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Prism (Vancouver)

from Vancouver BC
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Prism (Vancouver)

since circa 1977
L-R Lindsey Mitchell, Rocket Norton Ron Tabak, Al Harlow and John Hall
*Prism began as an amalgamation of two Vancouver bands. In the late 1960s, "Seeds of Time" formed the basis for what would become the Prism lineup, while other key players who shaped Prism came from the early '70s Vancouver jazz band "Sunshyne", yielding trumpeter-producer Bruce Fairbairn plus songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Jim Vallance.
The Seeds of Time’s bad-boy image was evinced in a regional hit single on the Coast label, "My Home Town" in 1969, with a follow-up single "Cryin' the Blues" scoring modest success in an infant Canadian music market. Ten years later bandmates Lindsay Mitchell, John Hall, Al Harlow and Rocket Norton would find themselves together again, riding international charts as Prism.
But the discovery of vocalist Ron Tabak, recruited from the local scene for a recording session with Fairbairn, Mitchell and Vallance in July 1975 was the magic ingredient for the synergy that became Prism. Ron’s voice had a unique brilliance and stunning high range. While that first session was a loose experiment in jazz, R&B and rock, one Jim Vallance song, "Open Soul Surgery" stood above the rest, becoming the template for the future Prism style, and vehicle for Tabak’s vocal range. *From the website prism.ca
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Current Lineup

Frank Baker
Drums
Ab Bryant
Bass
John Counsel
Keyboards
Jim Vallance
/Drums/Keyboards
Tom Keenlyside
Horns/Vocals
Tom Lavin
Guitar/Vocals
Steve Soucy
Keyboards/Vocals
Dave Stone
Keyboards
John Hall
Keyboards
1977 - present
Allen Horowitz "Al Harlow"
Guitar/Vocals/Bass
1977 - present
Gary Grace
Drums
2003 - present
Marc Gladstone
Keyboards/Vocals
2010 - present
Tad Goddard
Bass/Vocals
2010 - present

Past Members

Lindsay Mitchell
Guitar/Vocals
1977 - 2005
Gary Wanstall "Rocket Norton"
Drums
1977 - 1997
Ronald John Tabak "Ron Tabak"
Lead Vocals
1977 - 1981
Henry Small
Lead Vocals/Violin
1981 - 1982
Darcy Deutsch
Lead Vocals
1988 - 2003
Andy Lorimer
Keyboards
1988 - 1996
Richard Sera
Keyboards
1991 - 1992
John Cody
Drums
1992 - 1996

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