The Carpet Frogs
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The Carpet Frogs | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Members | Nick Sinopoli Gerry Finn Jeff Jones Michael Zweig Sean Fitzsimons |
| Past members | Greg Godovitz Jim Nielsen Mike Hall Mike McDonald Lawrence Grecchi David Love |
| Website | www |
The Carpet Frogs are a Toronto-based rock band. They are known for their work performing at private events and touring with Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings[1] and have performed on Canada's Walk of Fame,[2] Juno Awards,[3] Live 8 Canada,[4] SOCAN Awards, and more.[5]
History
[edit]The Carpet Frogs performed as Burton Cummings' backup band on his 2008 album, Above the Ground.[6] In 2016 The Carpet Frogs performed at the Juno Awards ceremony.[7] In 2018 they performed with Cummings at a concert in Windsor.[8]
Personnel
[edit]Current members
[edit]- Nick Sinopoli - Percussion and vocals
- Jeff Jones - Bass guitar and vocals (Known for his work with Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, Ocean, Gowan and Infidels)
- Michael Zweig - Guitar and vocals
- Gerry Finn - Guitar & Vocals
- Sean Fitzsimons - Drums and vocals
Past members
[edit]- Greg Godovitz (Goddo)
- David Love
- Jim Nielsen (Bass)
- Mike Hall (Killer dwarfs)
- Mike McDonald (Bayou Boys)
- Lawrence Grecchi (original member)
- Steve Jensen (original member)
- Tim Bovaconti (replaced Michael in Bachman Cummings band 2007)
- Leonardo Valvassori
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 1994 – Frog Curry[9]
- 1994 – Christmas All Over the World (4-song holiday set)
- 1995 – Adult Rock No. 5
- 1995 – Album Network In Store Play 34
- 2000 – Bullseye's Compact Christmas 2000
- 2001 – Takin' Care of Christmas
- 2003 – Everything is Beautiful
- 2006 – Pretending To Fly
- 2006 – Bachman Cummings, First Time Around DVD/cd sonybmg
- 2007 – Jukebox (Bachman Cummings Band)
- 2008 – Above The Ground, Burton Cummings, Sony/BMG
- 2012 – Massey Hall Burton Cummings Live .Universal Music Canada[10]
DVD
[edit]- 2005 – Live 8 concert, Barrie[11]
- 2006 – First Time Around Bachman Cummings DVD available
- 2008 – Above The Ground DVD -Burton Cummings disc
- 2010 – various Winter Olympic clips from Burton Cummings Feb 25th performance TV Show
References
[edit]- Notes
- ^ "Burton Cummings Stands Tall", Pop Entertainment, July 15 2011, by Ken Sharp
- ^ Farrell, David. "Bachman–Cummings Reunite For Walk of Fame Fundraiser Concert, June 2019". fyimusicnews.ca. FYI Music News. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ Gonshor, Bram (5 April 2016). "Banner year for Canadian music...April 2016". musiccanada.com. Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Randy Bachman / The Carpet Frogs, Live 8 2005". youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ Williams, Michael E. "The Carpet Frogs – Best Band You Don't Know, June 2012". jeff-jones.com. Cashbox Magazine, Jeff Jones. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ " Burton Cummings - Above The Ground" AntiMusic, by Morley Seaver
- ^ "The Weeknd earns five awards at 2016 Junos", Aesthetic Magazine, April 4, 2016.
- ^ "Burton Cummings Continues Windsor Concert Tradition", 519 Magazine, ByDan Savoie - January 29, 2018
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Carpet Frogs, Frog Curry". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "The Carpet Frogs Discography". canadianbands.com. Canadian Bands. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ Disc available on EMI -Randy Bachman & The Carpet Frogs - each member named separately
External links
[edit]- The Carpet Frogs official website
- The Carpet Frogs' Management site website Sam Boyd
- CanadianBands.com entry
- Live 8 concert, Barrie
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