Chuck Gorling:
CLASS OF 1963
Vincent Massey Junior High SchoolClass of 1963
Calgary, AB
Glenlawn Collegiate InstituteClass of 1965
Winnipeg, MB
Ernest Manning High SchoolClass of 1964
Calgary, AB
Argyle Elementary SchoolClass of 1961
Regina, SK
Overland Public SchoolClass of 1959
North york, ON
Chuck's Story
I love the hammond blues-jazz organ, love music in general.
And in business sales management.
I began classical piano lessons when we lived in Toronto in the later '50s.
When we moved to Regina in 1959, I was so lucky to meet my next Piano teacher - Don McKenzie, an incredible rock piano player who played in Regina's most popular band.
We then moved to Calgary, and when I learned that my 'piano' teacher switched to rock organ, I had to follow suit. So I began to jam with school friends, and eventually met school mates who played in weekend bands.
I first played organ in amateur weekend bands in Calgary in 1963-64 (with Jordie York, Danny Lowe, Don Ryan, Patsy Johnson, Dixie Lee Stone, Wayne Morrice, among many others).
When our family moved to Winnipeg in 1964, I joined a weekend band called the Syndicate playing organ (performing with Kurt Winter and Bill Wallce).
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to Vancouver in 1965 and I joined my first R&B band, New Breed playing Hammond organ, performing with Alex Michie, Billy Dixon, Jordie York, Kurt Winter, and many other members. The family moved back to Winnipeg in 1968 and I became a professional, full-time musician, recording and performing on Hammond B3 all over Canada and the northern USA with Sugar&Spice until 1973.
The family moved back to Vancouver (again!) where I have lived ever since.
I joined a lounge group playing Hammond B3 (and lower keyboard bass) at the Johann Strauss for 2 years.
I then joined the re-formed New Breed performing with Alex Michie, Billy Dixon, Mark Hasselbach, Ed Worst, Darryl Miller, and later Kentish Steele and others.
In mid 1975 I ended my full-time performing, and entered into music retail. I was at a Baldwin store for almost 10 years, then joined Tom Lee Music in mid-1985, where I still am today.
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