Hailing from Calgary Alberta, the Stampeders were one of Canada's top singles bands of the early 70's. From 1970 to 1974 the Stampeders were one of the country's top concert draws and were the first band to tour the country from coast to coast.
Originally formed in 1965 as a six man band, the Stampeders tried their hand in Toronto for a time but they failed to attract much attention so returned to the west now reduced to a trio with Rich Dodson on guitar, Ronnie King on bass and Kim Berly on drum.
In 1971 the band won Juno ( the Canadian grammy) awards in the categories, Best Group, Best Single, Best Composer and Best Producer for their second single, "Sweet City Woman" . Between 1971 and 1976 the Stampeders has an impressive 14 songs in the top 30 including ten top five singles
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and released nine albums most of which achieved gold and platinum status. The band broke up in 1977 only to reform again in 1992. The Stampeders continue to play and record albums today.
Greatest Hits Volume 2: Over 70 minutes with... compiles 19 songs as recorded by the band between 1971 to 1976. While most of the Stampeders biggest hits are included on the fist volume of Greatest Hits , this set does contain extended versions of the hard rocking Running Wild , and the trippy Me and My Stone as well as a remarkable hard rock cover version of the Lovin' Spoonful Hit, Summer In The City. Greatest Hits Volume 2 will give the fans another side of the Stampeders with music runs the gambit between hard rock , to swing and even funk complete with a horn section on some of the later tracks. This set proves that the Stampeders were more than just a Canadian pop band, they were excellent musicians ,songwriters and versatile performers that always kept up with the times and music trends, despite the lack of commercial radio support.
Copyright Keith Pettipas, 2000
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