Lightfoot Band Alumni
Wayne Francis
With Pee Wee Charles most likely to be appearing on the new "A Painter
Passing Through" it will mean that at least 5 present or former band members
will appear on this album (not counting GL himself). There are rumoured to
be other guests appearing on the new album, perhaps John Stockfish? Red Shea
is a more doubtful contributor, but it would be great if he made even the
smallest of contributions to the record along with Stockfish which would
give the album the distictoion of having every present and former member
playing on the same album (greatest hits packages don't count, of course).
"Endless Wire" came the closest to having all present and former members of
the day on the same record. Only John Stockfish did not play on that
particular album and of course it was before Mike Heffernan's tenure. Here
is an excerpt from FAQ Part II to illustrate the history.
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The Lightfoot Band
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This section will deal with musicians who played with Lightfoot over the
years, both live and on record.
First, here is how the Lightfoot band has evolved over the years:
1966
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Red Shea - Lead Guitar
Paul Wideman - Bass
1966-68
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Red Shea - Lead Guitar
John Stockfish - Bass
1969
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Red Shea - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
1970
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Red Shea - Lead Guitar
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
1971-75
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Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
1975
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Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Red Shea - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Pee Wee Charles - Pedal Steel
1976-1980
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Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Pee Wee Charles - Pedal Steel
Barry Keane - Drums
1981-1987
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Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Pee Wee Charles - Pedal Steel
Barry Keane - Drums
Mike Heffernan - Keyboards
1987-Present
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Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Barry Keane - Drums
Mike Heffernan - Keyboards
Of course, Lightfoot has been an integral part of the instrumental sound
throughout all this time, playing 12 and 6 string guitars and occasionally
piano.
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On the Lightfoot Soundstage special from 1979 at intermission, the band
each were featured and here are the comments they made.
Terry Clements:
"When I was 5 years old my grandmother bought me a plastic Elvis Presley
guitar with the signature on it. I just about went through the roof! And
from then on I just always had the guitar. I've been playing with Gord now
for 8 years. I like him as a musician. He has really beautiful melodies and
then he says something in the songs too that most people don't. He's a real
pro to work for".
Pee Wee Charles:
"The instrument I play, a lot of people don't recognize what it is. A lot of
times after a concert, people will come up and say 'What is that thing?',
you know? Steel guitar is basically known as a country instrument, but
playing with Gord has really taken me into a sort of a different idiom of
music altogether. You know, it's such a fascinating instrument and so much
can be done with it, that that's how I got into playing steel guitar".
Barry Keane:
"When Gordon asked me to join the group, I was used to beating the tar out
of the drums in the studio. Playing drums for Gordon, I think, is different
than playing drums for anybody. It's really not so much what I play, but
what I don't play, with Gordon. Every note almost has to be thought out and
it has to have some importance to it and if it doesn't have importance, then
I shouldn't play it".
Rick Haynes:
"Well I started playing bass back in the fifties when there was too many
guitar players around and I decided I shouldn't play guitar anymore 'cause
I'd never get a job. I've been playing with Gord now for about 11 years and
there's a lot of challenge in what we play 'cause I think we're all pretty
fussy about what it sounds like and Gord's a perfectionist himself, so
there's not too much room for sandbagging. But it's a real treat to work
with all these guys 'cause we get along so well together".
What follows are profiles of the present day band members:
TERRY CLEMENTS
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Born in Detroit,raised in LA, now lives in the Toronto area.
Musical Background: Musical director for Johnie Tillison. House writer with
Buck Owens. Movie scores. Worked with producer Lou Adler during the Mamas
And The Papas era.
How recruited for Gord: Terry and Gord met while working on Burt Reynolds
first flick. Gord asked him to join the band. He and Red Shea then shared
the picking for a year until Red quit. First album was Don Quixote.
Gear: Martin D 18 and Gretch Country Gentleman.
Outside Projects: Working on a posthumous album.
Favorite Music: Early rockers, Motown, Monites de Plata, Fernando Sor, Duane
Eddy, Dick Dale, Lonnie Mack, Gravy Martin, James Burton and on and on.
Outside interests: Cooking, jamming in bars, hotel plumbing and hanging out
with the band.
Highlights with Gord: Hollywood Bowl, Montreal Olympics.
MIKE HEFFERNAN
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Born in Kitchener Ontario, raised in Montreal and the Toronto area. Lives
in Mississauga Ontario.
Musical Background: Played guitar in bands till age 18. Father was a
professional piano player so learned to play by osmosis. Played and recorded
with a slew of Canadian acts and artists frequently as musical director. A
common thread through most of that period was a 5 and a half year
association with singer-songwriter, Shirley Eikhard.
How recruited: Called in for a session in early November 1980 at Eastern
Sound to record the theme song for a movie Gord had just filmed with Bruce
Dern. "Harry Tracy Desperado". The session evolved into an audition.
Officially hired Dec. 23. First gig was the Mill Run theatre in Chicago in
mid January. First album was Shadows.
Gear: On stage a Roland JD 800 midi'd to a Yamaha DX7 and a Kawai K3. In
the studio, whatever is available. In home Midi studio: Kurzweil PC88,
Korg M1, Roland JV80, Yamaha TX 802, Korg M3R, all connected with computer
program LOGIC.
Outside projects: Currently producing a singer songwriter and a country rock
band. Writing and producing jingles. Playing in a rock band.
Favorite Music: Bruce Hornsby, Yes, Don Henley, Oscar Peterson, Keith
Jarret, The Rankin Family and tons of other stuff. Can't forget Bach.
Outside Interests: Transcendental Medication. Favorite Mantra: Om, Om (on
the range).
Highlights with Gord: Royal Albert Hall in London, Carnegie Hall in New York
and falling off the stage in Toledo
RICK HAYNES
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Hometown: Born and raised in Toronto. Still lives in Toronto area.
Musical Background: Classical piano (RCOM) and guitar. Self taught as a bass
player. Played in Canadian R&B bands in the early to mid sixties.
How Recruited: Managed to hunt up an audition in fall of 68. First gig was
Royce Hall UCLA in january of 69. First album was "Sunday Concert". First
Studio album was "Sit Down Young Stranger", later renamed "If You Could Read
My MInd".
Gear: Uses a Kramer bass now, has used Fender Precision and Musicman on
stage.
Favorite Music: Duane Eddy, Ray Charles, Chet Atkins, Eagles, old Blues.
Outside Interests: Just an old hot-rodder. And grand children.
Highlights while with Gord: Skydome Toronto and MGM Grand Las Vegas
BARRY KEANE
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Born in Philadelphia. Lives in Unionville Ontario( Toronto area).
Background: A few early drum lessons. Mostly self taught.
How recruited: Hired as a studio musician to play on "Old Dans Records" in
72. Hired again to play on "Summertime Dream" in 75 and was then asked to be
the bands first touring drummer. First gig was a week at the Sahara Lake
Tahoe, followed closely by an appearence on NBC's "The Midnight Special".
Gear: In concert, Premier drums (vintage 75) with a Pearl snare and Sabian
cymbals. In the studio, several different sets. The most used is a set of
Premiers (vintage 68), with many varied snare drums and Zildgian and Sabian
cymbals.
Outside projects: Working on an album by New Country artist Rob Corley.
Recently completed album project a percussionist with MCA artist Ken Munshaw
as well as a few Jingle and TV projects including Sesame Street and a movie
based on Madonna's unauthorized biography for Fox. Have played on over 300
albums with such artists as Gordon Lightfoot, Anne Murray, Roger Whittaker,
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Rita McNeil, Dan Hill, The Nylons etc.
Favorite Music: Prefer rock pop and R&B. Favorite artists include Aerosmith,
Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Little Feat, Staple Singers, Don Henley and Tom
Petty.
Outside interests: Playing baseball, softball, touch football. Coaching
baseball, softball and hockey. Played in several Canadian National
championships in softball, touch football, and was forced out of Canadian
National squash championships due to injury.
Highlights while with Gord: Royal Albert Hall in London, Carnegie Hall in
New York, Skydome in Toronto and an appearance on "Saturday Night Live".
Best gig was probably a jam packed Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo Michigan
around 77.
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Musicians By Album:
Here are the lineup of musicians which appeared with Lightfoot on each of
his albums. Lightfoot, as with the live setup, plays 12 and 6 string guitars
throughout, with piano on Cold On The Shoulder, vibes on Old Dan's Records
and electric 6 string guitar on Endless Wire, Salute and East Of Midnight.
LIGHTFOOT - Produced by John Court
David Rea - Lead Guitar
Bruce Langhorne - Lead Guitar
Bill Lee - Bass
THE WAY I FEEL - Produced by John Court
Red Shea - Lead Guitar
John Stockfish - Bass
Ken Buttrey - Percussion
Charles McCoy - Guitar, Harmonica, Celeste, Bells
DID SHE MENTION MY NAME - Produced by John Simon
Red Shea - Lead Guitar
John Stockfish - Bass
Herb Lovelle - Drums
Huey McCracken - Guitar
String arrangements were done by John Simon.
BACK HERE ON EARTH - Produced by Elliot Mazer
- Engineered by Charles Tallent
- Mixed by William Blachly
Red Shea - Lead Guitar
John Stockfish - Bass
SUNDAY CONCERT - Produced by Elliot Mazer
- Engineered by Elliot Mazer
- Mixed by Gordon Lightfoot and Elliot Mazer
Red Shea - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
SIT DOWN YOUNG STRANGER (IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND) - Produced by
Joe Wissert and Lenny Waronker
- Engineered by Lee Herschberg and Gary Brandt
- Mixed by Lee Herschberg
Red Shea - Lead Guitar
John Stockfish - Bass
Ry Cooder - Bottleneck Guitar, Mandolin
John Sebastian - Auto Harp, E. Guitar, Harmonica
Van Dyke Parks - Harmonium
String arrangements were done by Randy Newman and Nick DeCaro.
SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE - Produced by Joe Wissert
- Engineered by Rick Horton and Rex Collier
- Mixed by Rick Horton
Red Shea - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Chip Young - Guitar
Hargus Robbins - Piano
Henry Strzelecki - Bass
Charlie McCoy - Harmonica
Junior Huskey - Bass
Buddy Harman - Drums
Ken Buttrey - Drums
Jimmy Isbell - Drums
Vassar Clements - Fiddle
Jerry Shook - Guitar
Bob Phillips -
Farrell Morris - Percussion
James Rolleston - Bass
Dave Brown - Percussion
Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins, Ray Walker, Laverna Moore and
Mildred Kirkham - Background Vocals
DON QUIXOTE - Produced by Lenny Waronker
- Engineered by Lee Herschberg
- Mixed by Lee Herschberg
Red Shea - Lead Guitar, Dobro
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Nick DeCaro - Concertina
Ry Cooder - Mandolin
String arrangements were done by Nick DeCaro and Bob Thompson.
OLD DAN'S RECORDS - Produced by Lenny Waronker
- Engineered by Lee Herschberg
- Mixed by Lee Herschberg
Red Shea - Lead Guitar, Dobro
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Barry Keane - Drums, Percussion
Dave Brown - Percussion
Bruce Good - Auto Harp
Larry Good - Banjo
Nick DeCaro - Piano
Ollie Strong - Pedal Steel
David Bromberg - Dobro
Orchestral arrangements were done by Nick DeCaro.
SUNDOWN - Produced by Lenny Waronker
- Engineered by Lee Herschberg
- Mixed by Lee Herschberg
Red Shea - Lead Guitar, Dobro
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
John Stockfish - Bass
Jim Gordon - Drums, Percussion
Nick DeCaro - Piano, Accordion
Milt Holland - Percussion
Gene Martynec - Moog Synthesizer
Jack Zaza - Recorder, English Horn
Catherine Smith - Background Vocals
Orchestral arrangements were done by Nick DeCaro.
COLD ON THE SHOULDER - Produced by Lenny Waronker
- Engineered by Lee Herschberg
- Mixed by Lee Herschberg
Red Shea - Lead Guitar
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
John Stockfish - Bass
Jim Gordon - Drums, Percussion
Pee Wee Charles - Pedal Steel
Milt Holland - Percussion
Nick DeCaro - Accordion, Celeste
Jackie Ward, Susie McCune - Background Vocals
Orchestral arrangements were done by Nick DeCaro.
GORD'S GOLD (New Recordings) - Produced by Lenny Waronker
- Engineered by Lee Herschberg and Ken Friesen
- Mixed by Lee Herschberg
Red Shea - Lead Guitar
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar, Mandolin
Rick Haynes - Bass
John Stockfish - Bass
Pee Wee Charles - Pedal Steel
Jim Gordon - Drums
Milt Holland - Percussion
Orchestral arrangements were done by Lee Holdridge.
SUMMERTIME DREAM - Produced by Lenny Waronker and Gordon Lightfoot
- Engineered by Ken Friesen
- Mixed by Lee Herschberg
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Pee Wee Charles - Pedal Steel
Barry Keane - Drums, Percussion
Jim Gordon - Drums
Gene Martynec - Moog Synthesizer
ENDLESS WIRE - Produced by Lenny Waronker and Gordon Lightfoot
- Engineered by Ken Friesen, Lee Herschberg and Loyd Clift
- Mixed by Ken Friesen
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Pee Wee Charles - Pedal Steel
Barry Keane - Drums, Tambourine, Hand Drums
Red Shea - Guitar Fills
Tom Szczesniak - Bass
Doug Riley - Keyboards
Jack Zaza - Shakers, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Bass Clarinet,
English Horn, Alto Flute, Harmonica, Harmonium
Mitch Clarke - Bassoon
String arrangements were done by Doug Riley.
DREAM STREET ROSE - Produced by Gordon Lightfoot, Lenny Waronker and
Russ Titleman
- Engineered by Lee Herschberg and Stuart Gitlin
- Mixed by Lee Herschberg
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Pee Wee Charles - Pedal Steel
Barry Keane - Drums
Michael Omartian - Keyboards, Accordion
Lenny Castro - Percussion
Gayle Levant - Harp
Bruce Good - Auto Harp
Herb Pedersen - Banjo
Bob Glaub - Bass
Nick DeCaro - Accordion
String arrangements were done by Nick DeCaro.
SHADOWS - Produced by Gordon Lightfoot and Ken Friesen
- Engineered by Ken Friesen and Tom Henderson
- Mixed by Ken Friesen and Gordon Lightfoot
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Pee Wee Charles - Pedal Steel, Dobro
Barry Keane - Drums, Percussion
Mike Heffernan - Keyboards
Dean Parks - Lead Guitar
Dennis Pendrith - Bass
Robbie Buchanan - Synthesizer
Victor Feldman - Percussion
Herb Pedersen - Background Vocals
String arrangements were done by Dean Parks.
SALUTE - Produced by Dean Parks and Gordon Lightfoot
- Engineered by Ken Friesen and Tom Henderson
- Mixed by George Massenburg and Murray Dvorkin
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Pee Wee Charles - Pedal Steel
Barry Keane - Drums, Percussion
Mike Heffernan - Keyboards
Dean Parks - Lead Guitar, Synthesizer
Hadley Hockensmith - Bass, Lead Guitar
Harlan Rogers - Piano
Carol Parks - Background Vocals
EAST OF MIDNIGHT - Produced by Gordon Lightfoot
- Engineered by Ken Friesen and Tom Henderson
- Mixed by Ken Friesen and Gordon Lightfoot
Umberto Gatica (Anything For Love)
Barry Keane - Drums, Percussion
Mike Heffernan - Keyboards
Tom Szczesniak - Bass, Keyboards
Bob Mann - Lead Guitar
Lenny Castro - Percussion
James Newton Howard - Synthesizer
Lou Pomanti - Organ
Vern Dorge - Alto Sax, Tenor Sax
Michael Francis - Lead Guitar
Sheree Jeacock - Background Vocals
David Foster - Keyboards
Michael Landau - Lead Guitar
Vesta Williams and Richard Marx - Background Vocals
GORD'S GOLD II (New Recordings) - Produced by Gordon Lightfoot
- Engineered by Ken Friesen
- Mixed by Ken Friesen
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Barry Keane - Drums, Percussion
Mike Heffernan - Keyboards
Jack Zaza - Alto Sax
Dick Smith - Percussion
Sheree Jeacock - Background Vocals
WAITING FOR YOU - Produced by Gordon Lightfoot
- Engineered by Gary Gray and John Rodd
- Mixed by Gary Gray
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Rick Haynes - Bass
Barry Keane - Drums, Percussion
Mike Heffernan - Keyboards
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Wayne