One Horse Blue was a Canadian country rock music group that existed from 1975 to 1981 and, as reconstituted, from 1988 to 1995, releasing five albums.
History
The band first formed as Pickens in 1975 in Edmonton, Alberta, with members Winston Quelch (guitar), Bob Burghardt (guitar), bassist Randy Lloyd, and drummer Ron (Rocko) Vaugeois. In 1977, the band asked Ian Oscar of Stash to join on vocals. When Oscar joined, the band changed their name to One Horse Blue after the 1974 Poco song from the album Cantamos. Guitarist Michael Shellard came on board shortly after, and the band began touring across Canada. In 1978, they linked up again with producer Wes Dakus who had assisted on an earlier Pickens single; Dakus took the band into Sundown Recorders to cut their first album, One Horse Blue on Vera Cruz Records, with the lead single "Deliver Me". They charted several singles on the RPM Top Country Tracks charts and recorded four albums before disbanding in 1981.
By 1988, Shellard and Vaugeois had reformed the band, with new members Gordon Maxwell and Larry Pink, as well as Andreas Schuld taking over on guitar. This line-up recorded the band's fifth, self-titled album, released in 1993. The album produced six Top 10 singles, including two Number One hits in "Hopeless Love" and "Bringing Back Your Love". In 1993 Schuld left the band and was replaced by Jim Foster, co-founder of Fosterchild.
In terms of later, occasional performances, the band was recently composed of Gord Maxwell (lead vocals, bass guitar), Larry Pink (keyboards), Michael Shellard (background vocals, and Ron (Rocko) Vaugeois (drums, background vocals).
Discography
Albums Title Details Peak chartpositions CAN Country CAN One Horse Blue Release date: 1978 Label: Vera Cruz Records — 77 Bite the Bullet Release date: 1980 Label: Vera Cruz Records — — Livin' on the Edge Release date: 1981 Label: Vera Cruz Records — — On the Street Release date: 1982 Label: Vera Cruz Records — — One Horse Blue Release date: 1993 Label: Savannah Records 4 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album CAN Country CAN 1978 "Deliver Me" — — One Horse Blue (1978) "Cry Out for the Sun" — 68 "You and I" — — 1979 "Bring My Love Around" — — Bite the Bullet 1980 "Some Women" — — "Crazy Fool" — 83 "Lost and Found" — — 1981 "Some Night" — — Livin' on the Edge "Livin' on the Edge" — — 1990 "The Man Walks Alone" 31 — One Horse Blue (1993) "Colours of Love" 67 — 1993 "Starting All Over Again" 7 — "Love's Looking for Me" 10 — 1994 "Baby Don't Cry" 6 — "Everything Money Can Buy" 14 — "Hopeless Love" 1 — 1995 "Bringing Back Your Love" 1 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos Year Single 1995 "Hopeless Love"
References
External links Article at canadianbands.com Played on the soundtrack of the 1992 movie "Harmony Cats"