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Ra McGuire fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1958-2008.

Reference:

R14793-0-0-E

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Moving images, Sound recordings, Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4616808

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Ra McGuire fonds
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Fonds includes:

7 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1958-2008.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

74 cm of textual records.
331 photographs : 77 b&w and 100 col. prints, 83 b&w transparencies, 2 col. slides, 32 b&w and 37 col. negatives.
55 audio cassettes (45 hrs 22 min. 27 sec.).
19 audio reels (37 hrs 2 min. 34 sec.).
8 audio discs (2 hrs 48 min.).
7 videocassettes (21 hrs 13 min. 26 sec.).
1 banner.
1 caricature (copy).

Language of material:

English

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The fonds contains records pertaining to the musical activities of Ra McGuire and the groups The Epiks, The Citations, The Continentals, High Country, Winter's Green, Applejack and Trooper. It contains, among other items, biographical notes; correspondence; contracts; itineraries; set lists; royalty statements and other financial records; writers and publishers registration forms; lyrics, poetry, personal journals and other texts; promotional material; backstage passes; concert tickets; press clippings; photographs; sound recordings of Trooper albums and other songs by Ra McGuire, rehearsals, performances, and interviews; video recordings of performances and television appearances.

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McGuire, Ra, 1950-

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McGuire, Ra, 1950- : Born in 1950 in Vancouver, Ra (Ramon) McGuire became active in the British Columbia rock music scene in the 1960s and early 1970s, performing in such bands as The Epiks, The Citations, and Winter's Green. During 1972-1975, McGuire was co-leader with Brian Smith of the group Applejack. McGuire is best known for his role as co-leader of Trooper, the new name adopted in 1975 by Applejack after the group signed with Legend Records and began working with producer Randy Bachman. With McGuire as lead singer and Smith as guitarist, Trooper released 10 commercial albums during the period 1975-1991, and toured extensively in Canada and the United States of America. Bachman produced the group's first recordings, but this relationship was ended in 1979. Although the band made considerable efforts to break into foreign markets, Trooper met its greatest success in Canada and is noteworthy as one of the first rock group to rise national prominence primarily on the basis of its strength in the Canadian market. McGuire and Smith, who have shared the group's songwriting, have remained as the core of the band and have provided Trooper with its continuity for almost four decade. In 2006 McGuire published his memoirs, Here for a Good Time: On the Road with Trooper - Canada's Legendary Rock Band, and continues to perform 50 to 100 shows per years across Canada with Trooper (including a concert as part of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics). In addition to awards received by Trooper as a group, McGuire has also received multiple nominations for the Juno songwriter award. McGuire and Smith were recipients of SOCAN's National Achievement Award in 2012.

Source:

Private

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2014-00140-5
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Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Moving images (video)

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Sound recordings

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Graphic (art)

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