Genres Rock Origin Calgary, Canada (1964) | Website Stampeders.net Genre Rock music | |
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Years active 1964–1977,
1992–present Labels MWC, The Marigold Label Past members Len Roemer
Brendan Lyttle
Race Holiday
Van Louis
Gary Storin
Bob Allwood
Doug Macaskill
Roy Vansprang
Ian Kojima
David Norse Elye Albums Rubes, Dudes & Rowdies, From the Fire, Carryin' On Members Rich Dodson, Kim Berly, Ronnie King Awards Juno Award for Group of the Year Similar April Wine, Trooper, Five Man Electrical Band, The Guess Who, Brewer & Shipley | ||
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The Stampeders are a Canadian rock trio, consisting of Rich Dodson (guitar, vocals), Ronnie King (bass, vocals), and Kim Berly (drums, vocals).
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Stampeders oh my lady
Career
The band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1964 as The Rebounds. The Rebounds had five members: Rich Dodson, Len Roemer, Brendan Lyttle, Kim Berly, and Race Holiday. They renamed themselves The Stampeders in 1965 and Len Roemer was replaced with Ronnie King and Van Louis. In 1966 they relocated to Toronto, Ontario, and became a trio in 1968 when Lyttle, Louis, and Holiday left. In 1971 they had a hit with "Sweet City Woman," which won Best Single at the Juno Awards, reached #1 on the RPM magazine charts, and #8 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Written by Dodson, the track stayed in the Billboard chart for 16 weeks and the disc sold a million by September 1971, and the R.I.A.A. granted gold disc status. They also won Juno Awards for Best Group, Best Producer (Mel Shaw), and Best Composer (Dodson) that year.
In 1976 they had another U.S. hit with "Hit The Road Jack", featuring Wolfman Jack. In Canada they produced seven more hits.
Dodson left the group in 1977, with Berly and King recruited new members for the LP Platinum (1977) before Berly departed leaving King to bring in three new members for the LP Ballsy (1979) before completely disbanding shortly thereafter. The hitmaking trio reunited at the Calgary Stampede in 1992. They released a new album in 1998 titled Sure Beats Working.
On November 21, 2011, The Stampeders received the Lifetime Achievement Award from SOCAN at the 2011 SOCAN Awards in Toronto. In 2015 the band received SOCAN Classic Awards for their songs Monday Morning and Wild Eyes.
They continue to this day to tour Canada doing fairs, festivals, casinos, and theatres.
Songs
Sweet City WomanSweet City Woman · 1973
Wild EyesNewday · 1975
Oh My LadyRubes - Dudes & Rowdies · 1973