Tom Northcott
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Tom Northcott is a Canadian folk-rock singer with hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was nominated as best male vocalist for a Juno Award
in 1971. Later he co-founded Mushroom Studios
in Vancouver and produced records. He once stood for public office, unsuccessfully, for the Social Credit Party
in a British Columbia
provincial election in East Vancouver. His hits are played regularly on Canadian classic rock radio stations.
"She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not" (1965) was by "Tom Northcott & the Vancouver Playboys"; the Playboys were an established band that had played around British Columbia since 1962. Northcott joined the band on a tour in 1965, and issued the single on his own label. The 1966 singles were by "The Tom Northcott Trio", which consisted of Tom Northcott, Chris Dixon (drums), and Rick Enns (bass).
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Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
in 1971. Later he co-founded Mushroom Studios
Mushroom Studios
Mushroom Studios was a music recording facility located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with a long history in Canadian music. It has now been relocated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
in Vancouver and produced records. He once stood for public office, unsuccessfully, for the Social Credit Party
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
in a British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
provincial election in East Vancouver. His hits are played regularly on Canadian classic rock radio stations.
"She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not" (1965) was by "Tom Northcott & the Vancouver Playboys"; the Playboys were an established band that had played around British Columbia since 1962. Northcott joined the band on a tour in 1965, and issued the single on his own label. The 1966 singles were by "The Tom Northcott Trio", which consisted of Tom Northcott, Chris Dixon (drums), and Rick Enns (bass).
Albums
| Year | Album | CAN |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Upside Downside | 58 |
| 1997 | Joyful Songs of Leonard Cohen | - |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | CAN AC | CAN Country | US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 1965 | "She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not" | — | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1966 | "Just Don't" | — | — | — | — | |
| "Going Down" | 49 | — | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "Sunny Goodge Street" | 20 | — | — | 126 | |
| 1968 | "1941" (Nilsson) | 68 | — | — | 88 | |
| "Girl from the North Country Girl from the North Country "Girl from the North Country" is a song written by Bob Dylan. It was first released in 1963 as the second track on Dylan's second studio album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Dylan re-recorded the song as a duet with Johnny Cash in 1969. That recording became the first track on Nashville Skyline,... " |
65 | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | "Make Me an Island" | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ask Me No Questions" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970 | "The Rainmaker" (Nilsson, Martin) | 38 | 28 | — | — | |
| "Crazy Jane" | 12 | — | — | — | Upside Downside | |
| "I Think It's Going to Rain Today I Think It's Going to Rain Today "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" is a song written by Randy Newman, and appears on the album Randy Newman, as well as The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 and all of Newman's official and bootleg live albums... " |
46 | 17 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | "Spaceship Races" (Goffin, King) | 61 | — | — | — | |
| "Suzanne Suzanne (Leonard Cohen song) "Suzanne" is a song written by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen in the 1960s, and often heard in a recording by Judy Collins. It has become one of the most-covered songs in Cohen's catalogue.... " |
— | 8 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "The Trouble with Love" | — | — | 33 | — | single only |
External references
CISLCISL (AM)
CISL is a Canadian adult standards radio station, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The station broadcasts on the AM band at 650 kilohertz. It is one of Canada's few remaining successful music stations on the AM dial. The calls in its moniker are generally pronounced "C-Isle".-History:CISL...
Radio 650 AM Classic Rock, Richmond, British Columbia. http://www.650cisl.com/album/516163/review