Vince Ditrich
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Vince Ditrich is a Canadian
rock musician.
A drummer, Ditrich has played with a variety of musicians, including pre-Odds
bands with Doug Elliott
and Steven Drake, Long John Baldry
, Paul Hyde
, Sue Medley
, Mae Moore
, Great Big Sea
and Doug and the Slugs
.
In late 1989, he joined Spirit of the West
, and has been a member of that band ever since. In 2001 Ditrich became the bands manager as well. He has also continued to record with other musicians as a session drummer, and released a solo album in 2002.
Spirit of the West frequently perform a rendition of That's Amore
in concert, with Ditrich on lead vocals. Except for a live recording of that song on the band's 1999 greatest hits
compilation Hit Parade
, however, Ditrich does not normally perform lead vocals on the band's albums.
Till 1993 Ditrich lived in Vancouver, but after the birth of his first son he moved to Vancouver Island with his future wife.
Ditrich lives on Vancouver Island still with his wife Marion and his two sons Perry and Sam.
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...
rock musician.
A drummer, Ditrich has played with a variety of musicians, including pre-Odds
Odds (band)
Odds are a Canadian alternative rock band. The band's power pop style has been frequently compared to that of contemporaries such as Squeeze, Elvis Costello, Weezer, Tom Petty, Sloan, The Clash, XTC, Franz Ferdinand, and The Tubes.-Odds :...
bands with Doug Elliott
Doug Elliott
Doug Elliott is a storyteller, herbalist and naturalist whose specialty is the American Appalachians. He is the author of several books featuring his own illustrations...
and Steven Drake, Long John Baldry
Long John Baldry
John William "Long John" Baldry was an English and Canadian blues singer and a voice actor. He sang with many British musicians, with Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry in the 1960s. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where Let the Heartaches Begin reached No...
, Paul Hyde
Paul Hyde
Paul Hyde is a British-born Canadian musician and record producer .Born in Yorkshire, Hyde came to Canada as a teenager.- Hyde in the Payola$, Phase One :...
, Sue Medley
Sue Medley
Sue Medley is a Canadian rock musician. She released her self-titled debut CD in 1990. She won a Juno Award in 1991 for Most Promising Female Vocalist.-The Early Years:...
, Mae Moore
Mae Moore
Mae Moore is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her music is a blend of pop, folk and jazz. Her most successful album, 1992's Bohemia, was an international hit, although her other albums have been successful mainly in Canada....
, Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage...
and Doug and the Slugs
Doug and the Slugs
Doug and the Slugs are a Canadian new-wave/power-pop band based in Vancouver. The group was formed in 1977 and was most active throughout the 1980s. They are best remembered for the Canadian top 40 hits "Too Bad" , "Making It Work" and "Tomcat Prowl"...
.
In late 1989, he joined Spirit of the West
Spirit of the West
Spirit of the West are a Canadian folk rock band, who were popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, Britpop, and Celtic folk influences which made them one of Canada's most successful alternative rock acts in the 1990s.-Early years:The band began...
, and has been a member of that band ever since. In 2001 Ditrich became the bands manager as well. He has also continued to record with other musicians as a session drummer, and released a solo album in 2002.
Spirit of the West frequently perform a rendition of That's Amore
That's Amore
"That's Amore" is a 1952 song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks. It became a major hit, signature song for Dean Martin in 1953. Amore means "love" in Italian....
in concert, with Ditrich on lead vocals. Except for a live recording of that song on the band's 1999 greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
compilation Hit Parade
Hit Parade (album)
Hit Parade is a 1999 album by Spirit of the West.The album is a compilation, and marked their final release for Warner Music Canada. Despite the album's title, not all of the songs on the album were released as singles, and some songs which were notable singles are not present...
, however, Ditrich does not normally perform lead vocals on the band's albums.
Till 1993 Ditrich lived in Vancouver, but after the birth of his first son he moved to Vancouver Island with his future wife.
Ditrich lives on Vancouver Island still with his wife Marion and his two sons Perry and Sam.