Ron and I started from day one - and have almost always played together since.
1965 - 2001
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One of the first bands in Edmonton,
Alberta. Ron Lukawietsky is on bass; we are The Ortegas. Ron and I started from day one - and have almost always played together since. |
| First real guitar - a Harmony. I wish I still had it. You can see that I've always had an ear for music. |
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Katzenjammers! feat. Dixi Lee
Innis of The Original Caste and Dennis Ferbey. This trio along with various drummers entertained weekly on the pool side in Victoria, BC. CD released: PoolSide |
| A katzenjammer according to Webster |
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Spiny Norman Whoopee Band This band featured many fine musicians including Holger Peterson of Stony Plain Records. I'm the one in the skirt (surprised?). Spiny Norman can be heard on "The Collected Works - 15 Years of Stony Plain Music" |
| Great funky instrumentals of classic standards |
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Volume II You'll enjoy olive them. |
Full Discography
| 1965 | "Don't You Even Want To Know" | The Royal Family | Apex 76971 |
| 1966 | "Sometimes" | The Royal Family | Apex 76981 |
| 1969 | "Troyka" | Troyka | Cotillion SD-9020 |
| 1970 | "Natural" | Troyka | Cotillion 44062 |
| 1972 | "ACME Sausage Factory" RE-RELEASED | ACME Sausage Factory | CKUA Edmonton Alberta ORDER |
| 1973 | "A Fine White Thread" | Paul Hann | London NAS-3530 |
| 1973 | "Rocky Granola" | Spiney Norman's Whoopee Band | G.R.T 1230-49 (on Collected Works below) |
| 1974 | "Queen of the May" | Paul Hann | London MI 7471 |
| 1991 | "Collected Works, 15 Years Of Stony Plain Music" | Spiney Norman's Whoopee Band | Stony Plain SPCD-116 ORDER |
| 2000 | "Nightmares from the Underworld" | Canadian 60s Psychedelic / Punk | SS014 |
| 2000 | "Northern Nuggets" | 1960s Canadian Rarities | CD |
| 2001 | "Vintage Rob Edwards - Sessions 1976 - 1983" | Collectable Canadiana | Indie CD ORDER |
| 2001 | "Got it Covered" | Katzenjammers | Indie CD ORDER |
| 2001 | "Gigging - Rob Edwards' 1983 Rock Musical" | Collectable Canadiana | Indie CD ORDER |
| 2001 | "Gigging - The Songs of Rob Edwards' 1983 Rock Musical" | Collectable Canadiana | Indie CD ORDER |
| 2003 | "Got Nothin' To Say" - KatzenJammers Musicals *NEW* | KatzenJammers | Canadian Sound Concepts LTD ORDER |
| 2005 | "A Deal's a Deal" - Rob Edwards w/ Katzenjammers *NEW* | Rob Edwards | Lake District Music ORDER |
| 2005 | "Martinis & Salted Nuts" - Rob Edwards w/ Katzenjammers *NEW* | Rob Edwards | Lake District Music ORDER |
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