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    The Ugly Ducklings

    Canadian garage rock band, founded in 1965 in Scarborough, Ontario, but soon based out of Toronto's Yorkville.


    The band broke up in 1969 after multiple membership changes. Dave Bingham led an entirely new lineup 1973-74, but the original lineup reunited in 1979-1982, and then continued, intermittently and with some membership changes, until the death of Roger Mayne in 2004.

    Members:
    Lead Singer & Harmonica - 1965 - '69, 1979 - 2004, Dave Bingham
    Rhythm Guitar & Vocals – 1965 - ’68, 1979 – 2004, Glynn Bell
    Lead Guitar – 1965 -‘67, 1979 - 2004, Roger Mayne
    Lead Guitar – 1967 -‘68, Mike McKenna
    Lead Guitar – 1968 - ‘69, David Kindred
    Bass Guitar – 1965 -‘67, 1979 - ’82, 1986 - ’89, John Read
    Bass Guitar – 1967 - ‘68, Howie Smith
    Bass Guitar – 1969, Dennis Pendrith
    Bass Guitar – 1982-’86 Ron Cameron
    Bass Guitar – 1999 - 2004 Stan Endersby
    Drums – 1965 - 1969, 1979 - ’82, 2000 – 2004, Robin Boers
    Drums – 1982 - 2000, Kid Carson
    Keyboards – 1968 - ’69, Bill Speer (and as session musician in 1967)

    Peter Kindred (brother of guitarist David Kindred), bass for one gig in 1969.
    John Hamilton, drums for one gig in 1982.
    Scott Cushnie played keyboards in the studio with the band in 1980, 1988
    [a=J.P. Hovercraft] played bass on the "Madam X" recording in 1997.

    1973-74 Lineup, aka 'The Mix':
    Lead Singer & Harmonica - 1973 -'74, Dave Bingham
    Lead Guitar & Vocals – 1973 -‘74, Nick Balkou
    Lead Guitar – 1973, John Bride
    Lead Guitar – 1974, John Pimm
    Bass Guitar – 1973 - ‘74, [a=Norm Wellbanks]
    Bass Guitar – 1974, Bob Jennings
    Bass Guitar – 1974, Ron Cameron
    Keyboards – 1973, Matthew Dennington
    Keyboards – 1973 - ’74, Jim Oskirko
    Keyboards – 1974, Ed Roth
    Drums – 1973 - ’74, Dale Hutchinson
    Drums – 1974, Kid Carson
    Drums – 1974, Robin Boers

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