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 CLASSIC BEATLE
BASS Very rare photo of Jimi B with his Hofner
Beatle Bass. We believe this photo was taken at Pickering
High School in Pickering, Ontario Canada circa 1967 - 1968 The
band was called The Foxx. A couple of years later Jimi B and
Ron Bartley would form what would eventually become JUST US and
later Abraham's Children. If you have any early photos of Just
Us, Abraham's Children or Jimi Bertucci please contact
us. Throughout the years Jimi would acquire many instruments,
but he always said that his favorite was his Hofner Beatle Bass,
that his mom and dad surprised him with. In an interview Jimi
told how he would rush home after school and spend all his time
playing his bass in his room. His popularity grew immensly and
every local band wanted Jimi to play with them....." I would
get all these incredible offers and I didn't even know how to
play yet" he once said. But as time went on Jimi would not
only become an accomplished musician, but would go on to write
some classic songs that can still be heard today on radio stations
across Canada. " One of my biggest regrets is trading in
my Hofner Beatle Bass." (more)
Request songs by Jimi B, Abraham's Children, Angel, Space Patrol
and many more.
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VAUGHAN CITIZEN- Singer Honoured for arts
Contribution Jimi Bertucci founder of the pop/rock group Abraham's
Children, will be honoured by the Serra San Bruno Association
Oct 23 at a gala dinner at the Renaissance Parque in Concord.
Mr. Bertucci, being recognized for his contribution to the arts,
will perform at the gala, which also is honouring Ontario's economic
developement minister Joseph Cordiano, financier Michael Simonetta
and university professor Dr. Domenico Barillari. All are second
generation offspring of people from San Bruno who now live in
Canada,the United States, or Italy. Abraham's Dhildren's first
hit Goodbye Farewell, was written by Mr. Bertucci. He has a new
single out--- Sempre-- a love song with a mixture of Italian
and English lyrics. Roger Varley.
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Alan Caddy - It was in the early
part of 1972 that I first met Alan. I recall he was a slender
man, that stood about 6' tall, with a very heavy British accent.
He was introduced to us by Gary Salter, then president of Avenue
Of America record label. Upon my initial encounter with Alan
we hit it off and I could see that I would like this man. Gary
had mentioned that he would probably be producing our album which
we were ready to start. This would be the follow-up to our first
commercial hit single, "Goodbye Farewell". Before I
get into the session, let me give you a bit of history on Mr.
Caddy. He was born in Chelsea, London, was classically trained,
and served as a soprano in Westminster Abbey. He studied violin
and was the leader of the orchestra at his school in Battersea.
Alan joined a skiffle group called the Five Nutters as a guitarist.
In 1958 he would join Johnny Kid and The Pirates and was regarded
as real rock n roller musician. He made his first TV debut with
that band on ITV's Disc Break in 1959 with their song "Please
Don't Touch", a moderate hit that established the group.
In 1960 the Pirates would come out with "Shakin All Over"
that would comfirm them as a staple pop band of the time. The
song would knock Cliff Richard from the top of the charts. After
about a year the band would begin to fade and soon decided to
pack it in. Alan would go on to form The Tornados. The band's
hit "Telstar" would stay on the British charts for
over 25 weeks with 5 of those at number one. It was released
in the US and Canada on the London label and would be the first
British record to reach number one on the Billboard Charts. The
Tornados would continue to release records but none of them could
achieve the success of "Telstar". By 1964 the group
was going through changes and Alan was well-placed to make a
living as a session musician, and even become a star in his own
right. In the early 70s he moved to Canada and started producing
cover albums for Avenue of America. Ok... back to AC. We began
recording the TIME album and the idea of having a British producer
was exciting and at times elevating from the standards that Canadian
bands were used to. His arrangements were magical. I would spend
many hours even after the sessions just watching and listening
too him work. Over the next couple of months we became really
good friends and shared many private moments together. When the
album was completed he came up to me and said, "I really
enjoyed working with you and I believe you are going to be a
star". I was wowed and thanked him for a incredible experience.
We would go on to begin a second album that would never see vinyl
heaven, but my memories of Alan are as vivid as if it were yesterday.
I was very sad when I heard of his passing in 2000. He will be
missed but can always be heard on "Gypsy", "Thank
You" and the rest of TIME.
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 TORONTO,
CANADA JIMI RECEIVES CERTOSA AWARD!!! Jimi was recently presented
with the Certosa Award for his exceptional contribution to the
Arts by the Serra San Bruno Association, an association representing
his home town in Italy. The black-tie event saw 700 turn out
to the lavish awards dinner which took place on October 23rd
at the Renaissance Parque in Toronto.An esteemed group of individuals
traveled directly from Italy to be in attendance. Included were
Raffaele Lojacono, the Mayor of Serra San Bruno, Dr. Cesare Pelaia,
Vice President of the Montana community of the Serre along with
municipal and provincial councilors, Bruno Censore, Councilor
for the Calabria Region, and Dr. Domenico Dominelli, Councilor
for the Province of Vibo Valentia. Also present at the awards
ceremony were Tony Ianno, Member of Parliament of Canada, Mario
Sergio, Ontario Member of Parliament, Judge Salvatore Merenda,
Manlio D'Ambrosio, ex-president of the National Congress of Italo-Canadians,
Basilio Policaro, Advisor for Calabria, Antonio Nicaso, president
of the Federation of Calabresi in Ontario, Mimmo Sisca, president
of the Confederation of the Cosentine Associations, and Father
Gianni Carparelli, founder of the Caritas Centre for drug abuse
and dependency. Jimi was one of four honored that night. The
other three also receiving awards were MP Joseph Cordino - Minister
Of Development of Canada; Dr. Domenic Barillari - Chief Scientist,
Guelph University; and Michael Simonetta - CEO 1st Asset Financial.Adding
to the excitement of the evening, Jimi treated the audience to
a short performance. He sang his hit song "Bye Bye Bambina
Occhi blu", the Italian translated version of "Goodbye
Farewell" and "Sempre", a new love song with both
Italian and English lyrics.Congrats Jimi!!!
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