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Old newspapers from Edmonton, Canada, revealed shows by "Billy Cowsill and The Heartbeats." I started trying to research the band and found very little. HOWEVER, looking at the dates of the shows, the article showing Colin Munn as guitarist, it would appear this is the band that was backing Billy at the Live Show at the Crystal Ballroom where they opened for k.d. lang on July 5, 1985. So, I am working on the ASSUMPSION that they are one and the same.
Edmonton Journal
August 28, 1985
This article states Colin Munn was guitarist for Billy's Heartbeats
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Very little more is currently known of this band.
Many dates for this band were played at the Sidetrack Cafe.
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Shows:
Edmonton (Canada) Journal
January 20, 1985
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Sidetrack Cafe
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Edmonton (Canada) Journal
June 6, 1985
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Sidetrack Cafe
October 18-20, 1984
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Sidetrack Cafe
October 23-27, 1984
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Sidetrack Cafe
October 23-27, 1984
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Sidetrack Cafe
January 22-27, 1985
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Sidetrack Cafe
January 22-27, 1985
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Sidetrack Cafe
May 28 - June 11, 1985
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Sidetrack Cafe
May 28 - June 8, 1985
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Sidetrack Cafe
June 6-8, 1985
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Below is a post I found about that venue.
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Famed downtown venue closes doors
Karen Kleiss, edmonton journal.com
Published: Thursday, February 15, 2007
Edmonton’s famed Sidetrack Cafe closed its doors Thursday, 26 years to the day after it opened.
Sarah MacLachlan, k.d. lang, the Barenaked Ladies and Blue Rodeo are just some of the acts launched from the ’Track’s stage.
“It was not a decision that was made lightly,” operations manager Leard Robertson said Thursday. “Everyone ... has literally given the shirt off their backs to try to make this happen.”
“Ultimately it is financial,” he said.
“The move, the renovations, the delay in opening, those are some of the factors in the decision.”
The closure is indefinite, he said. All bookings have been cancelled, according to the bar’s website.
Sidetrack staff member Cory Papirny heard the news Thursday, one day after the decision was made.
“I was told that as of Thursday, we are closed,” Papirny said.
“It is a sad day for the music community in Edmonton.”
The Sidetrack opened Feb. 15, 1981, at 10333 112th St., where it became a mecca of live music in Edmonton.
“It had a kind of magic,” said Clare Anderson, who ran the bar for more than a decade during its heyday. It wasn’t the club du jour … . It was a gathering place where people hung out and coexisted. There was a real magical harmony between the staff and the patrons and the bands that played there.
“You don’t come across many places like that.”
The bar moved to its new location at 10238 104th Street in April 2006, a move many in the city’s entertainment community say hastened the cafe’s end.
“Even though we’ve ceased operations we would like to think that everyone enjoyed their time at the Sidetrack,” Robertson said.
“We have nothing but good memories.”
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Members:
Billy Cowsill - vocals, electric and acoustic rhythm guitar
Colin Munn - lead guitar, background vocals
Elmar Spanier - acoustic bass guitar, background vocals
Chris Nordquist - drums
Recordings:
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Billy Cowsill Live From The Crystal Ballroom Calgary, AB July 1985 | December 20, 2004
Indelible Music | On Friday, July 5, 1985, Billy Cowsill and his band opened a show for k.d. lang in the beautiful Crystal Ballroom at the Palliser Hotel in Calgary Alberta. That show was captured on cassette tape at the board. |
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