Pat
Drew, Ron Parry, Emi Canyn, John Harrigan, Marv Miller
CANON
Tacoma,
Washington
1977
- 1980
Members
Emi
Canyn ~ Vocals
Pat
Drew ~ Guitar, Vocals
John
Harrigan ~ Keyboards, Vocals
John
Lucas ~ Guitar, Vocals
Marv
Miller ~ Bass, Vocals
Marc
Nelson ~ Drums
Ron
Parry ~ Drums, Vocals
Vladimir
Ringo ~ Guitar, Vocals
Mark
Robertson ~ Keyboards, Vocals
Steve
Stransky ~ Saxophone, Keys, Guitar, Vocals
Hugo
Taylor ~ Bass, Vocals
Evon
Rubenstein ~ Photography
In
Memory of
Steve
"Sarge" Stransky
b:
31 December 1950 - d: 9 February 2012
Click
Here to Listen to Canon Performing "I Don't Care"
I met drummer Marc Nelson in the
summer of 1979 at a recording session. We played very well together and
loved the same progressive music from the 70's. Marc was dating Emi
Canyn and by late 1979 they asked me to join their new and last version
of Canon. We recruted Mark Robertson on keyboards and Scott Lindenmuth
on guitar.
The band needed to travel in order to survive
but Scott was already a guitar teacher so he left the group.. We auditioned
powerhouse Vladimir Ringo. He got the job and we landed ourselves
a fresh canvas with great players with huge ears. It seemed that the only
people that really liked us were musicians and our moms.
We played songs by Yes , Dixie Dreggs,
Blondie , Hendrix , ELP and a couple of sweet originals. We performed
at Gatsby's in Bellevue , Eddie's Hayloft in Anchorage , and venues in
Portland, OR and Seattle, WA. Canon 1980 , the possibilities were
enormous , so were the egos.
Hugo Taylor, October 2011
