ALL THE EAST END FANS OF TOMMY MELTON AND THE CALGARY SHADES COULDN'T BELIEVE STAN and his brother TOMMY CHONG HAD OPENED A NEW WORLD AFRICAN DANCE HALL IN PSYCHEDELIC ROCKVILLE or KITSILANO as it's known . . .

Poster courtesy:  Bonnie "The Whistler" McClatchy

THE CALGARY SHADES WERE ONE BAND AWAY FROM MORPHING INTO BOBBY TAYLOR AND THE VANCOUVERS WHEN DYNAMIC LEAD SINGER AND EAST VAN MUSIC HERO TOMMY MELTON KNOWN BY HIS NOM DE MUSIQUE LITTLE DADDY (or DADDIE) MOVED ACROSS TOWN TO KITS (KITSILANO) TO BECOME LITTLE DADDY and the BACHELORS.  "A young knight serving under another's banner (hist.)" INDEED ! !
YOU CAN'T GET MESSED UP BY THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SPELLINGS ETC THAT THIS POSTER THROWS AT YOU !  LET'S CALL IT FLOWERY PROSE RATHER THAN  MISTAKES.


Little Daddy and The Bachelors
Vancouver, British Columbia
About 1963 ~ 1965

Members:
 
Tommy Chong ~ Guitar
Wes Henderson ~ Bass
Ted Lewis (aka Duris Maxwell) ~ Drums
Don Mallory ~ Drums
Tommy "Little Daddy" Melton ~ Vocals
Bernie Sneed ~ Keyboards
Floyd Sneed ~ Drums

Little Daddy & The Bachelors photo courtesy: the wonderful Pacific Northwest Bands website

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