Great Speckled Bird | |
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| Also known as | The Great Speckled Bird |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Country rock |
| Years active | 1969–1976 |
| Labels | Ampex, Columbia, A&M, Stony Plain |
| Past members | Ian Tyson Sylvia Tyson Amos Garrett Ken Kalmusky Bill Keith Ricky Marcus Buddy Cage N. D. Smart Jim Colegrove Jeff Gutcheon David Wilcox Ben Keith Peter Ecklund Billy Mundi Red Shea Gordon Fleming Jim Baker Pee Wee Charles Rolly Sally Jim Morgan Ed Wideman Kim Brandt Gord Neave |
Great Speckled Bird was a country rock group formed in 1969 by the Canadian musical duo Ian & Sylvia. Ian Tyson sang, played guitar and composed. Sylvia Tyson sang, composed and occasionally played piano. The other founding members were Amos Garrett on guitar and occasional vocals, Ben Keith on steel guitar, Ken Kalmusky on bass and Ricky Marcus on drums. They were named after the song, "The Great Speckled Bird", as recorded by Roy Acuff (1936).[1]