Porkbelly Futures
Porkbelly Futures | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Blues |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Opening Night Recordings, Wildflower Records, Cordova Bay |
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Porkbelly Futures is a Canadian blues music group based in Toronto, Ontario.[1] The latest lineup of the band included lead singer Paul Quarrington (1953-2010),;[2] guitarist/harmonica player Stuart Laughton, bass player Chas Elliott (Toronto Symphony) and vocalist Rebecca Campbell.
History
Porkbelly Futures was formed in the late 1990s by writer and filmmaker Quarrington,[2] Laughton, Elliott, and drummer-songwriter Martin Worthy.[3][4] The band started out performing in bars and clubs in Toronto.[3]
Their first album, Way Past Midnight, was released by Opening Night Recordings and Judy Collins's Wildflower Records and spent six months on the American roots/blues charts. Richard Bell played keyboards until his death in 2007.[5] Campbell joined the band in time to contribute to the band's second album, Porkbelly Futures, which was released in April 2008 on Cordova Bay Records.[4]
Quarrington was diagnosed with cancer while the band was working their third album. He continued to work on the recording of the album and to tour Canada with the band until shortly before his death in January, 2010.[6][7][8] Worthy took over vocals some of the vocals in place of Quarrington, while guitarist Teddy Leonard also joined, and Chris Brown contributed on keyboards.[4] The CD, The Crooked Road, was released November 2010 on Cordova Bay Records.
Discography
References
- Citations
- ^ "Porkbelly Futures Artist Page". CBC Radio 3. Archived from the original on 2 December 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Ten Reasons Paul Quarrington Was Cool | Chart Attack". Chart Attack. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- ^ a b "Expect the unexpected from Stuart Laughton". Hamilton Spectator, Feb 11, 2016. By Leonard Turnevicius
- ^ a b c "John’s Blues Picks". Toronto Blues Society, December 16, 2010
- ^ "Keyboardist Richard Bell Dies". Billboard Biz, June 15, 2007
- ^ "Whale Music Author Paul Quarrington Dies at 56". Exclaim!, By Alex Hudson Jan 21, 2010ten
- ^ "Writer-musician Paul Quarrington dies". CBC Arts, Jan 21, 2010
- ^ "Paul Quarrington turns to music in face of cancer". CBC ArtSep 07, 2009
- ^ a b c "Porkbelly Futures Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 February 2012.