THE ORIGINAL STAMPEDERS, KIM BERLY, RICH DODSON and RONNIE KING, were one of Canada’s top rock groups in the early 70’s, having won Juno Awards (Canada’s Grammy Award )  in the categories ’Best Group,’ ’Best Single,’ ’Best Producer’ and ’Best Composer’ for their multi-platinum single, SWEET CITY WOMAN.  Their other hits include HIT THE ROAD JACK (with Wolfman Jack) , NEW ORLEANS, CARRY ME, DEVIL YOU, WILD EYES, OH MY LADY, THEN CAME THE WHITE MAN, MINSTREL GYPSY, PLAYING IN THE BAND, MONDAY MORNING CHOO CHOO, RAMONA and KEEP ME  RUNNING WILD, to name just a few. 

Between 1971 and 1976, the group went on to become a household name in Canada, with four (4) songs reaching Top-30 in the U.S and ten (10) Top-5 singles in Canada. They recorded nine albums, many achieving gold and platinum status. SWEET CITY WOMAN has since become a classic and a standard in the world of pop music.  In a recent poll, it was voted one of the Top-10 most-recognizable songs of the 70’s. From 1970 to 1977, the band completed six (6) tours across Canada and performed extensively in Europe and the U.S. with acts like SANTANA, THE BEACH BOYS, THE EAGLES,MOUNTAIN, Z.Z. TOP, RUSH, BLACK OAK ARKANSAS, ROBIN TROWER, SONNY & CHER, AMERICA, EARTH WIND & FIRE, JOE COCKER, STEELEY DAN, BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS, THE JAMES GANG and GENESIS, just to name a few.

In 1972, the The Stampeders were awarded Holland’s prestigious ’EDISON AWARD’ along with RY COODER and CARL WILSON of THE BEACH BOYS, during a televised award show with an estimated audience of over 30-million viewers throughout Europe.  In 1991, THE STAMPEDERS had the honour of being inducted into the Alberta Recording Association’s ”Hall of Fame,”  and in 1994, they were inducted into the Calgary Rock Hall Of Fame.  The same year, RICH DODSON was inducted into the SOCAN-ASCAP Hall of Fame for his compositions, SWEET CITY WOMAN and CARRY ME, as was KIM BERLY for his composition OH MY LADY in ‘95. THE STAMPEDERS can also be credited with having some of the first rock ’videos’ by a Canadian act, five of which are included in a one-hour video entitled ”CANADA’s ROCK LEGENDS - THE STAMPEDERS.” They made numerous TV appearances, including their own one-hour CBC special, ”A SHORT VISIT TO PLANET EARTH,”  THE JUNO AWARDS (Canada’s Grammy Award),  NBC’’s ”THE DATING GAME”, the ”SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. AMERICAN  SONG FESTIVAL”, KENNY ROGER’s ”ROLLING DOWN THE RIVER,” and the U.S.-originated, ”DON KIRSHNER’s ROCK  CONCERT”.

With over three-hundred and fifty (350) reunion concerts to their credit and a brand-new album, ”SURE BEATS WORKING” (MPL-CD-0009) on Marigold Records (KOCH International), to the delight of their dedicated fans, old and new alike, THE STAMPEDERS ARE BACK!

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