Chilliwack (band)

Chilliwack
Bill Henderson, guitarist and vocalist
Background information
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Rock, progressive rock
Years active	1970–1988, 1997–present
Labels	Parrot, A&M,Goldfish, Casino, Sire, Mushroom Records, Solid Gold, Millennium
Associated acts	Classics (1964), Collectors (1966), Headpins
Members	Bill Henderson Ed Henderson Jerry Adolphe Gord Matthews
Past members	Doug Edwards Ross Turney Claire Lawrence Glenn Miller Brian MacLeod Howard Froese Jamie Bowers Ab Bryant Bucky Berger Rick Taylor John Roles

Chilliwack is a Canadian rock band centered on the singer and guitarist Bill Henderson, which started off with a more Progressive rock sound that incorporated elements of folk, jazz and blues, before moving towards a more straight-ahead hard rock/pop rock sound by the mid-70s. They were active from 1970 to 1988, while Henderson reformed the band in 1997. Their six best-selling songs were "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)", "I Believe", "Whatcha Gonna Do", "Fly At Night", "Crazy Talk", and "Lonesome Mary". The band's lineup has changed many times while they have continued to tour across Canada.

The band originated in Vancouver, British Columbia. The members of the C-FUN Classics changed the band's name to The Collectors when Bill Henderson joined in 1966. Their psychedelic self-titled debut album yielded the minor hit "Lydia Purple". Their second album was based on the musical score written by the band for a stage play by Canadian playwright George Ryga, Grass and Wild Strawberries.

Vocalist Howie Vickers left the Collectors in 1969; the remaining members formed the band Chilliwack in 1970,Chilliwack being a Salish term meaning "valley of many streams" and the name of a city east of Vancouver in the Fraser River valley.

Lead guitarist Bill Henderson led the remaining former Collectors members: Glenn Miller (bass, guitar, backing vocals), Ross Turney (drums) and Claire Lawrence (flute, saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals); while he provided most of the vocals and did most of the composing. During 1970, Miller briefly left the band, who were joined on the road by Robbie King (keyboards, bass) and played at Expo '70 in Japan and other gigs across Canada.