Stratochief
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Stratochief is a Canadian
alternative country
band.
The band was originally formed by Greg McConnell
, following the breakup of his earlier band, Lost Dakotas
. Vaughan Passmore and Johnny Trash, McConnell's 1980s bandmates in Absolute Whores
, joined McConnell in the new band.
The band's debut album, Turbines for Speed was released in 1998. However, McConnell died unexpectedly in 1999. The band carried on, however, consisting of members Vaughn Passmore, Johnny Trash, Scott B. Sympathy, Linda Feijo, Terry Wilkins, Duncan McBain, James Gray, and Tim Bovaconti. (Turbines for Speed had included a cover of Sympathy's hit "Drinking With the Poet".)
"Brother 12", from the band's 2002 disc, In Search of the Seven Foot Woman was a breakout hit in Europe
. That album was dedicated to McConnell, and featured his image prominently on the cover.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
band.
The band was originally formed by Greg McConnell
Greg McConnell
Greg McConnell was a Canadian indie rock musician, who was a member of the alternative country bands Absolute Whores , Lost Dakotas and Stratochief....
, following the breakup of his earlier band, Lost Dakotas
Lost Dakotas
Lost Dakotas was a Canadian alternative country band in the 1990s. The band originally consisted of vocalist Paul Dakota and bassist Greg McConnell , who began in 1989 as a busker duo at the corner of Yonge and Dundas Streets in Toronto, Ontario...
. Vaughan Passmore and Johnny Trash, McConnell's 1980s bandmates in Absolute Whores
Absolute Whores
'Absolute Whores' are a Canadian indie rock/Cowpunk band most active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band consisted of Greg McConnell as Ugly Dick Adonis, Vaughan Passmore as Blind Pig Neuton, Albert Saxby as Clint Rude. Michael Lavery as Sven Campbell and Johnny Trash as himself...
, joined McConnell in the new band.
The band's debut album, Turbines for Speed was released in 1998. However, McConnell died unexpectedly in 1999. The band carried on, however, consisting of members Vaughn Passmore, Johnny Trash, Scott B. Sympathy, Linda Feijo, Terry Wilkins, Duncan McBain, James Gray, and Tim Bovaconti. (Turbines for Speed had included a cover of Sympathy's hit "Drinking With the Poet".)
"Brother 12", from the band's 2002 disc, In Search of the Seven Foot Woman was a breakout hit in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. That album was dedicated to McConnell, and featured his image prominently on the cover.