All images in this video are taken from scans and photos of my personal vinyl copies of the Domenic Troiano Band's LP's "Burnin' At The Stake"(1977) and "The Jokes On Me"(1978)...along with a few pics from his debut solo LP and "Tricky". The audio is sourced from one of my vinyl copies using an Oracle Delphi MKIII turntable, an SME45 tone arm, and a Vanden Hull MC-10 MC cartridge. Though I suppose after digital transfer to mp3, compression etc...all this is irrelevant. Domenic Troiano began playing guitar at 15 and became one of Canada's premier rock guitarists during the late 1960s and the 1970s. He began his career with Robbie Lane and the Disciples but moved on to replace Robbie Robertson as lead guitarist with Ronnie Hawkins. He then became a member of the popular Toronto rhythm and blues band the Five Rogues (1964-9); the band shortened their name to the 'Rogues', which then evolved into 'Mandala' (1966-9). 'Mandala' presented a more soulful style with vocalist George Olliver (replaced in 1966 by Roy Kenner), organist Josef Chirowski (replaced in 1966 by Hugh O'Sullivan), bass guitarist Don Elliott and drummer Whitey (Pentii) Glann. Mandala toured widely in the US, released Soul Crusade (1968, Atlantic) and enjoyed hits such as 'Opportunity' (1967) and 'Love-itis' (1968). In 1970, Troiano and some of the members from 'Mandala', including Kenner, Glann and the bass guitarist Prakash John, established 'Bush', a Canadian blues-influenced rock band, based in Arizona ...
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