![]() ![]() Jack Richardson produced The Guess Who, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, Max Webster, Moxy and others. Metcalfe was also cronies with Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich and a bunch of other big cheese musicians.Ī couple of Niagara bands in this documentary were recorded in New York and Toronto by Jack Richardson and Bob Ezrin. Count Basie later expressed regret that Metcalfe had quit touring and returned to " St. ![]() Ronn Metcalfe left the big band music scene in New York city to start a scene in St. Jimmy Johnson, a tech from this scene, went on to work with Rush, Styx, Ted Nugent and virtually every guitar icon. Neil Peart, a drummer from this scene, later joined Rush. Gary also introduced Paul Miil to the music of Tower of Power. Gary Storin, a drummer from this scene, later joined The Stampeders. Glen later played with Lee Aaron, Frank Soda and a bunch of other cool bands like the Madcats with Grant Fullerton (formerly of Lighthouse - Listen to Harry McNulty cover Lighthouse's sunny days) Glen Gratto, a drummer from this scene, toured with Bull Rush, Mohogany Rush and Rush. While with Hawkins, Dave played with Frank Zappa, Gordon Lightfoot, Rita Coolidge, Kris Kristofferson, David Clayton Thomas, Burton Cummings, Spencer Davis and others. He's also done session work for Sarah McLachlan, Counting Cows, Daniel Lanois, Robbie Robertson, Edie Brickell, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell and hundreds of other studio sessions at the famous Grant Avenue Studio and elsewhere.ĭave VanDuzen, a guitarist from this scene later played with Motherload (1971) and Ronnie Hawkins (early 70's). Parental Guide: Suitable for all audiencesīob Zbigniew Styrna, a guitarist from this scene joined Bob Seger's band "The Bob Seger System" in 1969-1970 during the "Rambling Gambling Man" period.īill Dillon, a guitarist from this scene later played with Bob Dylan, Ian Thomas, Ronnie Hawkins, The Pretenders. ![]() Release Date: Released for online sales Friday, November 13, 2009. Plot: Filmmaker Paul Miil explores the roots of the lost music scene of Niagara, circa 1964-1974.Īwards: Hasn't Won an Oscar for Best Documentary Logline: A portrait of the adventurous teenagers of the lost scene, told from the perspective of those same teens 40 years later. Note: The title is a reference to the celebrity of Niagara's scene compared to New York's or London's and is in no way intended as a slight toward the people in this documentary. Press Release: Go here Title: The Big Story of Small Potatoes, Niagara's Rock Music History 1964 - 1974 ![]()
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