Band, *1969 CA, Toronto
Rock, World and Folk
Great Speckled Bird was a country rock group formed in 1969 by the Canadian musical duo Ian & Sylvia. Ian Tyson sang, played guitar and composed. Sylvia Tyson sang, composed and occasionally played piano. The other founding members were Amos Garrett on guitar and occasional vocals, Bill Keith on steel guitar, Ken Kalmusky on bass and Ricky Marcus on drums. They were named after the song, "The Great Speckled Bird", as recorded by Roy Acuff[citation needed].
Buddy Cage stg, g *1946 US | |
Billy Mundi dr, voc 1942-2014 US | |
Amos Garrett g, voc *1941 CA | |
Rowland Salley b, acg, bvoc *1949 AU | |
Ian Tyson g, voc *1933 CA | |
N.D. Smart II dr | |
Sylvia Tyson voc, p *1940 CA | |
Red Shea g 1938-2008 CA | |
Jim Colegrove g, voc, b | |
Jeff Gutcheon voc, p, org US | |
Pee Wee Charles g CA | |
David Wilcox voc, g *1949 CA | |
Georges Hébert g *1944 CA | |
Ken Kalmusky b 1945-2005 CA | |
Jack S. Lilly dr CA |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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New Truckers Cafe | Sylvia Tyson With Great Speckled Bird | 1974 | Single |
You Were On My Mind | Ian & Sylvia & Great Speckled Bird | 1972 | Album |
Trucker's Cafe | Great Speckled Bird | 1970 | Single |
Great Speckled Bird | Great Speckled Bird | 1970 | Album |
We Sail | Great Speckled Bird | 1970 | Single |