Bootsauce

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Bootsauce
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Bootsauce, 1991 (From left: Al Baculis, Pere Fume, Sonny Greenwich Jr., Drew Ling)
Background information
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres Funk rock [1]
Years active1989–1996
Labels Next Plateau Entertainment, Island Records, PolyGram, Vertigo Records
MembersDrew Ling
Pere Fume
Sonny Greenwich Jr.
Alan Baculis
John "Fatboy" Lalley
Rob Kazenel (Live Drums, 1989-90)
Marc Villeneuve (Live Drums, 1990-91)
Fraser Runciman (Guitar, 1994-96)

Bootsauce was a Canadian rock band based in Montreal. [1] [2] The band was composed of Drew Ling (real name Drew Thorpe) (vocals), Pere Fume (real name Perry Johnson) (guitar), Sonny Greenwich Jr. (guitar), Alan Baculis (bass guitar), [3] and John "Fatboy" Lalley (drums). Their style combined soul, funk and metal sounds. Two of their albums, The Brown Album and Bull achieved Gold status in Canada. [4] Their style was sometimes compared favorably to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. [5] [6]

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History

Bootsauce was founded in 1989 in Montreal. The band was nominated for a Juno Award as Most Promising Group in 1991, and received a Juno in 1992 for their 1991 single "Everyone's a Winner", a Hot Chocolate cover. [7] Their songs were played on MuchMusic. [8]

In 1992, Bootsauce was part of the cross-Canada Big, Bad & Groovy tour organized by MCA Concerts, [9] [10] along with Art Bergman. [11] That year they released an album, Bull on the band's own label. [12] In 1993, the band released the album Sleeping Bootie. The song "Sorry Whole" was released as a single and reached #1 on the RPM Cancon chart. Touring for the Sleeping Bootie album, Bootsauce played the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver for the first time on February 4, 1994. [13]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Newton, Steve (4 February 2014). "20 years ago today: Bootsauce plays its first gig at the Commodore; anyone remember Bootsauce?". The Georgia Straight . Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Larry LeBlanc (30 May 1992). "Canada's Silk Toxic Goes Down Heavy". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–41. ISSN   0006-2510.
  3. ↑ "Alan Prater: Always on the upbeat". Richard Burnett Montreal Gazette , February 9, 2015
  4. ↑ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. 17 December 1991. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  5. ↑ newt, the (2017-05-10). "Sonny Greenwich Jr. thinks that Bootsauce's Baculis is a better bassist than Flea". earofnewt.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  6. ↑ "Sound Judgement: Funky, 'angst is me' rock". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 14 June 1992. p. 71. Montreal's probable answer to Red Hot Chili Peppers.
  7. 1 2 "Bootsauce". Juno Awards Database. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Godspeed You! Brash Songsters". By Mark Lepage, Maisonneuve, November 15, 2003
  9. ↑ Larry LeBlanc (11 July 1992). "Concert-ed Efforts by Domestic Acts Lift Biz". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 39. ISSN   0006-2510.
  10. ↑ Michael Barclay; Ian A. D. Jack; Jason Schneider (2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995. ECW Press. pp. 107–. ISBN   978-1-55022-992-9.
  11. ↑ Larry LeBlanc (11 March 1995). "Bergmangets another chance with 'Hell'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 51. ISSN   0006-2510.
  12. ↑ "Album Review, Inc". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 13 June 1992. pp. 1–51. ISSN   0006-2510.
  13. ↑ "20 years ago today: Bootsauce plays its first gig at the Commodore; anyone remember Bootsauce? | Georgia Straight Vancouver's source for arts, culture, and events". The Georgia Straight. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  14. ↑ "Just the facts -Kudos and Kvetches" / Vancouver Courier, June 26, 2014
  15. ↑ "The Clip List". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1 April 1995. p.  44. ISSN   0006-2510.
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