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Title
Date(s)
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Extent and medium
Textual
4 linear cm
Audiovisual
Videocassettes
1/2 in. videotape, VHS: 3 (150 mins)
¾ in. videotape, U-Matic: 5 (62 mins)
¾ in. videotape, U-Matic S: 2 (28 mins)
Total videocassettes: 10
Total videocassette duration: 240 mins
Audiocassettes
1/8 in. audiotapes, Compact Cassette: 9 (32 mins)
Digital audiotapes, DAT: 2 (3 mins)
Total audiocassettes: 11
Total audiocassette duration: 35 mins
Audio Tape Reels
4 in. reel, ¼ in audiotape : 1
5 in. reel, ¼ in audiotapes: 24
7 in. reel, ¼ in audiotapes: 19
10-1/2 in. reel, ¼ in audiotapes: 15
Open roll, ¼ in audiotapes: 2
Total tape reels: 61
Total tape reel duration: 776 mins
Optical Video Disks:
DVD-R: 1
Total optical disk duration: 11 mins
Vinyl Records:
7 in. records: 5
12 in. records: 10
Total vinyl records: 8
Total vinyl records duration: 372
Photographic
Prints
Colour:
3-1/2 x 3-1/2 in.: 10
5 x 7 in.: 1
8 x 10 in.: 1
8 x 11 in.: 1
Total colour prints: 13
Black & White:
3 x 4 in.: 1
3-1/2 x 5 in.: 2
4 x 5 in.: 3
5 x 7 in.: 27
5-1/2 x 8.: 2
7 x 7 in.: 1
7 x 8 in.: 1
7-1/2 x 9 in.: 1
8 x 10 in.: 55
8-1/2 x 11 in.: 4
9 x 12 in.: 1
10 x 13.: 2
11 x 14 in.: 4
Total black & white prints: 104
Total photographic prints: 117
Contact Sheets
Black & White: 18
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Roy Kenner is a singer, songwriter, and voice over actor. Born in Toronto in 1948, he gained popularity when he was the lead singer for the Toronto band Mandala, an up and coming R&B band. In 1967 they had their first hit “Love-it is” off of their only album Soul Crusade (1968).
The band dissolved, allowing Kenner and fellow band members Domenic Troiano and drummer Whitey Glan to recruit bassist Prakash John and form Bush. Bush had short lived success, with an EP release in 1970, and the band breaking up in 1971. Quickly there after Kenner and Troiano joined American rock group James Gang, replacing Joe Walsh. They released Bang! (1973) and Miami (1974). This stint with James Gang did not last long, with Kenner leaving and moving back to Toronto. In 1976 he joined the funk-rock band Law, and released Breakin’ It (1977) and Hold Onto It (1978).
Kenner continues to perform and sing after this. In the 1980’s he was the lead vocal for the theme song of the television series Night Heat, and now works in Toronto doing jingle work.
Archival history
Donated to the archive by Roy Kenner.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Roy Kenner Fonds holds material from across Kenner’s many careers and musical endeavors. His career as a musician and vocalist is represented, with material from the 1960’s to the late 1970’s. Kenner’s voice over work in advertisement and jingles is also well represented. Textual and photographic records capture the many aspects of his life, and include contracts, set lists, promotional photography, notes, and scrapbooks he kept. This acquisition is divided into seventeen series. These series include:
Series 01: Associates
Series 02: Bush
Series 03: Crime World
Series 04: Delphia
Series 05: Honky Tonk
Series 06: Jack Fraser
Series 07: James Gang
Series 08: Law
Series 09: Lisa Dal Bello
Series 10: Mandala
Series 11: Mud
Series 12: Night Heat
Series 13: Roy Kenner
Series 14: The Royals
Series 15: Troiano
Series 16: Unknown
Series 17: Voice over & Advertisement
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Preservation concerns may limit access, consult archivist.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
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Access points
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Place access points
Name access points
- Troiano, Domenic (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Created July 26, 2019 by Elizabeth Carroll.
Language(s)
- English