It's been more than 50 years since Paul Dean's old band, once called Canada, also called The Fox, were together. Now, they've returned to the Canadian music scene with a new name and their old music. Canada-Fox has just released a self-titled album recorded about 54 years ago.
The group, which formed in 1969, toured around Canada, opening for acts including Steppenwolf and The Guess Who, getting to play as part of Festival Express , where the musicians involved travelled across Canada by train. The tour featured Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead and had dates in Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary . After 31 years, Vancouver band Slow reunites for mini tour They would eventually go on to their own projects.
Brian Newcombe became a successful session bassist. Clyde Harvey became a jazz musician in Vancouver. Billy McBeth drummed for groups like April Wine and The Guess Who, and Dean became a founding member of the Canadian rock group Loverboy.
As a pandemic project, Dean decided to resurrect and restore his old band's music, releasing it as a full album this spring. A band once known as The Fox, later known as Canada, released its 1970 album this year under the new name Canada-Fox. (Submitted by Canada-Fox/canada-fox.
com) Newcombe describes their sound as a little bit rock, a little bit R&B and a little bit psychedelic. "We were a bit of everything," he said. The group recorded 10 songs in a Toronto studio in 1970 after being picked up by label RCA Canada, but they were quickly dro.
