biographical info
All three continued their successful solo careers garnering numerous individual awards and nominations. The chemistry, which first brought the trio together in 1996 on High or Hurtin', drew them back in 1999 for Kings of Love, a double album of originals and covers, folk,rock, ballads, even surf instrumental : an amazing achievement from Colin, Tom and Stephen which won the JUNO in the Best Roots & Traditonal Album, Group category. Since Kings of Love, Stephen, Colin and Tom have often found themselves writing songs that could only be expressed through the Blackie & the Rodeo Kings medium. It was this material and a love for collaboration with each other that brought them together for a third time. As they began work on BARK, they found that Blackie meant more to them than a simple and fun way to pay tribute to the music that they loved.
Hear them live at the Hillside Festival, recorded 7/28/2007 at Guelph Lake Island in Guelph, ON, by CBC Radio 2.
lineup
Stephen Fearing Guitars and vocals
Tom Wilson Guitars and vocals
Colin Linden Guitars and vocals
influences
Howlin' Wolf
Iggy Pop
Richard Thompson
The Band
Willie P. Bennett
Johnny Cash