Edward Bear

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Edward Bear was a Toronto-based Canadian pop-rock group. The band is best known for its chart-topping singles, "You, Me and Mexico", "Last Song", and "Close Your Eyes", used as the signing-off song for Delilah's radio show.

History

The Edward Bear Revue, later Edward Bear, was formed in 1966 by singer and percussionist

A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh, whose "proper" name is Edward Bear.[1] At first the band had a bluesy, rock sound; at one point they opened for Led Zeppelin.[2][3]

The band signed with

hit in Canada and charted well in the United States.[5][6] Follow-up songs, "You Can't Deny It" [7] and "Spirit Song" did not prove popular. Marks left the band the following year and was succeeded by guitarist/vocalist Roger Ellis.[6]

The band recorded several albums; the songs were mainly written by the band members. There were several chart successes in the early 1970s, including "Fly Across the Sea" and "Masquerade".

hit in Canada and also made the charts in the United States.[9][10]

Edward Bear won a

Juno Award in 1973 for outstanding group performance.[11]
By then, most of the band's original lineup had left. Evoy remained as the primary songwriter and organizer, rebuilding the band twice, until it finally was disbanded in 1974.

Evoy, who briefly embraced

Seneca College in Toronto. Bill Loop, bassist in the early 1970s, resides in Southwestern Ontario and plays locally with various session musicians
. He also teaches guitar.

Discography

Albums

  • Bearings, 1969. (Can. #44)
Guitar Intro, "You, Me And Mexico",[12] "Fool", "Cinder Dream", "Woodwind Song", "Hideaway", "Mind Police", "Toe Jam", "Sinking Ship", "Every Day I Have the Blues", "Guitar Coda". Musicians: Danny Marks, Paul Weldon and Larry Evoy.
  • Eclipse, 1970. (Can. #84)
"Four Months Out To Africa", "Chris' Song", "You Can't Deny It", "Pickering Tower", "T-1 Blues", "Pirate King", "Long Forgotten Day, "Monday". Musicians: Danny Marks , Paul Weldon, Larry Evoy.
  • Edward Bear, 1973. (Can. #5; U.S. #63)
"Last Song",[13] "Private School Girls", "Fly Across The Sea", "Edgware Station", "Cachet County", "Masquerade", "Back Home Again", "Best Friend", "Ease Me Down", "Black Pete". Musicians: Roger Ellis, Paul Weldon, Larry Evoy.
  • Close Your Eyes, 1973. (Can. #76;[14] U.S. #183)
"Close Your Eyes" (U.S. #37, Canada #3 for two weeks), "Some Sunny Day", "I Love Her (You Love Me)", "Nowhere Is Karen Around", "Does Your Mother Know", "Fool", "What You Done", "Walking On Back", "Haven't You Touched Him", "All The Lights Were Shining"
  • The Best of the Bear, 1986 (compilation)
  • The Edward Bear Collection, 1991 (compilation).
"You Me & Mexico", "Fly Across The Sea", "Masquerade", "Last Song", "Close Your Eyes", "Fool", "Same Old Feeling", "
Freedom For The Stallion
", "On & On", "God Bless Now", "I Had Dreams", "She Loves A Parade", "You & I", "Not Dreaming About You", "You Can't Deny It"

Singles

Year Song CAN U.S. AUS
[15] 		CAN AC U.S. AC
1970 "You, Me and Mexico" 3 68 — 27 38
"You Can't Deny It" 16 — — — —
1971 "Spirit Song" 81 — — — —
1972 "Fly Across the Sea" 18 — — — —
"Masquerade" 7 — — 16 —
"Last Song" 1 3 2 1 1
1973 "Close Your Eyes" 3 37 73 4 11
"Walking on Back" 33 115 — — —
"Coming Home Christmas" — — — — —
1974 "Same Old Feeling" 36 — — — —
"Freedom for the Stallion" 20 — — — —

Band members

  • Lead vocals
  • Bass guitar
    • Craig Hemming (1966–1969)
    • Bill Loop (1970–1974)
    • Bo Tanas (1974)
  • Drums
    • Dave Brown (1966–?)
    • Larry Evoy (?–1974)
  • Guitar
    • Danny Marks (1966–1970)
    • Roger Ellis (1970–1974)
    • James Anthony (1975) Last summer tour.(Morning Glory band)
  • Keyboard
    • Paul Weldon (1966–1972)
    • Bob Kendall (1972–1974)
    • Barry Best (1974)

References

  1. ^ a b The Canadian Encyclopedia: Edward Bear (accessed 25 June 2006)
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4950-2890-8
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  3. ISSN 0006-2510
    .
  4. ISBN 978-0-8020-9989-1
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  5. ^ Transcript of 1970 interview by journalist Mike Quigley with Edward Bear that appeared in Vancouver's Georgia Straight Newspaper (accessed 25 June 2006)
  6. ^
    ISSN 0006-2510
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  7. ISSN 0006-2510
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  8. ^
    ISBN 0-214-20512-6
    .
  9. ^ "Whatever Became of ... Edward Bear?", Zoomer | January 1st, 2006
  10. ^ "No 'Last Song' for Edward Bear". Forever Young, By Mark Kearney & Randy Ray
  11. ISSN 0006-2510
    .
  12. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 13, No. 13, May 16 1970". Library and Archives Canada, Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  13. ^ "Adult Contemporary - Volume 18, No. 26, February 10 1973". RPM. Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  14. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 7, 1973" (PDF).
  15. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
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