Red Rider are a Canadian rock

Rock music

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 band popular in the 1980s. While the band achieved great success in Canada, in the US

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, the band never had a song in the Top 40.

In 1978, Tom Cochrane

Tom Cochrane

Tom Cochrane, OC Canadian musician and humanitarian, best known for his hit songs "Life Is a Highway", "Lunatic Fringe", "Human Race" and "I Wish You Well". Cochrane fronted the Canadian rock band Red Rider and has won seven Juno Awards...

 joined up with Rob Baker on drums

Drum kit

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, Jeff Jones

Jeff Jones (musician)

Jeff Jones is a Canadian bass guitar player. He first gained fame as a member of the gospel rock band Ocean. Their million-selling 1971 single "Put Your Hand in the Hand" was penned by Gene MacLellan. The gramophone record received a gold disc awarded by the Recording Industry Association of...

 on bass, Peter Boynton on keyboards and Ken Greer

Ken Greer

Ken Greer is a Canadian guitarist and keyboardist. He was one of the founding members of the Canadian rock band Red Rider. He is the pedal steel guitarist whose soaring, searing lines give Red Rider its distinctive sound.-Biography:...

 to form Red Rider. They were signed to Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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 and released their first album Don't Fight It in 1980. With the singles "White Hot" and "Don't Fight It", the album quickly reached gold status.