"A Bit Of Nostalgia Trio"

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Everything you ever wanted to know about the history of the group


JOHN began his singing career at an early age. He performed in his church choir, and then started singing at high school dances. His first professional job came at the age of twelve when he performed at the Capri Hotel in Montreal as the lead singer for Johnny and the Upsetters. He went on to sing in the Laurentian Mountains north of Montreal with various groups. At eighteen he formed a group - The Spyders - that included bass player and backup vocalist Jim Clench who later became a member of April Wine. They had a large fan club and were featured in local radio and T.V. The members of the group went their own way and John pursued business and family interest. This continued until 1991 when John launched a solo career.

RYAN was interested in music at a very early age but his vocal talent became apparent when at eleven, as a surprise for his Step-Mom Deb, he performed her favourite song "Crazy" in the living room of their home. He subsequently made a guest appearance in his Dad's next show at the Harbour Restaurant in Kingston, Ontario. At the urgings of fans the duo went on to compete on CJOH T.V.'s nationally syndicated Homegrown Cafe. Ryan went on to be a finalist not only on this show, but also won the Regional YTV Talent Contest. He has been performing with the trio since it's inception in 1993. Ryan has taken up guitar to improve his song-writing talents. For all you ladies he is single, in his twenties and enjoys skiing, golfing, writing music and just hanging out with friends. His pride and joy is his Nissan Maxima. Ryan auditioned for "Canadian Idol" and has made it to the top eleven as of August 4, 2003.

REAGAN was the shy one. He started with the trio as the sound and light technician and even though he enjoyed music and loved to sing it was impossible to get him up on stage. That changed one Sunday evening when the trio was singing and in between sets some of the audience where getting on stage to sing. Reagan's Uncle Dave was visiting from Montreal and got up to sing a Billy Joel number (which by the way is Reagan's idol) and called down to Reagan, who was in the sound booth, to come and join him on stage. To our amazement Reagan joined him on stage and started singing. The only catch was he turned his back to the audience, refusing to face them. Of course the girls in the front row thought this was cute, so after he got off the stage they started calling his name to come back up. He eventually did, facing the audience and singing another Billy Joel song. And so the trio was launched. People comment how great Reagan and Ryan's harmony is and attribute it to the fact that their brothers. In actual fact, they are step-brothers. Reagan has the falsetto you hear in Sherry. A few personal facts about Reagan - he is an amazing artist with a portfolio of his own original sketches that is impressive. He is taking piano lessons to further his musical career. As mentioned earlier he is a Billy Joel fanatic owning every cut that Billy released domestically or internationally. He is also a Star Wars nut and a movie buff.

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