Bootsauce | |
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![]() Bootsauce, 1991 (From left: Al Baculis, Pere Fume, Sonny Greenwich Jr., Drew Ling) | |
Background information | |
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Funk rock[1] |
Years active | 1989–1996 |
Labels | Next Plateau Entertainment, Island Records, PolyGram, Vertigo Records |
Members | Drew Ling Pere Fume Sonny Greenwich Jr. Alan Baculis John "Fatboy" Lalley Rob Kazenel (Live Drums, 1989-90) Marc Villeneuve (Live Drums, 1990-91) Fraser Runciman (Guitar, 1994-96) |
Bootsauce was a Juno Award-winning[2] Canadian rock band based in Montreal.[1][3] The band was composed of Drew Ling (real name Drew Thorpe) (vocals), Pere Fume (real name Perry Johnson) (guitar), Sonny Greenwich Jr. (guitar), Alan Baculis (bass guitar),[4] and John "Fatboy" Lalley (drums). Their style combined soul, funk and metal sounds. Two of their albums, The Brown Album and Bull achieved Gold status in Canada.
Bootsauce was founded in 1989 in Montreal. The band was nominated for a Juno Award as Most Promising Group in 1991, and received a Juno in 1992 for their 1991 single "Everyone's a Winner", a Hot Chocolate cover.[2] Their songs were played on MuchMusic.[5]
In 1992, Bootsauce was part of the cross-Canada Big, Bad & Groovy tour organized by MCA Concerts,[6][7] along with Art Bergman.[8] That year they released an album, Bull on the band's own label.[9] In 1993, the band released the album Sleeping Bootie. The song "Sorry Whole" was released as a single and reached #1 on the RPM Cancon chart.
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