Sons of Freedom | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative rock, funk rock |
| Years active | 1986-1994, (reunion: 2014) |
| Labels | Slash Records, MCA Records, Chrysalis Records |
| Past members | James Newton Don Harrison Don Short Don Binns |
Sons of Freedom were a Canadian alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s.[1] The band, consisting of vocalist James Newton, guitarist Don Harrison, bassist Don Binns and drummer Don Short,[2] formed in 1986 in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]
Although sharing the same name as the Sons of Freedom, a controversial Doukhobor activist group, the band chose their name before learning of the existence of the Doukhobor group and briefly deliberated changing it.[1] Because three of the four band members had the first name Don, the band was also sometimes jokingly nicknamed "Dons of Freedom".[2]
- ^ a b c "SONS of FREEDOM; Playing in no-man's land". Ottawa Citizen, May 5, 1989.
- ^ a b "Dons Of Freedom and boy-voiced Jim". Toronto Star, December 9, 1988.