Gary Kendall
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Blues, Canadian blues, Blues Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Musical Director, Band Leader, Bassist, Songwriter, Vocalist |
| Instruments | Bass Guitar |
| Years active | 1960s - present |
| Labels | 47 Records |
| Associated acts |
Kendall Wall Band Downchild Blues Band Gary Kendall Band Maple Blues Revue The Hogtown All Stars The Mighty Duck Blues Band Swingin' Blackjacks The BG (Big Groove) Rhythm Section |
| Website | garykendall |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender Jazz Bass | |
Gary Kendall is an award-winning Canadian bassist, vocalist and band leader, best known for his longstanding association with the Downchild Blues Band and co-creator of the Kendall Wall Band.
Gary Kendall, originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario, has been a working musician since the late 1960s. He is a multiple Maple Blues Award winner as bassist of the year and a Juno Award winner with the Downchild Blues Band. His distinguished musical career was so honoured by the Maple Blues Awards as early as 1993 and a Juno Award in 2014. Since 1999, Kendall has acted as the musical director of the Maple Blues awards program.
Kendall played with the Downchild Blues Band during the 1979-1983 period. With fellow Downchild alumnus Cash Wall, Kendall subsequently formed the Kendall Wall Band, which was well known in Toronto and area during the 1980s and early 1990s. As the house band at Toronto's Black Swan Tavern, the Kendall Wall Blues Band played with such blues legends as A.C. Reed, Pinetop Perkins, Eddy Clearwater, Tinsley Ellis, Little Willie Littlefield, Chubby Carrier, Bernard Allison, Eddie C. Campbell, Lefty Dizz, Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson, Eddie Shaw, Carey Bell and Fenton Robinson.
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