The Blackie and the Rodeo Kings story started as nothing more than as a tribute to Willie P Burnett in 1996. As fans of Burnett’s, Tom Wilson (Junkhouse), Colin Linden and Stephen Fearing drew the name for their union from Willie’s 1978 album Blackie andthe Rodeo King. In the years that followed, this Canadian supergroup has released five studio recordings, culminating with Swinging from the Chains of Love a greatest hits package. Their biggest single “Stoned” is here alongside gems such as “Remedy” and “Water or Gasoline”. What started out as a tribute has solidified into some far more potent
About the author
Trev
A proud and over-caffeinated husband, father, runner and writer. I've written for the local weekly The Coast for over a decade and have since taken to creating and writing for HAFILAX for even longer. I hope you enjoy the musings of a guy who has loved music for the better part of 4 decades, and has an album of concert tickets to show for it.
