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The Soul of Toronto
By: George Banton
Origin: St. Elizabeth, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario
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George Banton began his singing career in the churches of St. Elizabeth parish in Jamaica. He emigrated to Canada in 1976 and began performing various styles and scored a number-one R&B hit with “Faithful and True” in the early 80s. Other hits followed, including the self-penned “Honey I Will”. He has been twice nominated for the coveted JUNO Award and continues to touch audiences in Toronto and beyond with a style that reaches from Joe Tex to ZZ Hill and a soulful delivery that remains forever connected to the church choirs of Jamaica.
George Banton: vocals
Eddie Bullen: production coordinator, keyboards, drum and synthesizer programming, piano, and arranger
Carl Harvey: guitars, bass
Jamie Sutherland: guitars
Reggie Paul: guitars
Tony Barrett: guitars
Bob Federer: keyboards, synthesizer horn arrangements
Iau Wata: keyboards
B.J. Reed: backing vocals
Joanne Brooks backing vocals
Liberty Silver backing vocals
John Panchyshyn: saxophone
Pat Parez: saxophone
Vern Dorge: saxophone
Mike Stewart: saxophone
John Panchyshyn: saxophone
Sound files and scans courtesy of Canadian Cult Classics (https://youtube.com/@Canadian_Cult_Classics)
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