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Little Caesar and the Consuls is a Canadian rock band, originally active in Toronto from 1961 to 1971. The earliest tangible evidence of a group by that name is in the February 23, 1961, issue of the Weston, Ontario, Times & Guide, which mentions that they played for the Downsview Junior Teen Club's Valentine Party at Beverley Heights Junior High School the previous Saturday. There have been several incarnations of the group; reuniting in 1973, 1976, 1986, 1993 and 2003.

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  • Little Caesar and the Consuls (fr)
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  • Little Caesar and the Consuls is a Canadian rock band, originally active in Toronto from 1961 to 1971. The earliest tangible evidence of a group by that name is in the February 23, 1961, issue of the Weston, Ontario, Times & Guide, which mentions that they played for the Downsview Junior Teen Club's Valentine Party at Beverley Heights Junior High School the previous Saturday. There have been several incarnations of the group; reuniting in 1973, 1976, 1986, 1993 and 2003. (en)
  • Little Caesar and the Consuls est un groupe de musique rock canadien. Il a été fondé à Toronto en 1956 sous le nom de The Consuls seulement, mais le groupe a ajouté Little Cesar après quelques concerts car plusieurs spectateurs suggéraient que le chanteur Bruce Morshead ressemblait à l'acteur Edward G. Robinson dans le film Le Petit César de 1931. Le groupe avait vécu un très grand roulement au niveau du personnel et à part des membres importants du groupe, il est presque impossible de dire qui était quand dans le groupe et jouait quel instrument précisément. (fr)
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  • Little Caesar and the Consuls (en)
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  • The Consuls (en)
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  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada (en)
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  • Robbie Robertson
  • Gene MacLellan
  • Tom Wilson (en)
  • Vic Wilson (en)
  • John Bradley (en)
  • Gary Wright (en)
  • Sandy White (en)
  • Tommy Graham (en)
  • Steve Macko (en)
  • Wayne Connors (en)
  • Bob Olliffe (en)
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  • Ken Pernokis (en)
  • Lenny Stubbs (en)
  • Mike Hollman (en)
  • Norm Sherratt (en)
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  • –; several reincarnations since 1973 (en)
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  • Little Caesar and the Consuls is a Canadian rock band, originally active in Toronto from 1961 to 1971. The earliest tangible evidence of a group by that name is in the February 23, 1961, issue of the Weston, Ontario, Times & Guide, which mentions that they played for the Downsview Junior Teen Club's Valentine Party at Beverley Heights Junior High School the previous Saturday. Two members of Little Caesar and The Consuls, pianist and vocalist Bruce Morshead and saxophonist Norm Sherratt, had previously been part of a group named The Consuls after a popular automobile. In early 1959, disappointed with the lack of success and because Robbie Robertson refused to play bass, a role for which he had recently been hired, the five-piece Consuls disbanded. Robertson, guitarist and vocalist Gene MacLellan and drummer Peter DeRemigis promptly formed The Suedes, with Johnny Rhythm (real name, John Rutter) joining as a vocalist. Morshead returned to his full-time employment at the bank. A year and half later, Morshead and Sherratt (formerly known as Norm Parish) reunited and formed a new group called Little Caesar and The Consuls. The Little Caesar part of the name is said to have been derived from a number of fans noting that Morshead resembled Edward G. Robinson in the film Little Caesar. The core of the group was pianist Morshead, guitarist Ken Pernokis, bassist Tom Wilson, drummer Gary Wright (who had replaced Wayne Connors in 1963) and saxophonist Norm Sherratt. The group recorded several Canadian hits, including "If ... (I Found A New Girl)" and covers of "My Girl Sloopy" and "You Really Got a Hold On Me", which reached number one on the RPM charts in 1965, making them only the second Canadian group (after Chad Allan and the Expressions) to top that chart. Morshead and Wilson left the band in 1968. The band continued with new vocalist and keyboard player Steve Macko before breaking up in 1971. There have been several incarnations of the group; reuniting in 1973, 1976, 1986, 1993 and 2003. In 1993, Norm Sherratt, Tom Wilson, Steve Macko, Vic Wilson (saxophones), Tony Crivaro (vocals and guitar) and Gary Wright (drums) joined up and recorded a reunion album, Since 1956. Tom Wilson left the band in 2010. In later years, Norm Sherratt, Tony Crivaro, Sam Carothers (bass), Walter Taylor (keyboards) Sonny Milne (drums) and Doug Dixon (vocals and guitar) held forth at shows, adding Russ Strathdee on sax in 2013. Currently the line-up includes Walter Taylor (keyboards), James Legere (bass), Phil Strong (drums) and Russ Strathdee (sax), with Martin Damsell on lead vocals and guitar. (en)
  • Little Caesar and the Consuls est un groupe de musique rock canadien. Il a été fondé à Toronto en 1956 sous le nom de The Consuls seulement, mais le groupe a ajouté Little Cesar après quelques concerts car plusieurs spectateurs suggéraient que le chanteur Bruce Morshead ressemblait à l'acteur Edward G. Robinson dans le film Le Petit César de 1931. Le groupe avait vécu un très grand roulement au niveau du personnel et à part des membres importants du groupe, il est presque impossible de dire qui était quand dans le groupe et jouait quel instrument précisément. Le groupe avait quelques succès au courant des années 1960 avec des pièces telles que If I Found A New Girl ou les reprises de Hang On Sloopy de The McCoys (l'original étant appelé My Girl Sloopy) ainsi que de You Really Got A Hold On Me de The Miracles. Les deux dernières chansons ont été à la tête du palmarès du magazine RPM qui créait à l'époque les palmarès de la musique canadienne. Le groupe était alors seulement le deuxième groupe de l'histoire canadienne à figurer à la tête du palmarès de son pays après un succès de Chad Allan And The Expressions en 1965 qui allait plus tard devenir le groupe The Guess Who. Le groupe sortait son seul album éponyme en 1965. En 1966, le chanteur charismatique Bruce Morshead quitta l'ensemble et fut remplacé par Steve Macko, mais malgré l'enregistrement de plusieurs singles, le groupe n'a plus jamais pu répéter les succès avec son premier chanteur. Il s'est alors dissous à Toronto en 1971. Plus tard, plusieurs courtes réunions ont eu lieu en 1973, 1976 et 1986, mais souvent juste pour un ou plusieurs concerts. En 1993, plusieurs anciens membres du groupe publiaient l'album Since 1956. Jusqu'aujourd'hui, de différentes formations de l'ancien groupes continuent à donner des concerts régionaux en Ontario de temps en temps. (fr)
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