March, 1995
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Peter Patrick Burns, formerly of Vancouver rockers Shine,
joins the band. He plays about a half-dozen gigs and takes sick before Moscow Mardi Gras,
where Doug Cameron (then a member of The Bedheads) sits in on guitar for three sets of
music he's never heard before. God bless him. Also in March, our existence is validated
when George Wendt (NORM!) catches our show at the Railway Club in Vancouver, B.C., and
buys a tape and t-shirt before leaving with a girl on each arm. |
April, 1995
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We are awarded a FACTOR grant by the Canadian Government,
which will finance our coming CD. 
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May, 1995
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Hughes leaves the band, and Quintin Rybuck (previously of the
world beat circus NGOMA) joins on guitar. We are now a four piece with Ball, Jonat,
Plenkovich, and Rybuck. You keeping score so far? |
May-June, 1995
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We record our CD at Bullfrog Studios in Vancouver, B.C.
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June, 1995
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Andrea Lewis joins the band as a summer replacement for Kevin
Ball, who has a two-month commitment in Ontario. |
July, 1995
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We change the band's name to The Six Million Dollar Band (our
engineer Ian's suggestion). |
August, 1995
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We officially release the Six Million Dollar Band's
self-titled CD at PalousaFest at the University of Idaho, where we opened for The Posies.
Andrea Lewis becomes a permanent member of the band. |
September, 1995
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David Plenkovich plays his last gig with the band, an
in-store at A & B sound in Surrey, B.C., and Greg Smith joins as our new drummer. 
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November, 1995
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We play at the Seattle Celtic Festival. Kevin Ball plays his
last gig (for now) with the band at Good Times in Eugene, OR, and we are a four-piece
again. |