Jay Telfer

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Jay Telfer (December 22, 1947 - May 20, 2009) was a Canadian singer/songwriter and guitarist.

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Early life

Telfer grew up in Toronto and learned to play drums as a child. [1]

Career

In the 1960s Telfer was the lead singer for the band A Passing Fancy. [2] In 1968, as a solo musician, he released a single, Life, Love and the Pursuit of Happiness. [3]

Telfer performed with the Steel River band and wrote their song "Ten Pound Note" [4] [5] which was on the RPM Top 50 Canadian chart in July 1970. [6]

Telfer wrote the score for the film Away the Lines, which featured Burl Ives. [7]

Telfer toured briefly with Lighthouse in 1974, [8] and then toured in western Canada with Gary & Dave. [9] That year his single, "Time Has Tied Me" was on the RPM 50 Pop Music Playlist for three months. [10]

Telfer performed at the 1988 Spirit of Yorkville street festival. In 1995 Telfer founded the antiques magazine The Wayback Times. He died May 20, 2009, in Mississauga.

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References

  1. ↑ "Telfer, Jay" [ dead link ], The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ Mike Gross (11 November 1967). "From the Music Capitals of the World". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  3. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (7 December 1968). "Relocation set by Tuesday". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 66–. ISSN   0006-2510.{{cite magazine}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (25 May 1974). "Francy will manage Telfer". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 52–. ISSN   0006-2510.{{cite magazine}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ "Steel River". Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. Canoe Inc. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ "Top 50 Canadian Chart". RPM Magazine, Canadian Content, - Volume 13, No. 23 Jul 25, 1970
  7. ↑ Michael Bennett (30 September 1972). "Western Canada:Activity abounds on all fronts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 48–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  8. ↑ Martin Melhuish (13 July 1974). "From the Music Capitals of the World". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 42–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  9. ↑ "Axe Shows Sharpness". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 October 1974. pp. 49–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  10. ↑ "RPM Pop Music Playlist". Adult Contemporary - Volume 21, No. 15 Jun 01, 1974
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