Bond (Canadian band)

Formed in Toronto, Ontario in the late 1960s as Common Bond, the band shortened its name to Bond in 1970.[2] The band underwent frequent lineup changes, with vocalist and guitarist Bill Dunn as the only constant member,[2] while other members included Ted Trenholm, Gerry Mosby, John Jones, Mitch Lewis and Chris Livingston on keyboards; Barry Cobus, John Roles, Alex MacDougall and Jim Lamarche on guitar; Dunn and Roles on bass; and Jeff Hamilton, Kim Hunt and Colin Walker on drums.[2][3]

The band performed around Southern Ontario before signing to Columbia Records in 1974.[4] Their self-titled debut album was released in 1975, and was supported by a tour as an opening act for The Stampeders.[2] That year they released a cover of Barry Blue's "Dancin' (On a Saturday Night)". The single charted in the RPM Canadian Top 20 that year.[5] This left the band labelled by radio programmers as a bubblegum pop band, and follow-up singles which didn't fit with that perception failed to garner enough radio airplay to perform well on the charts.[2]

The band released one new non-album single, "I Can't Help It", in 1978, but broke up after that single also failed to chart.[2]

The band members went on to play with other bands, including Chilliwack, Doucette, Crowbar, King Biscuit Boy, Zon, The Hunt, The Ian Thomas Band and Payola$.[2] Lamarche had a brief career as a solo artist on A & M Records before becoming a studio engineer,[2] while Jones went on to become a noted record producer.[2]