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Rough Trade (1968–1988) was a Canadian rock band centred on singer Carole Pope and multi-instrumentalist Kevan Staples.
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Pope and Staples began collaborating in 1968, playing as a duo in Yorkville clubs and developing a reputation for their avant-garde blend of pop and sexual politics. They founded two bands — O, and the Bullwhip Brothers — in the early 1970s before forming Rough Trade in 1975. They played regularly at Toronto’s Grossman’s Tavern and in 1977 released...
After catching the attention of influential producer Jack Richardson (The Guess Who, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger), the band — which now included Terry Wilkins (bass, vocals), Bucky Berger (drums) and Dave McMorrow (keyboards, vocals) — signed with indie label True North Records and released their second album, Avoid Freud(1980). “Fashion Victim,” the B...
Provocative and outspoken, and one of the first openly gay pop stars, “the Pope” (as she is often referred to by her fans) has been cited as a key influence by Peaches (who covered “High School Confidential” on her 1995 album Fancypants Hoodlum) and k.d. lang. Pope received a Juno Award in 1981 for Most Promising Female Vocalist, and in 1983 and 19...
Juno Awards 1. Producer of the Year (Gene Martynec, “High School Confidential”) (1981) 2. Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year (Carole Pope) (1981) 3. Best Female Vocalist of the Year (Carole Pope) (1983) 4. Best Female Vocalist of the Year (Carole Pope) (1984) CASBY Awards 1. Female Vocalist of the Year (Carole Pope) (1981, 1982, 1983) 2. Al...
Carole Pope and Kevan Staples band Rough Trade was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame this year! On the Polaris Prize short list, Carole Pope is an agent provocateur pushing the boundaries of sexuality, sexual politics, and the status quo,.
Apr 11, 2022 · Rough Trade. Posted on April 11, 2022 by canbands. A s the core of one of Canada’s most innovative, avant garde groups, Carole Pope and Kevan Staples were a constant fixture of the Yorkville coffeehouses during the late ’60’s. The duo’s aggressive sound was trademark long before the advent of an actual ‘punk’ or ‘new wave’ sound.
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Canadian band with main members Carole Pope and Kevan Staples, who had first performed together in a group called "O" in 1968. By 1973 they had evolved into "Rough Trade" , and they became a popular live act in Toronto featuring raw sexuality and with Pope often performing in bondage attire.
May 28, 2015 · Track 3 off of Rough Trade's 1985 release 'The Best of Rough Trade: Birds of a Feather'. Similar to Platinum Blonde, Harlequin, and Toronto. For more information, visit...
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