Tag: Music

Dave Robbins was born in 1923 in Greensburg, Indiana and became a naturalized Canadian in 1965. He studied at the Sam Houston State Teachers’ College attaining his BSC in 1943 and attending the University of Southern California in 1951. After university studies and terms with the U.S. Marine Corp, he played in various dance and symphony orchestras…
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A Vancouver native, Dal Richards established his musical home in Vancouver before graduating from Magee High School where he formed a band in the late 1930s. By 1941 he was leading his band at Vancouver’s most popular dance venue, the Panorama Roof at the Hotel Vancouver. The Roof and the band became the centre of…
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Country music trio formed in 1946 in New Westminster, BC, by the accordionist and baritone Marc Wald (born in North Dakota (1922), the bass player and tenor Mike Ferbey (born in Saskatoon (1926), and the guitarist and tenor Jack Jensen (born in  Prince Rupert, BC, (1925).  Patterning their style after the Sons of the Pioneers,…
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Al Reusch was born Feb. 1, 1914. In 1946, Al was a musician, big band leader, and a broadcaster. Aragon Recording Studios was opened at 615 West Hastings. The three-room space was one of Canada’s first studios, built mainly by Al Reusch. Aragon was extensively used for recording by the country and folk artists of the time. In 1947,…
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Bob Reid’s love for the trumpet flourished with the Kitsilano Boy’s Band. He studied trumpet and arranging in New York, then headed to Australia and New Zealand touring with a dance band. He was appointed band leader for the New Zealand Broadcasting Service, a position that was interrupted by WWII. Much of his mititary service…
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