Bush was an early 1970s

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rock band. It evolved from the club act Mandala, which had a minor Canadian hit with the song "Love-Itis".

History

Bush consisted of ex-Mandala bandmates Domenic Troiano (vocals, guitar), Roy Kenner (vocals), Hugh Sullivan (organ), Pentti Glan (drums), and Prakash John (vocals, bass). The group released a single eponymous album in 1970, on the RCA label in Canada and Dunhill in the US, and toured with label mates Steppenwolf and

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. Three Dog Night released one of their songs, "I Can Hear You Calling" as the

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of their successful single " Joy to the World". The song also appeared on Three Dog Night's '' Naturally'' album. Bush was short-lived as a band, but its jazz-influenced rock was influential in Canada. Bush became newsworthy again in 1995, as the result of an

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dispute with the

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rock band Bush. As Troiano still owned the rights to that name, the British band was forced to release their albums in Canada under the name "Bush^x". In 1997, Troiano offered a deal in which the British band was allowed to use simply "Bush" in return for donations to the Starlight Foundation and the Canadian Music Therapy Fund.

Subsequent careers

All of the band members continued in music after the breakup of Bush. Kenner and Troiano joined The James Gang, following the departure of Joe Walsh. They performed together on the albums '' Passin' Thru'' and '' Straight Shooter'', after which Troiano left to join The Guess Who. Kenner stayed with The James Gang, which continued with lead guitarist Tommy Bolin for two further albums, '' Bang'' and ''

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''. John and Glan became

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s, who also toured with

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and

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. Troiano later maintained a solo career, which also included Kenner at various times. John later fronted the long-running Toronto-based rhythm and blues band, The Lincolns. In 2005, Domenic Troiano died aged 59, of

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Discography

*''Bush'' (1970)David Makin Reantasy, Montreal: The book to read, the place to be 2015 1504950712 "Roy Kenner joined guitarist Domenic Troiano's band Mandala and recorded the minor Canadian hit 'Loveit is' (1968). ... Bush's 'I Can Hear You Calling' (1970) and 'Young Street Patty' (1970) from their self-titled album would become minor ..."

References

External links

''The Canadian Encyclopedia'': Domenic TroianoBandas de 1 Álbum: Bush
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bush Musical groups established in 1970 Canadian rock music groups Musical groups from Toronto Dunhill Records artists 1970 establishments in Ontario