The Carpet Frogs

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The Carpet Frogs
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Rock
Years active1993 (1993)–present
MembersNick Sinopoli
Gerry Finn
Jeff Jones
Michael Zweig
Sean Fitzsimons
Past members Greg Godovitz
Jim Nielsen
Mike Hall
Mike McDonald
Lawrence Grecchi
David Love
Website www.thecarpetfrogs.com

The Carpet Frogs are a Toronto-based rock band. They are known for their work performing at private events and touring with Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings [1] and have performed on Canada's Walk of Fame, [2] Juno Awards, [3] Live 8 Canada, [4] SOCAN Awards, and more. [5]

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History

The Carpet Frogs performed as Burton Cummings' backup band on his 2008 album, Above the Ground. [6] In 2016 The Carpet Frogs performed at the Juno Awards ceremony. [7] In 2018 they performed with Cummings at a concert in Windsor. [8]

Personnel

Current members

Past members

Discography

Albums

DVD

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Notes
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  3. Gonshor, Bram (5 April 2016). "Banner year for Canadian music...April 2016". musiccanada.com. Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  4. "Randy Bachman / The Carpet Frogs, Live 8 2005". youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  5. Williams, Michael E. "The Carpet Frogs – Best Band You Don't Know, June 2012". jeff-jones.com. Cashbox Magazine, Jeff Jones. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  6. " Burton Cummings - Above The Ground" AntiMusic, by Morley Seaver
  7. "The Weeknd earns five awards at 2016 Junos", Aesthetic Magazine, April 4, 2016.
  8. "Burton Cummings Continues Windsor Concert Tradition", 519 Magazine, ByDan Savoie - January 29, 2018
  9. Ankeny, Jason. "Carpet Frogs, Frog Curry". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  10. "The Carpet Frogs Discography". canadianbands.com. Canadian Bands. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  11. Disc available on EMI -Randy Bachman & The Carpet Frogs - each member named separately