Bond (Canadian band)
Bond | |
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | rock music |
Years active | 1970s |
Past members | Bill Dunn Ted Trenholm Gerry Mosby John Jones Mitch Lewis Chris Livingston Barry Cobus John Roles Alex MacDougall Jim Lamarche Jeff Hamilton Kim Hunt Colin Walker |
Bond was a
Juno Award nomination for Most Promising Group at the Juno Awards of 1976.[1] The band released just one album during its lifetime, and had singles with "Dancin' (On a Saturday Night)" (written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue[2]) and "When You're Up" in 1975,[3] but never released another album or had another hit single before breaking up in 1979.[3]
History
Formed in Toronto, Ontario in the late 1960s as Common Bond, the band shortened its name to Bond in 1970.[3] The band underwent frequent lineup changes, with vocalist and guitarist Bill Dunn as the only constant member,[3] while other members included Ted Trenholm, Gerry Mosby, John Jones, Mitch Lewis and Chris Livingston on keyboards; Barry Cobus, John Roles, Alex MacDougall and Jim Lamarche on guitar; Dunn and Roles on bass; and Jeff Hamilton, Kim Hunt and Colin Walker on drums.[3][4]
The band performed around
bubblegum pop band, and follow-up singles which didn't fit with that perception failed to garner enough radio airplay to perform well on the charts.[3]
The band released one new non-album single, "I Can't Help It", in 1978, but broke up after that single also failed to chart.[3]
The band members went on to play with other bands, including
Payola$.[3] Lamarche had a brief career as a solo artist on A & M Records before becoming a studio engineer,[3] while Jones went on to become a noted record producer.[3]
References
- ^ "A history of Best New Artist". Ottawa Citizen, April 5, 2003.
- ^ "Bond – Dancin' (On a Saturday Night) (1975, Vinyl)". Discogs.
- ^ canoe.ca's Pop Music Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Bond". AllMusic Biography by John Bush
- ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Top Singles". RPM - Volume 23, No. 1, Mar 01, 1975