Bootsauce was a Juno Award-winning[2] Canadian rock band based in Montreal.[1][3] The band was composed of Drew Ling (real name Drew Thorpe) (vocals), Pere Fume (real name Perry Johnson) (guitar), Sonny Greenwich Jr. (guitar), Alan Baculis (bass guitar),[4] and John "Fatboy" Lalley (drums). Their style combined soul, funk and metal sounds. Two of their albums, The Brown Album and Bull achieved Gold status in Canada.
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Background information | |
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Funk rock[1] |
Years active | 1989–1996 |
Labels | Next Plateau Entertainment, Island Records, PolyGram, Vertigo Records |
Members | Drew Ling Pere Fume Sonny Greenwich Jr. Alan Baculis John "Fatboy" Lalley Rob Kazenel (Live Drums, 1989-90) Marc Villeneuve (Live Drums, 1990-91) Fraser Runciman (Guitar, 1994-96) |
Bootsauce was founded in 1989 in Montreal. The band was nominated for a Juno Award as Most Promising Group in 1991, and received a Juno in 1992 for their 1991 single "Everyone's a Winner", a Hot Chocolate cover.[2] Their songs were played on MuchMusic.[5]
In 1992, Bootsauce was part of the cross-Canada Big, Bad & Groovy tour organized by MCA Concerts,[6][7] along with Art Bergman.[8] That year they released an album, Bull on the band's own label.[9] In 1993, the band released the album Sleeping Bootie. The song "Sorry Whole" was released as a single and reached #1 on the RPM Cancon chart.
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