Spice (Canadian band)

Spice was a Canadian pop and folk band based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, active during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Spice
Also known asSugar 'n' Spice
OriginWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
GenresPop, folk
Years active1967 (1967) – February 1973 (1973-02)
LabelsFranklin
Past members
  • Michael Gillespie
  • Phil O'Connell
  • Kenn Richard
  • John MacInnes
  • Geoff Marin
  • Kathleen Murphy
  • Maureen Murphy
  • Aileen Murphy

History

The band was first known as Sugar 'n' Spice. They were signed to Franklin, an independent label in Winnipeg.[1][2]

The band was in 1967 founded by its manager, Michael Gillespie. Original band members were guitarist Phil O'Connell, bassist Larry Mahler, drummer Kenn Richard, guitarist John MacInnes and singer Geoff Marin, along with singers Kathleen, Maureen and Aileen Murphy.[1] The band soon recorded two singles, "Not to Return" (written by Randy Bachman) and "Day by Day".[3]

The group had a hit in 1969 with "Cruel War", which sold 23,000 copies[4] and topped the RPM Canadian Content Chart in March that year,[5] rising to #31 on the RPM Top Singles Chart.[6] The record was produced by Bob Burns, who hosted the Winnipeg television program Teen Dance Party. The band performed on the show.[7][8] They also performed the song on the CJAY television show Young As You Are.[3] Later that year the band released another charting single, "Something to Believe".[9] The band headlined at the Manitoba's first rock festival the Niverville Pop Festival in the summer of 1970. [10]

In 1972 the band released another single, "Sweet Talking Woman.[11] However, by February of 1973, the group had disbanded.[12]

References
  1. "Sugar and Spice". Canuckistan Music, Michael Panontin
  2. From the Music Capitals of the World. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 23 March 1968. pp. 48–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. "Off the TRACK". Winnipeg Free Press, John Einarson, 09/29/2013
  4. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (24 May 1969). London (Canada) Has Biggest Year in History. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. "Canadian Content (Cancon)". RPM Volume 11, No. 3, Mar 17, 1969
  6. "Top Singles". RPM - Volume 11, No. 5, Mar 31, 1969
  7. "Dance party Dad". Winnipeg Free Press, John Einarson, 03/2/201
  8. "Swingin' Singles". Winnipeg Free Press, October 5, 2008, page 35
  9. "Canadian Content (Cancon". RPM - Volume 12, No. 5 Sep 20, 1969
  10. "Niverville Pop Festival". Manitoba Music Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  11. From the Music Capitals of the World. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 18 March 1972. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510.
  12. Brisebois, Dan. "Canadian Bands.com - Sugar & Spice". www.canadianbands.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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