6. Shakin' All Over - Museum of Man and Nature

A VISIT TO. . .

PART VI

INTRO :|: 2 :|: 3 :|: 4 :|: 5 :|: 5a :|:6 :|: 7 :|: 8 :|: 9 :|: 10 :|: 10a :|: On Stage

Bill & Sue-On Hillman Reflections
Companion Page to PART I: The Intro Page
Many of the items on display in the exhibits
bring back personal memories of the Manitoba Music scene
through the last 50 years.

Memorabilia in the Photos in
PART I: INTRO

Hillman Comments on the Shakin' All Over display items
with Reference Links

Related Photos from the
HILLMAN SCRAPBOOKS

The MACA - MANITOBA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTRY ARTS - ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR TROPHY
on display here is similar to the one we won in 1980.

We later had more nominations for the same award, songwriter of the year, female singer of the year, etc. We performed at numerous MACA Award nights through the '80s - often with headliners such as George Strait, George Hamilton IV, Eddy Raven, etc. I also served on the MACA board of directors in the '80s. Lewis Kaselitz (founder of the Boggy Creek Music Festival) and I often flew in together for the board meetings.

Boggy Creek Mountain Music Festival - 1980-1985

News of our first award was picked up by the press across Canada - there was even a short news story clip of the presentation on CBC-TV National News which I video taped off the network.

ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR PRESS COVERAGE

The vinyl LP on display here is our sixth album
(explore the links below to learn more about it):
BILL AND SUE-ON: THE HILLMAN EXPRESS TRACK 15 Bill wrote all the words and music, handled the production/arrangements, did most of the photography, and designed the album covers. Album Cover Description

This is a concept album made up of two parts: I. PRAIRIE TO SOHO and II. PRAIRIE SAGA recorded in Winnipeg (Century 21 Studios) and London (Gooseberry Studios). Bill did all the guitars and Sue-On did most of the drums and percussion. We sang all the vocals and harmonies and augmented our sound with bandmates and session players from Manitoba and England.

More memories of our England tours and recording sessions are documented at:

THE HILLMAN / UK CONNECTION

Web features on all 12 of our albums - complete with original lyrics, cover and insert art and photos, MP3 downloads, credits, anecdotes, etc. are found at:

HILLMAN ALBUMS

The Hillman CD featured in the centre of the Country Pod display is:
Bill and Sue-On Hillman: Vol. 12 - The Canada Sessions
33 Songs from the Early Years
This is the third of our three compilation CDs - the first two being:
Vol. 10: 24 of Our Best Originals and Vol. 11: On Tour in England
Our three kids posed with us in our home studio for the back cover photo:
Son Ja-On, a massage therapist - plays and teaches sax.
Son Robin, a computer programmer - plays drums, bass and trombone in our band.
Daughter China-Li (with me in the museum photo) - a medical doctor,
plays harp, bagpipes and piano. She has done folk festivals and Celtic concerts with us.

HILLMAN PHOTO USED IN THE POD MURALS The photo of us displayed on the mural was a publicity shot we took previous to our NW USA Grandstand Show tour in 1974. We were the featured act on the shows, backed up with other acts from our American agent, Bardine Productions. Most of the acts were based in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Many of them had toured Asia with the Bob Hope Show for the US military and had worked the Ed Sullivan Show: comedians, dancers, illusionists, singers, acrobats, ventriloquists, etc.

For this tour, Sue-On opened on drums and then came up front with me so we could work the large outdoor stages together. Barry Forman played bass and was featured on rock, old-time and Cajun fiddle numbers.

More stories about the Hillman USA 1974 Tour: Grandstand Tours of NW USA. . . and Back to Manitoba
McGuinness Feature in the Brandon Sun

Sue-On and the Western Union: Bill, Sue-On, Barry Forman

This album in the Manitoba record pile display is our 9th album.
Bill and Sue-On Hillman:
On Stage in England England's Desperado Desperado were an Eagles-style showband that had featured Paul Rodgers before he went on to Free and Bad Company. We added session man Alan Clark (of Dire Straits) on synths, clavinet and piano (actually Elton John's Honky Chateau upright purchased at a London auction. Sue-On played on many of the drum tracks (Keith Moon's drums purchased at the same auction). Side 2 (Teeside) is made up of original songs, some of which were released as charted singles. All sides were recorded at England's Guardian Studios. More at THE HILLMAN /UK CONNECTION
ENGLAND 3rd TOUR: JOURNALS | SCRAPBOOK

Bill and Sue-On with Desperado at English Barn Dance/Barbeque

HILLMAN SITES REFERENCED ON THIS PAGE

HILLMAN CAREER SCRAPBOOKS: Excerpts

Entertainers of the Year: Press Coverage

Boggy Creek Mountain Music Festival - 1980-1985

Bill and Sue-On: The Hillman Express Track 15

Album Vol. 6 Cover Description

The Hillman / UK Connection

Portals to All 12 Hillman Albums

Bill and Sue-On Hillman: Vol. 12 - The Canada Sessions

Vol. 10: 24 of Our Best Originals

Vol. 11: On Tour in England

Grandstand Tours of NW USA. . . and Back to Manitoba

McGuinness Feature in the Brandon Sun

Bill and Sue-On Hillman: On Stage in England England's Desperado

England 3rd Tour: JOURNALS

England 3rd Tour: SCRAPBOOK

HILLMAN ECLECTIC STUDIO

SHAKIN' ALL OVER CONTENTS

I. SHAKIN' ALL OVER TOUR:	:\|: 1 :\|: 2 :\|: 3 :\|: 4 :\|: 5 :\|: 5a :\|:
II. HILLMAN REFLECTIONS:	:\|: 6 :\|: 7 :\|: 8 :\|: 9 :\|: 10 :\|: 10a :\|: On Stage

NEXT: HILLMAN MEMORIES AND COMMENTS ON
SHAKIN' ALL OVER PART II

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