, 25, 56
REO label, 52
Reprise Records, 45
Rich, Don, 73
Richard, Cliff, 120, 121
Richards, Keith, 69, 81
Richardson, Jack, 59, 62, 65, 67, 109
Rickenbacker guitars, 70, 74, 75, 81, 86–88
Roberts, Elliot, 123
Robertson, Ed, 174
Robertson, Robbie, 73
Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame, 173
“Rockabilly Walk,” 6
“Rockin’ in the Free World,” 49
Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks, 73
Roth, David Lee, 158
“Runaround Sue,” 101
Russell, Wayne, 53
S
Saifer, Lorne, 43, 176
Sam the Sham, 20
Saturday Night Fever, 145
Save the Stein Valley Festival, 174
Scepter Records, 17, 19, 20, 21, 101
Schmolinger, Carol, 39, 40
Schmolinger, Karen, 39, 40
“School Days,” x
Scott, Richard, xii
Seals & Croft, 34
Seattle Pop Festival, 114, 165, 166
Senton, Claudia, 52
Sgt. Pepper, 27
Shadows, the, 43, 89, 119–20, 121, 122–26
Shadows 20 Greatest Hits, 125
“Shakin’ All Over,” 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 52–55, 56, 73, 83, 84, 104
“Shakin’ All Over: Bands and Fans Reunion,” 46
“Shapes of Things,” 74
Shea, Red, 111
“She’s a Square,” 7
Shirelles, the, 19, 20
Silvertone guitars, 5, 69–70
Silvertones, 71
Simone, Nina, 8–9
Simpson, Valerie, 19, 20
Simpsons, The, 169–71
“Sledgehammer,” 36
Smith, Brian, 147
Smith, Lester, 97
Smith, Mark, 137, 150
Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The, 155
Society of Distinguished Songwriters, 125
“Soft Guitar,” 101
“Soldier Boy,” 19
Solomon, Phillip, 22, 23
“Somebody to Love,” 105
songwriting with Cummings, 27–28, 30, 59, 61, 62, 63, 111
Sony Music, 47, 132, 169
“Southern Man,” 49
Spector, Phil, 19
“Spring Is Nearly Here,” 47, 122–24
Squires, the, 16, 43
St. Germain, Ray, 7
Staccatos, 109
Stampeders, the, 107
“Stand Tall,” 60
Starr, Ringo, 104, 160–62, 163, 164
Stax-Volt studios, 113–14
“Stay Alive,” 149, 150
Steen, Doc, 8, 11, 25, 102, 122
Stevens, Cat, 151–52
Stevenson, Bob, 32
Stevenson, Lorayne, 58
Stewart, Jimmy, 56
Stewart, Rod, 137
Stills, Stephen, 44, 63, 84
Sting, 121, 123
Stockfish, John, 111
Strangeloves, 146
Stratocaster. See Fender Stratocaster
Struth, George, 16, 17, 54
“Sugar Mountain,” 48, 49
“Sultan, The,” 43
Summer, Donna, 146
“Summertime,” 42
“Summertime Blues,” 85
“Surfin’ Bird,” 51
surfing, 11–12
Survivor, 151, 152
“Susie Q ,” 72
“Sweet City Woman,” 107
“Swingin’ Shepherd Blues,” 108–9
T
“Take It Like a Man,” 149, 150
“Take This Job and Shove It,” 151
“Takin’ Care of Business,” 3, 83, 100, 132–36, 161, 169
Tartan Records, 98
Taylor, Harry, 43
Teen Dance Party, 11, 53, 54
Telecaster. See Fender Telecaster
Tennessee Two, 71
That Thing You Do, 53
Them, 23
“There’s a Place,” 9
“There’s No Getting Away from You,” 25
“These Eyes,” 58–60, 112–13, 114, 140
“Third Man Theme,” 39, 40, 48
“This Little Girl of Mine,” 139
“This Time Long Ago,” 36, 56
Thunderbird Trax, The, 140–41
“Till We Kissed,” 53
Timmins, Margo, 47
Tkatch, Dennis, 12–13
Tommy Hunter Show, The, 31–34
Toto, 153
Townshend, Pete, 74
Trashmen, the, 51
Travis, Merle, 155–56
Tremeloes, 151
“Tribute to Buddy Holly,” 52
Trooper, 147–148
Turner, Fred, 31, 32, 33, 35, 69, 129–30, 132, 133, 144, 154, 158, 159, 170
Turtles, the, 20
“Tutti Frutti,” 4, 5, 13
Twang, 124
“Twilight Time,” 60
U
Udell, Peter, 19
“Undun,” 41, 48, 61–62, 101
Union, 155
Upbeat, 106, 107
“Use Your Imagination,” 9, 19
V
Van Halen, Eddie, 77, 89, 100, 140, 158–60
Vanguard Records, 152
Vaughn, Stevie Ray, 77
“Vaya con Dios,” 98
vehicle songs, favourite, 196–97
Velvetones, 7, 119
Ventures, the, 81
Vincent, Gene, 72, 86, 93–95
Vinyl Cafe, xi
Vox amplifiers, 125
W
“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” 166
Waksvik, Perry, 6
Walker, Junior, 112–13
Walker, Ken, 143
Walsh, Joe, 80
“Wanderer, The,” 101
Warwick, Dionne, 18, 19
Washington, Denzel, 173
Wayne, Artie, 19
“Wednesday in Your Garden, A,” 96
Welch, Bruce, 90, 120, 124, 126
Welk, Lawrence, 152
West Kildonan Collegiate, 12–13
Wham, 166, 167
Wheatfield Soul, 59, 60, 61, 109, 133
“When Friends Fall Out,” 105
“When I Grow Up to Be a Man,” 13
“When I Was Just a Kid,” 13
“When You Touch Me,” 59
“Where Have You Been All My Life,” 53
Whibley, Alex, 12
“White Collar Worker,” 133, 134
“White Rabbit,” 105
Who, the, 25, 102–4
“Whole Lotta Lovin,” 72
“Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” 4
“Why Must I Be a Teenager in Love,” 101
Wild Pair, A, 109
Wilkinson, Trevor, 90
Williams, Mason, 155–56
“Willie and the Hand Jive,” 72
Wilson, Brian, 12, 154, 178
Wilson, Carl, 154
Wilson, Carnie, 178–79
Wilson, Dennis, 154
Winnipeg
Beatles’ stopover in, 10–11
climate, 1, 2, 10
deejays in, x, 8
geography of, 1
hip spots in the 60s, 7–8
impact as hometown, 1
music scene in, 4, 6, 11–12, 15–17, 25–26, 53, 69, 93– 94, 95–96, 98
song about, 2
Young moves to, 42
Young returns to, 44, 45, 46
Winnipeg Piano Co., 44, 69, 83
WLS, x
WNOE, x
Wonder, Stevie, 75
“Wonderful Land,” 125
“Working Man,” 169
Y
Yamaha guitars, 107
Yardbirds, the, 74–75
Yorko, Dave, 96, 97
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet,” 107, 125, 136–38, 169, 171
“You Can’t Do That,” 87
“You Win Again,” 4
Young, Neil, 8, 75, 121, 124, 175
ambitions of, 44
early career, 16, 44
first recording sessions, 43
forms bands, 43
guitars, 82, 83, 84, 119
harmonica playing, 10
in L.A, 45–46
and “Made in Canada,” 47–48
meets Bachman, 43–44
moves to Winnipeg, 42
and “Prairie Town,” 46–47
returns to Winnipeg, 44, 45, 46
Shadows tribute album, 122–24
and Teen Dance Party, 53
voice of, 44–45
wardrobe, 35
Young, Pegi, 124
Z
Zahn, Victor, 94–95
Zappa, Dweezil, 106
Zappa, Frank, 61, 105–6