Jayson Hoover - Show Me Some Slack - Canadian Crossover Soul

Drummer David MacPhail founded The Epics in 1963 after meeting guitarist Jimmy Harmata in Vancouver's Smilin' Buddha Cabaret. Bassist Bob Kidd was added and later Gunther Klaus (tenor sax) and Bill Gibson (Hammond B3). The Epics first vocalist was Barry Collins. Jayson Hoover joined the band later after he was approached by David MacPhail at the Smilin' Buddha where Jay was singing. The Epics featured Barry and Jay under the name 'The Soul Brothers', a take-off on the Righteous Brothers. Barry left The Epics around 1965. At that time The Epics were still known as The Epics featuring Jayson Hoover. It was only in their later years that promoters began to pitch The Epics as Jayson Hoover & The Epics.

A few months after King Size was recorded Jayson Hoover, Jimmy Harmata and Bob Kidd left The Epics to start the Anvil Chorus. The Epics continued for another year with David MacPhail, Bill Gibson, Gunther Klaus and a new guitar and bassist.

The Anvil Chorus only lasted a few months. In 1968 they changed their name to The Trials Of Jayson Hoover. The band lasted until 1971. Shortly after they were formed the Trials released King Size under their name. But King Size was actually an Epics song.

Hoover would eventually sign with Mushroom Records as a solo act in the mid-70s; Kidd and Harmata co-founded Scrubbaloe Caine in 1971 with Al Foreman and Paul Dean [Loverboy] Henry Small; Hoover, Harmata and Kidd reunited to form a new band in 1977 called R & B Delivery.

The original Jayson Hoover & The Epics did a reunion show at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver in 1990. The performance was filmed by CBC for a two hour documentary on the West Coast music scene called ''The Rock Classic'. The series aired in 1991. Kidd died in 2000.

As of 2008 The Epics have re-emerged on the music scene with drummer/founder, David MacPhail and original guitarist James Harmata

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[NoRecordSnobs]

I'm working on releasing some unreleased Jayson Hoover stuff on vinyl!!!

[CanuckEhhh]

@werdoner - maybe your uncle has some video of 60's stuff? Kidd was my uncle. Would love to see the early stuff. (Ride Captain Ride - Mystery Ship?)

Lot of good music in Vancouver that era.

[jaeyish]

This dude's Canadian? Where's my trains?

[werdoner]

@SuicideBombers it's my uncle

[colenbrak]

k? thumbs up i guess?