Bootsauce

Bootsauce was a Juno Award-winning[2] Canadian rock band based in Montreal in 1989.[1][3] The band was composed of Drew Ling (real name Drew Thorpe) (vocals), Pere Fume (real name Perry Johnson) (guitar), Sonny Greenwich Jr. (guitar), Alan Baculis (bass guitar),[4] and John "Fatboy" Lalley (drums). Their style combined soul, funk and metal sounds.

Bootsauce
Bootsauce, 1991 (From left: Al Baculis, Pere Fume, Sonny Greenwich Jr., Drew Ling)
Background information
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Funk rock[1]
Years active	1989–1996
Labels	Island Records
Members	Drew Ling Pere Fume Sonny Greenwich Jr. Alan Baculis John "Fatboy" Lalley
Past members	Rob Kazenel - Live Drums, 1989-90 Marc Villeneuve - Live Drums, 1990-91 Fraser Runciman - Guitar, 1994 or 1995-96

History

Bootsauce was founded in 1989 in Montreal. The band was nominated for a Juno Award as Most Promising Group in 1991, and received a Juno in 1992 for their 1991 single "Everyone's a Winner", a Hot Chocolate cover.[2] Their songs were played on MuchMusic.[5]

In 1992 Bootsauce was part of the cross-Canada Big, Bad & Ugly tour organized by MCA Concerts,[6][7] along with Art Bergman.[8] That year they released an album, Bull on the band's own label.[9]

Discography

Albums

• The Brown Album (1990)
• Re-Boot (1991)
• Bull (1992)
• Sleeping Bootie (1993)[10]
• Bootsauce (1995)
• Bootism: The Bootsauce Collection (1996)

Singles

• "Masterstroke" (1990)
• "Scratching the Whole" (1990)
• "Everyone's a Winner" (1991)[2]
• "Play with Me" (1991)
• "Love Monkey No. 9" (1992)
• "Whatcha Need" (1992)
• "Big, Bad & Groovy" (1992)
• "Rollercoaster's Child" (1993)
• "Sorry Whole" (1993)
• "Moanie" (1994)
• "Caught Looking at You" (1994)
• "Hey Baby" (1995)[11]
• "Each Morning After" (1995)

Awards

• Bootsauce was nominated for the Juno Award for "Most Promising New Group in 1991.
• "Everyone's a Winner" won the Juno Award for "Best Dance Recording" in 1992.
• "The Brown Album" and "Bull" both achieved Gold Album sales in Canada.
• Three of their albums, The Brown Album, Bull and Bootsauce received Juno Award nominations for "Best Album Design".

References

1. Newton, Steve (4 February 2014). "20 years ago today: Bootsauce plays its first gig at the Commodore; anyone remember Bootsauce?". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
2. "Bootsauce". Juno Awards Database. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
3. Larry LeBlanc (30 May 1992). "Canada's Silk Toxic Goes Down Heavy". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–41. ISSN 0006-2510.
4. "Alan Prater: Always on the upbeat". Richard Burnett Montreal Gazette, February 9, 2015
5. "Godspeed You! Brash Songsters". By Mark Lepage, Maisonneuve, November 15, 2003
6. Larry LeBlanc (11 July 1992). Concert-ed Efforts by Domestic Acts Lift Biz. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510.
7. Michael Barclay; Ian A. D. Jack; Jason Schneider (2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995. ECW Press. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-1-55022-992-9.
8. Larry LeBlanc (11 March 1995). Bergmangets another chance with 'Hell'. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 51. ISSN 0006-2510.
9. Album Review, Inc. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 13 June 1992. pp. 1–51. ISSN 0006-2510.
10. "Just the facts -Kudos and Kvetches" / Vancouver Courier, June 26, 2014
11. The Clip List. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1 April 1995. p. 44. ISSN 0006-2510.

External links

• Bootsauce - JAM! Canadian Pop Encyclopedia