Jay Ferguson (born October 14, 1968) is a Canadian musician and a member of the rock band Sloan. He is the only member in Sloan who comes from

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Biography

When Ferguson was 12 years old, he was given a job at Ol'Dan's Records, a secondhand record store. Before joining Sloan, Ferguson was in a band with

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from 1987 to 1990 called Kearney Lake Road. In 1991, Ferguson and Murphy started Sloan along with

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and Andrew Scott. Ferguson plays rhythm guitar and occasionally bass and drums. Some of his more famous songwriting contributions, each of which he sings lead vocals on, are "I Hate My Generation" from the album ''

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'', "

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" from ''

One Chord to Another ''One Chord to Another'' is the third studio album by the Canadian rock band Sloan. The album was released in Canada through Murderecords in 1996 and in the United States through The Enclave in 1997. Like their previous album, ''One Chord to ...

'', "Who Taught You to Live Like That?" from the album '' Never Hear the End of It'', "Witch's Wand" from the album ''

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'', "You've Got A Lot On Your Mind" from the album ''

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'' and "Right To Roam" from the 2018 album '' 12''. In December 2005, Ferguson began hosting a show on

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with Sloan bandmate

. Their show broadcasts Saturday and Sunday on

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station (channel 94). Ferguson also collaborates with other musicians and can be heard on

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's 2004 release ''Darby & Joan''. He also occasionally DJs at

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area clubs.

Trivia

In 2005, Halifax musician Mary Cobham released an album about the Sloan member called ''Songs in the Key of Jay'', which explores themes of Teenie-Bop magazines and her long-standing crush on Jay Ferguson.

External links

Sloan
official website
''Never Hear the End of It''
album launch website
Being There Magazine featureSloan
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