Bootsauce
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Background information | |
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Funk rock[1] |
Years active | 1989–1996 |
Labels | Island Records |
Members | Drew Ling Pere Fume Sonny Greenwich Jr. Alan Baculis John "Fatboy" Lalley |
Past members | Rob Kazenel - Live Drums, 1989-90 Marc Villeneuve - Live Drums, 1990-91 Fraser Runciman - Guitar, 1994 or 1995-96 |
Bootsauce was a Juno Award-winning[2] Canadian rock band based in Montreal in 1989.[1][3] The band was composed of Drew Ling (real name Drew Thorpe) (vocals), Pere Fume (real name Perry Johnson) (guitar), Sonny Greenwich Jr. (guitar), Alan Baculis (bass guitar),[4] and John "Fatboy" Lalley (drums). Their style combined soul, funk and metal sounds.
History[]
Bootsauce was founded in 1989 in Montreal. The band was nominated for a Juno Award as Most Promising Group in 1991, and received a Juno in 1992 for their 1991 single "Everyone's a Winner", a Hot Chocolate cover.[2] Their songs were played on MuchMusic.[5]
In 1992, Bootsauce was part of the cross-Canada Big, Bad & Ugly tour organized by MCA Concerts,[6][7] along with Art Bergman.[8] That year they released an album, Bull on the band's own label.[9] In 1993, the band released the album Sleeping Bootie. The song "Sorry Whole" was released as a single and reached #1 on the RPM Cancon chart.
Discography[]
Albums[]
- The Brown Album (1990)
- Re-Boot (1991)
- Bull (1992)
- Sleeping Bootie (1993)[10]
- Bootsauce (1995)
- (1996)
Singles[]
- "Masterstroke" (1990)
- "Scratching the Whole" (1990)
- "Play with Me" (1990)
- "Everyone's a Winner" (1991)[2]
- "Love Monkey No. 9" (1992)
- "Whatcha Need" (1992)
- "Big, Bad & Groovy" (1992)
- "Rollercoaster's Child" (1993)
- "Sorry Whole" (1993)
- "Moanie" (1994)
- "Caught Looking at You" (1994)
- "Hey Baby" (1995)[11]
- "Each Morning After" (1995)
Awards[]
- Bootsauce was nominated for the Juno Award for "Most Promising New Group in 1991.
- "Everyone's a Winner" won the Juno Award for "Best Dance Recording" in 1992.
- "The Brown Album" and "Bull" both achieved Gold Album sales in Canada.
- Three of their albums, The Brown Album, Bull and Bootsauce received Juno Award nominations for "Best Album Design".
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Newton, Steve (4 February 2014). "20 years ago today: Bootsauce plays its first gig at the Commodore; anyone remember Bootsauce?". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Bootsauce". Juno Awards Database. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ Larry LeBlanc (30 May 1992). "Canada's Silk Toxic Goes Down Heavy". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–41. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Alan Prater: Always on the upbeat". Richard Burnett Montreal Gazette, February 9, 2015
- ^ "Godspeed You! Brash Songsters". By Mark Lepage, Maisonneuve, November 15, 2003
- ^ Larry LeBlanc (11 July 1992). Concert-ed Efforts by Domestic Acts Lift Biz. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Michael Barclay; Ian A. D. Jack; Jason Schneider (2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995. ECW Press. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-1-55022-992-9.
- ^ Larry LeBlanc (11 March 1995). Bergmangets another chance with 'Hell'. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 51. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Album Review, Inc. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 13 June 1992. pp. 1–51. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Just the facts -Kudos and Kvetches" / Vancouver Courier, June 26, 2014
- ^ The Clip List. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1 April 1995. p. 44. ISSN 0006-2510.
External links[]
- Bootsauce - JAM! Canadian Pop Encyclopedia
- 1989 establishments in Ontario
- Canadian rock music groups
- Musical groups established in 1989
- Musical groups disestablished in 1996
- Musical groups from Montreal
- Funk rock musical groups
- Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year winners
- English-language musical groups from Quebec
- Canadian funk musical groups