Rod
Dirk ~ Keyboards, Vocals
Tim
Francis ~ Drums
Al
Hovden ~ Guitar, Vocals
David
Jenneson ~ Vocals
Steve
Renshaw ~ Bass
Peter
Sinclair ~ Guitar
Gordon
Walkinshaw ~ Organ
The
Burner Boys play the Easter Be-in at Stanley Park. That night CBC Television
would feature them on their national news.
The Burner Boys were a jug rock band when they first began, similar in style to the skiffle music the Quarrymen played before they became the Beatles - but very loudly amplified. They cut a swathe across Vancouver and British Columbia. between 1970 and 1972. They were the first group to put the North Shore on the musical map. Their wild stage presence drew huge crowds to hear original songs they could hear nowhere else. They caused riots, were chased by shotgun wielding millionaires, had the loyalty of every gang that counted and were rumored to beat up bands they played with.From the Burner Boys Website, Used by Permission
I played in the burner boys in 1970 I was the fifth new Burner Boy. My part in the band is written about in Chapter 10 in "A Band is a Beautiful Thing" a book written by Dave Jenneson the singer. http://burnerboys.pbwiki.com/Chapter+10
Peter Sinclair, March 2009
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Update: 8 October 2011
Credits:
David
Jenneson, Peter Sinclair