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Oscar McLollie was born on September 22, 1924 in Caldwell County, Louisiana. In the late 60s, Oscar Moved to Vancouver, Canada, and settled in the Chilliwack Valley and recorded this album with a whos-who of Vancouver session players:
Terry Frewer: guitars
Kat Hendrikse: drums
Robbie King: keyboards
Doug Edwards: bass
Ed Patterson: guitars
Wayne Kozak: sax
Steve Douglas: sax and flute
Bob Harriott: horn
Don Clark: horn
Many of these players played with bands like 'Papa Bears Medicine show', 'Spring' and 'Brahman'. Doug Edwards and Kat Hendrikse played on hits like "Seasons in the sun" by Terry Jacks and other Vancouver recordings.
The album features a wonderful tribute to Chilliwack, B.C.. While in Vancouver, he also recorded a single on the New Syndrome label entitled "So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All".
The cover was designed by Bob Masse.
He Died in 2008 in Oakland, CA.
The album was re-issued in 2011 on Vintage Masters Inc. as The Best Of with three additional tracks and is available for purchase on itunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-very-best-of/id490160712
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