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TED GEROW (2000 Inductee) Ted Gerow was born in 1943 and, as a youngster, showed a keen interest in the piano. As his grandfather was an old-time fiddler of note, his grandmother taught him a few basic chords, enabling Ted to accompany his granddad’s fiddle tunes. The rest, as they say, is history. Upon graduation from high school in Montreal ...
The Five Man Electrical Band (known as The Staccatos from 1963 to 1968) [1] is a Canadian rock band from Ottawa, Ontario. They had many hits in Canada, including the top 10 entries "Half Past Midnight" (1967) (as The Staccatos), "Absolutely Right" (1971) and "I'm a Stranger Here" (1972). [2] Internationally, they are best known for their 1971 ...
Dec 14, 2021 · "One of his famous quotes was: 'Fun is the best thing to have,"' Gerow said. "That's how he lived his life."
The Five Man Electrical Band formed in 1963, and were originally known as the Staccatos. The band had a number of hits in Canada such as “Half Past Midnight” (1967, as the Staccatos), “Signs” (1971), Absolutely Right (1971), and “I’m A Stranger Here” (1972). “Signs” was the band’s best known song on an international scale.
In 1969 the band permanently changed their name to the Five Man Electrical Band, consisting of guitarists Vern Craig and Les Emmerson, keyboard player Ted Gerow, bass guitarist Brian Rading, and brothers Michael Bell (b Belanger) on drums and Rick Bell (guitarist). In 1969, while in Los Angeles, the group recorded Five Man Electrical Band, the ...
Dec 15, 2021 · Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. ... The group’s keyboardist Ted Gerow told the CBC, "Suddenly it broke in Seattle and that area and it just kept spreading."
Dec 12, 2021 · Emmerson shared that brotherhood with Ted Gerow for 55 years. Gerow, keyboardist for the Five Man Electrical Band, was devastated by the loss of the man with whom he shared a love of music and the ...
