The Halifax Three (or the Halifax III), originally the Colonials, was a

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band in

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in the 1960s. The band performed in Toronto and Montreal before becoming part of the New York folk scene and recording an album.

History

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Pat LaCroix Patrick "Pat" LaCroix (born 1938) is a Canadian musician and photographer. Early life and education LaCroix attended the Westlake College of Music in Los Angeles. Career While at college La Croix was part of The Four Winds vocal quartet with f ...

and Richard Byrne formed the Colonials in 1960 in Halifax NS where they hosted a CBC TV program. After performing in Toronto and Montreal, the band changed its name to The Halifax Three in 1963, and, with the addition of

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born

Zal Yanovsky Zalman Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 – December 13, 2002) was a Canadian folk-rock musician and restaurateur. Born in Toronto, he was the son of political cartoonist Avrom Yanovsky and teacher Nechama Yanovsky (née Gemeril), who died in 1958. ...

, toured with

the Journeymen The Journeymen were an American folk music trio in the early 1960s, comprising John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, and Dick Weissman. Formation and career John Phillips and Scott McKenzie (born Philip Blondheim) were childhood friends and had sung ...

and played

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. The band signed with

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and released two albums. The band broke up in 1965."Charming Doherty was friend for life"
''Toronto Star''. James Keller, Jan. 29, 2007 Doherty and Yanovsky formed the Mugwumps with

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and Jim Hendricks. When that band ended, Yanovsky, with

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formed

the Lovin' Spoonful The Lovin' Spoonful is a Canadian-American folk-rock band formed in Greenwich Village, New York City, in 1964. The band were among the most popular groups in the United States for a short period in the mid-1960s and their music and image influ ...

while Doherty joined the Journeymen's John Phillips and his wife Michelle, to, later, along with

, form

the Mamas & the Papas The Mamas & the Papas were an American folk rock vocal group that recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968, with a brief reunion in 1971. The group was a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960s. Formed in New York C ...

. LaCroix became a Toronto photographer and jazz vocalist. Byrne returned to Halifax where he formed the short-lived New Halifax III with Scott McCulloch and Michael Stanbury from CBC-TV's Singalong Jubilee. In 2001 music from the Halifax Three was included in the retro compilation album ''The Magic Circle''.

Discography

Singles

* 1963: ''Bull Train / Come On By'' (Epic Records) * 1963: ''The Man Who Wouldn't Sing Along With Mitch / Come Down the Mountain Katie Daly'' (Epic Records) * 1963: ''San Francisco Bay / All the Good Times'' (Epic Records)

Albums

* 1963: ''The Halifax Three'' * 1963: ''San Francisco Bay Blues'' * 2002: ''Complete Halifax Three'' compilation of both albums and the single ''All the Good Times''

References

External links

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Article at canadianbands.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Halifax Iii Canadian folk music groups Musical groups from Halifax, Nova Scotia 1960 establishments in Nova Scotia 1960s disestablishments in Nova Scotia Epic Records artists Musical groups established in 1960 Musical groups disestablished in 1965