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That question is, in But to backtrack a little. Jago and his band -- had to make. We kind of had come to an end in the production credits on albums from the the mind of Paul Jago, inseparably related to a more a sometimes uppity little quintet by the name of direction the band was heading which enabled us Beastie Boys, Beck, The Rolling Gandharvas -- have ventured to reassess ourselves." Stones and Hanson -- have been three releases deep into a Sold For A Smile is the title put on that secured as panellists for the Toronto career of music making so reassessment and, as the title suggests, Jago and International Film Festival's outstanding,thatithas bandmembers agreed that the lightness of being that Symposium'97 onMonday, attracted the financial backing characterised their initial breakthrough was September 8 (from 3:30 - 5 pm in the of Universal Records in something that shouldn't be abandoned, at least not Civic Ballroom at the Sheraton Centre Canada. The London -based entirely. But were they really willing to sell Toronto Hotel). The Dust Brothers will band elicited early interest themselves for the honour of reclaiming the discuss ways in which artists can tap from the label with a 1994 juggler's cap? into the marketing and profit side of debut titled A Soap Bubble & "Our music is both positive and negative," motion picture soundtracks in a panel Inertia. The musical and lyrical insists Jago. "I've had discussions with video playfulness of that album was directors before where we're talking about songs offset a year later with the more of ours and I'll ask them for their impression and CAN introspective release titled they'll say well, hey, it's so bright and uplifting, or Kicking In The Water which it emits a positive feeling. Whereas I'll look at it COUNTRY 1 might have made the still and I'll see how they could say that, a lot of it sounds young band a victim of the like a celebration or something, but there's a dark FEATURE sophomore jinx had the album side as well that's written into the song, usually Page not given Canadian radio a few the lyrics. well placed singles. But the "I remember having a discussion with a point was taken -- if not from friend," he continues, "as to whether he thought Urban music gets ye] fundamental one; whether rock and roll is the label or from audiences at large, then from the rock music was tragic or comic and he was arguing essentially positive or negative in the first place. band itself -- that having fun was a mandate that for tragedy and I was arguing for comedy. I was Now that urban music has broken in a Both are, admittedly, pretty superfluous questions, theGandharvasshouldbestadhereto arguing that comedy brings together and I was serious way into retail charts, Canadian saying that rock music has this ability to bring clubownersareresponding Obituary people together. That bond, to me that's comic, accordingly. The country is slowly whereas tragic is like dissolution and dissolution coming around, most recently in Donn Reynolds, the king of yodellers is falling apart, which is actually the content of a Ottawa where EDAC Entertainment Donn Reynolds, one of Canada's best known for yodelling for seven hours and 29 minutes at the lot of rock music. We were both right, we were just teamed up with The Coconut Groove yodellers, died in Brampton, Ontario on Aug. 17 of Livingston Carpet Showroom in Mississauga. coming from different angles." Restaurant/Dance bar for the city's first complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was Livingston arranged the event, which attracted a Tragicomedy is achieved consistently on Sold live music venue strictly dedicated to 76 years of age. large crowd. For A Smile; from its themes of alienation (Waiting promoting urban music. According to Mr. Reynolds first appeared on the RPM In later years he attracted press headlines by For Something To Happen) to greed and a press release issued last week, the Country chart on March 8, 1965 with his debut yodelling five tones in 1.9 seconds atop Canada's commercialism (Sarsaparilla) and just plain club will be booking acts that cover single She Taught Me How To Yodel. The single Wonderland Mountain and also performed the zaniness (Diaboloney). And all through it, like a the spectrum of the genre including went to #2 and was followed by Lorelei which was world's highest yodel at the CN Tower. magical glue made perhaps from the crushed beans reggae, soul, R&B, soca, hip hop, also a Top 5 hit (#4) peaking on Nov. 29, 1965. His Born in Winnipeg, Mr. Reynolds moved to that berthed Jack's beanstalk, is that unmistakeable African, Caribbean, jazz and worldbeat last chart entry was for Shut The Door which saw Toronto in the early '60s, where his wife Cindy music. And while Downtime grows at radio and acts and appearances from local DJs. chart action in 1968. joined him on the lounge circuit performing pop Sold For A Smile begins to sell for a little more "In the past, the biggest obstacle In his heyday, Mr. Reynolds toured both songs and folk music. than that, The Gandharvas stroll in to what could for local performers and promoters was Canada and the US. His 1957 win of the US Mr. Reynolds was active up until seven years be their pivotal moment in Canadian music history. finding a venue that was receptive to National Yodelling Championship also won him the ago when he was stricken with Alzheimer's disease. "We just want to make a good rock and roll urban music," commented EDAC title of King of the Yodellers. Longtime friend He is survived by his wife Cindy and sons record," says Jago dismissively. "If you're at a party, Entertainment spokesperson Stephane Bernie Livingston, in a Toronto Star article (Aug. Gary, Scott and Chad and two grand children. it's the kind of thing that would make the party 19/97) recalls that it was in 1957 when Mr. Funeral services were held in Brampton on better, really that's the goal." Reynolds entered the Guinness Book of Records Aug. 20. The party just got better... and funnier. 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