Artist: Richard Arsenault
Genre: Adult Contemporary
Style: Vocalist
Year: 2020
From: Chatham Ontario Canada
Tracks posted online
Links:
* Youtube link here.
* Facebook link here.
Watch the Video Sampler below to preview the songs.
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Artist: Brooklyn Roebuck
Release: Good Day
Year: 2015
Home: Chatham-Kent Ontario
Genre: Country/pop
Notes: Brooklyn Roebuck releases her song ‘Good Day’.
* In 2016, Brooklyn also released one song entitled ‘Sweet On Me’.
Written by Brooklyn Roebuck and Annette Barkley. Visit her website for links.
Links:
* Website here.
* itunes download of this song here.
* Youtube link here.
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* Watch the video below.
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Artist: Demo Kid
Release: Home Demos Vol. 6 (I Heard the Drummer Quit)
Year: 2014 (Dec)
Home: Chatham Ontario Canada
Genre: Rock.
Free Direct Album download: click here.
Email Contact: chatham_music_archive@hotmail.com
Members: Shawn B. (Demo Kid)
Notes: ‘I heard the drummer quit‘ seemed an appropriate title for this project as most of the songs were written completely around drum tracks alone, as a type of song writing experiment. This collection also contains collabs. See inlay pics for full credits.
Shawn (Demo Kid) is also a guitarist and the ‘behind the scenes’ guy in Saint Ends, a new local Indie band from Chatham.
Tracks:
01. Weekends
02. Push Pull Kind Of Love
03. You Make Me Crazy
04. I’ll Make Mistakes
05. Mom & Pop Stores
06. Emo Girlfriend
07. Built To Win
08. Burning Bridges
09. Damaged Shores
10. No Give Aways
11. Round & Round
12. Daisy Daisy
13. Sky Cake.
Links:
Free CD direct Download: link.
Youtube: link.
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Band: Saint Ends
Year: 2014
Formed: Late 2012
Home: Chatham-Kent Ontario, Canada
Genre: Indie Rock
Notes: The band is finishing up their debut EP, but have released one song (Math) as a taste.
In December of 2014, Saint Ends released a Christmas single “Do You Hear What I Hear?” and is now available for free online, just in time for the holiday season. See links for videos & free download.
Over the years, the members of Saint Ends have played in a variety of southwestern Ontario bands, most notably Foster Child, Janet Theory, Dead Girls Union and First Line Third Planet. See pics for complete bio.
Current Members:
Jesse-Dylan Verleye – Vocals, guitar
Kyle Jubenville – guitar, backing vocals
Shawn Beaulieu – guitar, backing vocals, keys
Dave Richie – bass,
Links:
Saint Ends website here.
Direct download of the The Christmas sinlge here.
Video for Math here.
Video for Christmas single here.
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Band: South River Slim & The Fleshmerchants
Genre: Roots,Rock&Roll,Blues
Home: Windsor
Chatham Connection: Singer/ Guitarist Sean Hughey is originally from South River, but raised during his teen years in Chatham, as well as returning to Chatham & Windsor later. He performed in Route 66 (https://demokidblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/route-66-1992/)
Members:
Sean Hughey
Rick Rycheghem (Sean’s former Route 66 bandmate)
Jeff Mifflin (Merlin)
Name: Ralph Murphy
Year: Circa 2007
Raised: (Chatham-Kent) Wallaceburg
Position: Performer, producer, songwriter & publisher.
Amongst many other projects, roles, & duties, highlights for Ralph Murphy this year include:
* 2007 – Another one of his hits re-released. Performer: Crystal Gayle. Album: Greatest Hits (Capitol Records) The song ‘River Road’ By Chatham’s Sylvia Tyson also appears on this album.
* 2007 – Composing & producer credits for… Artist: Mersaidee Soules. Album: Honest.
* 2007 – Ralph co-write ‘Seeds’ performed by Pryor Dawson Rayburn. Album: On Your Way Home.
* 2007 – Ralph wrote & co-wrote the self titled Smokey Circles Album. Reissue. Carnaby Records. Japan release.
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Name: Ralph Murphy
Year: Circa 1998
Raised: (Chatham-Kent) Wallaceburg
Position: Performer, producer, songwriter & publisher.
Amongst many other projects, roles, & duties, highlights for Ralph Murphy this year include:
* 1998 – Ralph co-writes the song ‘I’m Still Here, You’re Still Gone’ performed by Randy Travis. Album: You & You Alone. Label: Dreamworks.
* 1998 – Ralph co-wrote one of her biggest hits ‘Half the Way’. Artist: Crystal Gayle. Album: Super Hits.
* 1998 – Ralph co-wrote the ‘I Was Right About You’. Performed by John Prine. Album: Lucky 13.
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Name: Ralph Murphy
Year: 1979
Raised: (Chatham-Kent) Wallaceburg
Position: Performer, producer, songwriter & publisher.
Ralph Murphy is always involved with several projects, but a few select high lights include:
1979 – Cowrote “Half the Way” , performed by Crystal Gayle and became a number one hit. Album: Miss the Mississippi.
1979 – Band: April Wine. Album: Greatest Hits. Ralph gets credit for producing many of the songs.
1979 – Larry Raspberry And The Highsteppers – Album: No Accident. (Production credits/unverified, but most likely),
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Name: Ralph Murphy
Year: Circa 1969
Raised: Wallaceburg Ontario
Position: Performer, producer, songwriter & publisher.
Notes:
* In 1969, Ralph Murphy moved to New York as Director of Production for Belwin/Mills Publishing producing demos for Broadway musicals and started two successful record labels.
* Circa 1969, Murphy produced albums for several groups, including, but not limited to, April Wine, Mashmakhan, Shooter, Brutus & Sea Dog.
* 1969 – Wrote ‘Touched’. Released by The Casuals. Album: Hour World.
* 1969 – Wrote ‘Sun Comes Up. released by John Walker.
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Overview as of 2013.
Canadian songwriter/producer/author Ralph Murphy is a lifetime achiever in the Music Business. Leaving Canada for Liverpool in 1965 led to his first #1 production/writing credit, “Call My Name” by James Royal in 1966. His early successes in Europe set the stage for his return to Toronto to produce platinum albums for April Wine (You Could Have Been A Lady) and in 1971 to have his first huge Country hit by Jeannie C. Riley (Good Enough To Be Your Wife). While in Nashville in 1972 to collect his first (of many) ASCAP Country Awards he felt excited by the creative environment and moved there to start a Publishing/production company with his pal Roger Cook. His songs have been recorded and released by dozens of artists like Randy Travis, Shania Twain, Ray Price, Crystal Gayle, Ronnie Milsap, Kathy Mattea, Micky Gilley and so many more. Having had chart success as a writer in every decade since the sixties puts him in a rare club. His newly released Murphy’s Laws of Songwriting, “The Book” (2011) has become a best seller with professional songwriters, universities and songwriter organizations worldwide. He is also the only Canadian to have been President of the Nashville Songwriters Association (NSAI), President of the Nashville Chapter of the Recording Academy (NARAS) and a National Trustee of NARAS. He has served on the Canadian Country Music Association Board, as well as the Songwriters Guild of America regional advisory board and the Southern Regional Writers Advisory board of ASCAP. Most recently he was presented the Jo Walker-Meador International Achievement Award by the Country Music Association (CMA) for services to Country Music worldwide. He is an active member of the CCMA, CMA, NARAS, Songwriters Association of Canada, SGA and ASCAP. – Canadian Country Music Association.
In 2012, Ralph Murphy was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Name: Ralph Murphy
Year: 1968
Raised: Wallaceburg Ontario
Position: Performer, producer, songwriter & publisher.
A selection of releases by Ralph in 1968, as a song writer & producer.
1968 – He became Raffi Murphy in the group The High Windows.
1968 – Co-writes James Royal – Call My Name. Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM
1968 – Credits on The Casuals, The Toy / Touched. Decca · AT 15128 · 7″, Single · 1968 · Netherlands.
1968 – Vanity Fare – Ralph wrote the B side ‘On The Other Side Of Life’. 7″, Single · 1968 · UK
1968 – UK – Wrote ‘Victim Of Perfume And Lace’ performed by Kenny Bernard, Vinyl, 7″, Single. Also co-produced it.
1968 – Co-wrote ‘Call My name’. Performed by Nicole Hernandez . Vinyl, Single, 7″. France.
1968 – Co-wrote the single ‘The Soul Of A Man’. Performed by Robbi Curtice. Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Promo.
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Name: Ralph Murphy
Year: 2006
Raised: (Chatham-Kent) Wallaceburg
Position: Performer, producer, songwriter & publisher.
Among many other roles & duties this year, Ralph had a big year in 2006 with re-releases of a few of his hit songs he wrote appearing on compilation albums & a DVD release.
* 2006 – Ralphs Cowrote “Half the Way”, performed by Crystal Gayle and became a number one hit. Re-released: Album: Easy Listening, Various Artists.
* 2006 – Re-release of ‘He Got You’, Artist: Ronnie Milsap. Album: The Essential Ronnie Milsap (Double Disc).
* 2006 – Re-release of his #1 hit ‘Half the Way’. Performer: Crystal Gayle. Live DVD: The Ultimate Collection: Live [Bonus DVD],
* 2006 – Ralph had success in the UK charts with ‘21st Century Christmas’ (co-written by Paul Brady). It was written in 2005 for fun and sent to Cliff Richard who they knew liked Christmas songs. to their pleasant surprise he recorded it in 2006 and had a UK and European hit with it (No2 in UK!).
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Demo Kid – 80’s Radio . A home demo song/video co-written with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer. The song did make it onto Weezer’s 2010 album ‘Death To False Metal. Below is the demo version Demo Kid did & below that is the final album version.
Or Watch Higher Quality Version Here.
If above video does not appear, click here.
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Demo Kid released a 24-song demo in 2007 and hasn’t slowed down a bit. 2008 saw as many as 30 new original songs posted online. Above are a few fun songs/videos from this year.
Listen & watch Demo Kid here.
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