Bond (Canadian band)
| Bond | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario |
| Genres | rock music |
| Years active | 1970s |
| Past members |
Bill Dunn Ted Trenholm Gerry Mosby John Jones Mitch Lewis Chris Livingston Barry Cobus John Roles Alex MacDougall Jim Lamarche Jeff Hamilton Kim Hunt Colin Walker |
Bond was a Canadian rock band in the 1970s, most noted for garnering a Juno Award nomination for Most Promising Group at the Juno Awards of 1976.[1] The band released just one album during its lifetime, and had a hit single with "Dancin' (On a Saturday Night)" in 1975,[2] but never released another album or had another hit single before breaking up in 1979.[2]
Formed in Toronto, Ontario in the late 1960s as Common Bond, the band shortened its name to Bond in 1970.[2] The band underwent frequent lineup changes, with vocalist and guitarist Bill Dunn as the only constant member,[2] while other members included Ted Trenholm, Gerry Mosby, John Jones, Mitch Lewis and Chris Livingston on keyboards; Barry Cobus, John Roles, Alex MacDougall and Jim Lamarche on guitar; Dunn and Roles on bass; and Jeff Hamilton, Kim Hunt and Colin Walker on drums.[2]
The band toured Southern Ontario before signing to Columbia Records in 1974.[2] Their self-titled debut album was released in 1975, and was supported by a tour as an opening act for The Stampeders.[2] "Dancin' (On a Saturday Night)" charted in the Canadian Top 20 that year;[2] however, the single's success left them pigeonholed by radio programmers as a bubblegum pop band, so followup singles which didn't fit with that perception failed to garner radio airplay and performed poorly on the charts.[2]
The band released one new non-album single, "I Can't Help It", in 1978, but broke up after that single also failed to chart.[2]
The band members went on to play with other bands, including Chilliwack, Doucette, Crowbar, King Biscuit Boy, Zon, The Hunt, The Ian Thomas Band and Payola$.[2] Lamarche had a brief career as a solo artist on A & M Records before becoming a studio engineer,[2] while Jones went on to become a noted record producer.[2]