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Shakin' All Over - The Winnipeg Sixties Rock Music Scene, December 30, 2001
How many times does one get the chance to relive a rich part of their adolescence? In this case, it you were in Winnipeg during the 1960's, you will relish the pictures and text contained in the Shakin' All Over book.John Einarson has effectively captured the spirit and feeling of the community club dance scene as well as bringing to light the feelings and emotions of the band members that made this club scene so lively. The are a plethora of photos of the many, many bands that were active in this era. This alone is enought to whet any nostalgia lovers appetite. This book discusses the early days of Winnipeg's rock scene (Wayne Walker, The Club 63 Galaxies, Neil and The Squires, etc) as well as having time specific photos of Burton Cummings, Chad Allen and The Expressions, Fred Turner, Billy Earl (Jaques). Photos of the radio personalities of the day make this chapter complete. To those of us that are still musicians, the chapter dedicated to
"Aquiring Your Equipment" shows various Winnipeg band personalities with their equipment make of choice. Of course, a HUGE amount of detail of focused toward Gar Gillies and his Garnet Amplifier company. Another chapter discusses the recording scene in Winnipeg and how the various radio stations used to "sneak their favorite bands in the back door" to create the recordings that were later played on those and other stations. It was always a proud moment to hear the local talent on the good old AM radio. If you are at all interested in this era of Winnipeg-related music, seek out this book and buy it. A big plus here is that the author is Winnipeg's own John Einarson. His prolific output of rock-related books is amazing, as is his attention to the details.
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