Rich Dodson
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Rich Dodson is a Juno Award winning singer, song-writer and producer. He is the guitarist and a founding member of Canadian Rock trio, The Stampeders. He is most well known for penning the groups' biggest hit, Sweet City Woman which hit #1 in Canada, and #8 on Billboard in 1971. He also wrote many other notable hits for the band such as "Wild Eyes" (1972), "Devil You" (1971), "Johnny Lightning" (1974) and "Carry Me" (1971).[1]
Dodson has stated that his influences come from instrumental bands of the 1960's such as The Ventures, and The Shadows, as well as Lovin' Spoonful and The Zombies. [2]. On stage, he is known for playing his self-designed Fender double neck guitar.
Dodson left the Stampeders in 1978 to pursue his interests in music production and built his own 24-track recording studio called Marigold Studios, where he produced and engineered "Fate Stay with Me" (1987) for Alanis Morissette [3] along with his own solo material. In that same year, he began his nationally-distributed independent record label called Marigold Productions.[4] Dodson went on to have a successful solo career with three top-ten hits in Canada including "Lookin' Back" (1981), "She's Comin' Back/Your Own Kind of Music" (1985), and "Cruel Emotion" (1986). In 1994, Dodson released his solo songs on an album called "Secret Hits" on Aquarius Records.
In 1994, Dodson was inducted into the SOCAN Hall of Fame for composing "Sweet City Woman" and "Carry Me".
In February 2006, Dodson was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame with "Sweet City Woman"[5] His daughter, Holly Dodson is a singer-songwriter, vocalist, and key member in Canadian synth-pop trio Parallels (band)
Discography
Stampeders Songs Written by Dodson
- "Morning magic" (1967)
- "Be a Woman" (1968)
- "Crosswalk" (1969)
- "Carry Me" (1971)
- "Sweet City Woman" (1971)
- "Devil You" (1971)
- "Monday Morning Choo Choo" (1972)
- "Wild Eyes" (1972)
- "Johnny Lightning" (1973)
- "Running Wild" (1974)
- "Ramona" (1974)
- "San Diego" (1976)
- "Baby with you" (1984)
- "Oh Belinda" (1996)
- "Hometown Boy" (1997)
Solo Career
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN |
CAN AC | CAN Country | ||
| 1972 | "Julia Get Up" | 11 | — | — |
| 1979 | "Give You That Love" | 79 | 23 | — |
| 1980 | "Natalie" | — | 16 | — |
| 1981 | "Lookin' Back" | — | 6 | — |
| 1982 | "Hollywood" | — | 20 | — |
| 1983 | "That's What I Say" | — | 22 | — |
| 1984 | "If You Got a Heart" | — | 17 | — |
| "Givin' It Up for Love" | — | 16 | — | |
| 1985 | "No Time to Say Goodbye" | — | 11 | — |
| "She's Comin' Back / Your Own Kind of Music" |
— | 8 | — | |
| 1986 | "Cruel Emotion" | — | 10 | 40 |
| "Lonely Lovers" (with Debbie Johnson) | — | 16 | — | |
| 1988 | "Holiday" | — | 17 | — |
| 1990 | "Cruel Emotion" | — | 26 | — |
| 1991 | "Love City" | — | 19 | — |
References
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003295
- ^ James, Gary. "Interview with Rich Dodson" http://www.classicbands.com/StampedersInterview.html
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. "Morissette, Alanis". http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0004002
- ^ Rich Dodson Biography http://www.stampeders.net/rich.html
- ^ Bell, Mike. Canoe. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Stampeders/2006/03/04/1472028.html February 2006.