|
Honeymoon Suite. Rock band, so-named in reference to its origins in Niagara Falls, Ont, 'honeymoon capital' of North America. The band was formed in 1982 by the singer Johnnie Dee with the songwriters Derry Grehan (guitar) and Ray Coburn (keyboards), as well as Gary Lalonde (bass guitar, formerly of Toronto) and Dave Betts (drums). Coburn was replaced by Rob Preuss in 1986.
Honeymoon Suite's spirited, commercial style, supported by the then-new promotional medium of music videos, brought the band success quickly. Its first LP, Honeymoon Suite (WEA 25-07301), issued in 1984, included 'New Girl Now,' a modest international hit which led to several tours in the USA (as an opening act for Jethro Tull, Journey, Heart, etc) and Canada. Notable among its Canadian appearances were several concerts at the Kingswood Music Theatre, at Maple, Ont. A second US hit, 'Feel It Again' (from The Big Prize, WEA 25-28241), followed in 1986, by which time the band had made its European debut. Honeymoon Suite also appeared in Japan in 1986, taking part in the Yamaha Song Festival in Tokyo, where Coburn's 'Those Were the Days' won a gold award. The songs 'Stay in the Night' (1984) and 'What Does It Take' (1986) were popular in Canada, as were 'Love Changes Everything' and 'Lookin' Out for Number One' (1988, from Racing After Midnight, WEA 25-54451). Honeymoon Suite received a Juno Award as group of the year in 1986. Canadian sales of its first three LPs exceeded 200,000 each. A compliation album issued in 1989, The Singles (WEA 25-69791), included 'Still Lovin' You,' a modest domestic hit. A fifth album, Monsters Under the Bed (WEA 75532, CD and cass), followed in 1991.
Bibliography
Blanks, Tim. 'Honeymoon Suite,' MSc, no. 342, Mar-Apr 1985 Collie, Ashley. 'The making of Honeymoon Suite,' CanMus, vol 7, Aug 1985 Lacey, Liam. 'Checking into the Honeymoon Suite,' Toronto Globe and Mail, 26 Apr 1986 Littlejohn, Maureen. 'Suite talk,' MSc, no. 362, Jul-Aug 1988 Sharp, Keith. 'How Suite it is,' Rock Express, no. 124, May 1988
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| David Thompson was an outsider, struggling to find a foothold in the empire that had consumed his country... |
|
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau, politician, writer, constitutional lawyer, prime minister of Canada 1968-79 and 1980-84 (b at ... |
|
|
| Few countries were affected as severely as Canada by the worldwide Depression of the 1930s. It is estimated that ... |
|
|
| Louis Riel, Métis leader, founder of Manitoba, central figure in the NORTH-WEST REBELLION (b at Red River ... |
|
|
| Few countries were affected as severely as Canada by the worldwide Depression of the 1930s. It is estimated that ... |
|
|
| Evangelical Christian Church, often called the Christian Church (Christian Disciples), is a denomination stemming from ... |
|
|
| The Group of Seven was founded in 1920 as an organization of self-proclaimed modern artists. The original members - ... |
|
|
| Sears Canada Inc, headquartered in Toronto, is a Canadian retailer incorporated in 1952. In 1953 operating under the ... |
|
|
| John Ware, "Nigger John," horseman, rancher (b near Georgetown, SC 1845; d near Brooks, Alta 11 Sept 1905). ... |
|
|
| Land claims are dealt with by a process established by the federal government to enable INDIANS, INUIT and ... |
|
Browse the rich visual resources of The Canadian Encyclopedia through thematic galleries of Canadian Art, History, Nature, People, and Science and Technology.
Illustrations, lively text, animations, sounds and games help make learning about Canadian history, art, geography, architecture and other topics entertaining as well as informative.
The ultimate test of your knowledge of Canada, trivial and otherwise. You can choose from more than 60 dynamic quizzes with visual or text clues. Your scores depend on the speed with which you answer and the number of clues you need. Results are sent to you by email and high scores are posted on the site.
This unique resource includes more than 6000 events from Canadian and world history. It can be searched by era, subject, keyword or date. To find out what happened on your birthday, select the month and day of your birth.
This selection of the 100 "greatest" events in Canadian history was made by editor in chief James H. Marsh to draw attention to events that have left an indelible memory in the minds of later generations.
| THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSIC IN CANADA |
|
| Gabrielle Bernier. Pianist, b Quebec City, November 1906. She studied piano with her father, Joseph-Arthur, and she continued her instrumental studies at Laval University. She gave a performance of a Mozart concerto with the ... |
|
|
