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The Mynah Birds was a Canadian R&B band formed in Toronto, Ontario, that was active from 1964 to 1967. [1] Although the band never released an album , it is notable as featuring a number of musicians, such as Rick James and Neil Young , who went on to have successful careers in rock , folk rock and funk .
The Just Us, the Mynah Birds, the Flying Circus, Merryweather, Mama Lion Musical artist Neil Merryweather (born Robert Neilson Lillie , December 27, 1945 – March 28, 2021) was a Canadian rock singer, bass player and songwriter.
In early 1965 he left to join The Mynah Birds where he first met Neil Young who was playing lead guitar in the band. The Mynah Birds, fronted by future funk legend Rick James , had a bright future and were signed to the prestigious Motown Records to do some demo recordings before it was discovered that James was actually in Toronto to avoid ...
The popular Toronto-based, non-union, groups of the era also played an important part in the development of the Toronto sound.Due to their non-union status they performed primarily at high schools, universities, and various dance clubs such as The Tam O'Shanter Golf and Country Club in Agincourt, The Broom and Stone Curling Club in eastern Scarborough, the El Mocambo, The Met, and The Bunny ...
At one point, Nick St. Nicholas, later of Steppenwolf fame, was a member; by the time "Mynah Bird Hop" was recorded bassist Bruce Palmer had replaced him. James and Palmer recruited guitarists Tom Morgan and Xavier Taylor and drummer Rick Mason to form a new Mynah Birds lineup, and soon traveled to Detroit to record with Motown. Before the ...
Merryweather was a late 1960s Canadian rock band that relocated to California in the autumn of 1968 and recorded for Capitol Records. The band was led by singer/bass player Neil Merryweather and most of the band subsequently formed Salt 'N' Pepper with Rick James (Not to be confused with the later 80's/90's band of the same name).
The Flying Circus were a short-lived Toronto-based group fronted by singer/songwriter, Bruce Cockburn.The band, which was active between late 1967 and early 1968, also featured Neil Merryweather and future Mapleoak members, Marty Fisher and Gordon MacBain.
It's My Time (Jeanie Tracy album) It's My Time (Tito El Bambino album) "It's My Time" (Jade Ewen song), the British entry in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest "It's My Time" (Martina McBride song) "It's My Time" (Prince Royce song) "It's My Time", by Clint Mansell from Black Swan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "It's My Time", by The Mynah Birds