Yes, Jaimie....it certainly does help.  Thanks for the info.  Much appreciated!

Mark

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> At Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:34:38 Mark wrote: 
> 
> >After a quick Google search, I discovered that Shari Ulrich, the lead 
> >singer, is still quite active and has >released a lot of solo albums and 
> >other projects with fellow musicians. Do any Canadian audites >members 
> >have any insight on her releases or the earlier Hometown Band releases? 
> >Are they worth >seeking out? 
> 
> Now here's a band I never thought I'd see mentioned on this list!! 
> 
> Hometown were very short-lived. They only released two albums 'Flying' 
> (1976) and 'Hometown Band' (1977)...both on A & M. You might want to check 
> out 'Flying' as it's got some stellar tracks on it as well, though the band 
> hadn't quite worked out their loose arrangements yet. By the second record 
> (the self-titled one you have) they'd solidified as a live and recording 
> act. 
> 
> Other notable members of Hometown were Doug Edwards (best known as a member 
> of Skylark with David Foster and whose biggest claim to fame was co-writing 
> the Top40 hit "Wildflower") and Claire Lawrence best known for his years 
> with Chilliwack. Keyboardist Robbie King passed away last year. 
> 
> Even with a Juno Award behind them the Hometown band self-destructed in '79 
> before another album could be released...leaving Ulrich to fulfill the A & M 
> contract. 
> 
> You can look at her bio and extensive musical history as a solo artist and 
> member of Hometown, Pied Pumkin and UHF in my Encyclopedia here: 
> 
> http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/U/Ulrich_Shari.html 
> http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/U/UHF.html 
> 
> Her 1980 solo debut 'Long Nights' is essentially the 3rd Hometown Band album 
> as it features major musical contributions from Hometown's Claire Lawrence 
> and Geoff Eyre. Like Shirley Eikhard and Christine McVie, Shari tended to 
> straddle that line between singer-songwriter and MOR land so the follow up 
> album in 1981 on A & M ('One Step Ahead') and her 1982 MCA release ('Talk 
> Around Town') were a little on the schmaltzy side (more Anne Murray and 
> Barbra Streisand than Hometown Band). 
> 
> Hope this helps... 
> 
> Jaimie Vernon, 
> President, Bullseye Records 
> http://www.bullseyecanada.com 
> "Not Suing Our Customers Since 1985!" 
> Author, The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia 
> http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/ 
> 
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