Scoundrelz - Heartbreak Hotel b/w Poor John

Tracks

Side 1

		Track Name	Length
	1	Heartbreak Hotel	02:11

Side 2

		Track Name	Length
	1	Poor John	03:02

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Information/Write-up

Ottawa’s The Scoundrels (with an “S”) were a group of Woodroffe High School students who came together in 1962. Their early gigs usually meant performing covers of songs by Del Shannon & the Ventures among others. Their first paying gig, at St. Basil’s Church, went over extremely well with the band taking home a grand total of $5. They were eventually signed by Sandy Gardner (an Ottawa Journal music columnist) as their manager who was also managing the Staccatos and Townsmen. With their name changed to The Scoundrelz (with a “Z”), they released one single in 1966 on Red Leaf Records – a garage rock rendition of “Heartbreak Hotel” that had been recorded at RCA Studio in Montreal. The record went to No.1 on Ottawa radio by October that year. With the success of “Heartbreak Hotel” – and its B-side “Poor John” – the Scoundrelz would have successful gigs in Montreal and across Southern Ontario. The group was extremely popular in Ottawa, having one of their appearances called off when 1000 fans crammed into a church basement designed for 300. The end of 1966 saw the Scoundrelz on the verge of signing with Capital Records. They went in to the studio with producer Ted Gerrow to record their second single. While in the studio Buddy Stanton announced he was leaving the band to join the Townsmen and The Scoundrelz were effectively over. Capitol was no longer interested but Red Leaf decided to release the single a second single, “To a Lovely Lady”, under the name Nobody later that year. with notes from Ian McLeish and David Sampson.

Michael Provost: vocals
Mark Corbin: lead guitar
Buddy Stanton: rhythm guitar, keyboards
Rick Lemieux: bass
Bob DuffyL saxophone
Kenny Chapman: drums

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