Scrubbaloe Caine was a Canadian rock music group, active from 1970 to 1975.
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's Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. Although they released only one album during their time as a band, they are noted for having garnered a

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nomination for Most Promising Group,"Juno Award Nominees Listed". ''

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'', March 9, 1974. and for the participation of several members who subsequently went on to greater success with other bands. The band was formed in 1970 in

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, by guitarists Jim Harmata and Paul Dean, bassist Bob Kidd, violinist Henry Small and keyboardist Al Foreman, and drummer Bill McBeth was subsequently recruited to join the band. Initially known as Cannonball, the band played venues in Calgary,

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and

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. Kidd left the band early on, and was replaced by former Guess Who bassist

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. The band relocated to

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in 1972, and signed to

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. Their album ''Round One'' was released in 1973, and was supported by a national tour as an opening act for the Guess Who and an appearance on

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's music performance series ''Live''. The album was moderately successful, appearing in the ''

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'' Hot 100 Albums chart; the single "Feelin' Good on Sunday" charted on the magazine's country chart, and "I'm a Dreamer" charted on the ''RPM 100'' singles chart. They garnered a Juno Award nomination for Most Promising Group at the

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. Later in the year, Kale left the band and was replaced by Gary Stefaniuk. However, around the same time they were dropped from RCA. They signed to Bronco Records in 1975,"Caine Inked by Bronco". ''

'', September 13, 1975. and planned a second album to be titled ''Street Level''. The album was never completed or released, and the band broke up in 1976. Dean went on to join Streetheart before becoming a founding member of

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, while Small established the band Small Wonder before joining

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' touring band and later joining

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