Whiskey Howl (English Wikipedia)

John Gardiner, Whiskey Howl's Michael Pickett takes centre stage in this week's Classic Vinyl; www.cktimes.ca (The Chatham-Kent Times), posted March 30, 2004. Four decades later, Bjarnason continues with a chiropractic practice: see Beaches Metro Community News Professional Directory; www.beachesmetro.com; retrieved 09-04-28.

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Leavell references his involvement with the album in Chuck Leavell Discography; www.chuckleavell.com.

John Gardiner, Whiskey Howl's Michael Pickett takes centre stage in this week's Classic Vinyl; www.cktimes.ca (The Chatham-Kent Times), posted March 30, 2004. Four decades later, Bjarnason continues with a chiropractic practice: see Beaches Metro Community News Professional Directory; www.beachesmetro.com; retrieved 09-04-28.

Whiskey Howl - The First Year 1969-70; www.livinblues.com.
At the time of the band's formation, Witmer was 18 years old, Penner and Sullivan were 19 and Bjarnason was 20. The oldest member of the group, at 23, was Boyko. When Wilson joined the band, he was only 20. See Whiskey Howl - The First Year 1969-70; www.livinblues.com.

Including Maple Blues Awards on three occasions as harmonica player of the year plus, in 1999, a "Blues With A Feeling Award", honouring a distinguished musical career. The Maple Blues Awards are considered to be Canada's equivalent of the U.S. Blues Music Awards. See Michael Pickett Awards; www.michaelpickett.com.

Witmer died in July 2004; see Toronto Blues Society, Loose Blues News, September, 2004; www.torontobluessociety.com.
As noted by one reviewer in relation to this live performance, "No other band would do an a capella version of 'Rock Island Line'... "Mother Earth", "Early in the Morning" and "Let The Good Times Roll" are standards here now because of this band. These performances still hold up today." John's Blues Picks, November, 2005; www.torontobluessociety.com.

See The Toronto Rock & Roll Revival Website; www.members.tripod.com/rockandrollrevival. See also Toronto Rock & Roll Revival Promotional Handbill, where Whiskey Howl is first listed, ahead of Bo Diddley and Chicago; www.wolfgangsvault.com. Other listed performers were Junior Walker and the All Stars, Tony Joe White, Alice Cooper, Chuck Berry, Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, Little Richard, Doug Kershaw and The Doors. Kim Fowley was listed as the Master of Ceremonies. Screaming Lord Sutch was later added to the bill, as were the Toronto area bands Nucleus and Milkwood, the latter of which included Malcolm Tomlinson; see Toronto Rock and Roll Revival Website. The appearance of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and The Plastic Ono Band was not publicly known in advance.

Performance Poster Advertisement; www.wolfgangsvault.com. Identified year of poster (1979) appears to be in error; ticket prices ($3.50 -$5.50) and reference to Zachariah movie would more likely date the poster as of 1971.
See The Toronto Rock & Roll Revival Website; www.members.tripod.com/rockandrollrevival. See also Toronto Rock & Roll Revival Promotional Handbill, where Whiskey Howl is first listed, ahead of Bo Diddley and Chicago; www.wolfgangsvault.com. Other listed performers were Junior Walker and the All Stars, Tony Joe White, Alice Cooper, Chuck Berry, Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, Little Richard, Doug Kershaw and The Doors. Kim Fowley was listed as the Master of Ceremonies. Screaming Lord Sutch was later added to the bill, as were the Toronto area bands Nucleus and Milkwood, the latter of which included Malcolm Tomlinson; see Toronto Rock and Roll Revival Website. The appearance of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and The Plastic Ono Band was not publicly known in advance.