Painter (band)

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Painter

Origin| Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Genres| Rock
Years active| 1970 (1970)–?
Past members|

* Bob Ego
* James Llewelyn
* Doran Beattie
* Wayne Morice
* Dan Lowe
* Barry Allen
* Brad Steckel

Painter was a Canadian rock band formed in 1970 in Calgary.[1]

## Band history

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Painter experienced a number of personnel changes. Their big hit "West Coast Woman", from the album Painter, was released in 1973. Other bands that came out of Painter include Hammersmith, 451 and Prototype.

Amongst their various alumni are a number of recording engineers. QSound was developed by Dan Lowe[1] after experimenting in a recording session that involved multiple microphones set up around a studio. The technology was used on recordings in the 80s by Pink Floyd, Sting, Madonna and other noted artists and is currently being used in cellphones.

## Band members

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### Drums and percussion

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* Bob 'Herb' Ego
* James Llewelyn

### Lead vocals

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* Doran 'Dorn' Beattie

### Bass

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* Royden 'Wayne' Morice

### Guitar

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* Dan Lowe
* Barry Allen
* Brad Steckel

## Selected discography

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* Daybreak/I Do The Best I Can (1970 single)
* Country Man/Lost The Sun (1973 single) (#89 in the RPM AC charts)[2]
* Painter (1973 album)

## Track listing for 'Painter'

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1. West Coast Woman (#16 Canada)[3] (#160 1973 Canadian YearEnd chart),[4] (#79 US Hot 100)[5]
2. Tell Me Why
3. Song For Sunshine
4. Goin' Home To Rock n' Roll (#76 Canada)[6]
5. Space Truck
6. Kites And Gliders
7. Oh! You
8. Slave Driver
9. For You
10. Crazy Feeling
11. Goin' Down The Road

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia at canoe.ca". Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
2. ^ "RPM AC Playlist - February 24, 1973" (PDF).
3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 17, 1973" (PDF).
4. ^ "RPM 74 more from 74 - December 29, 1973" (PDF).
5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 640.
6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - February 16, 1974" (PDF).

## External links

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* CanConRox biography
* Painter discography at Discogs
* QSound
* Bob Ego's site
* Brad Steckel's site
* Nevin Park Recording Studio