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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-06-26, Page 3arTrex ban BY JOANNE. BUCHANAN If you have been at some, social function in the • area recently that involves music and dancing, chances are that • you have heard the.sound, of Star-Trex, There xnay soon come a day however when you do riot even have to leave your house to hear this popular group's music, With the recent release of their first album, entitled Star-Trex Goldrush, you'' may soon be ,hewing " them on local radio stations or if you choose to buy the album, on your own stern, • The album, which was recorded in March at Maxim Recording Studio, aR7:1R: Sts Pa ls; featur••es- a variety of music in, eluding three ' original songs written by group members. The group, the nucleus of which was formed ten years ago, now consists of Rex Johnston, Larry Johnston, Sharon Johnston and Randy Lawson. Rex and Larry are brothers and Larry and Sharon are husband and wife. Up until March, the group also included another Johnston brother;. However, due to other commitments, he. had to quit the group....._ Star-Trex members maintain a hectic pace. They are now taking bookings steadily for 1981. They play at everything within ' a 50 mile radius 'of Goderich, • • from formal dances and wedding d,d rig.. receptions to fairs. and beer tents. Their mus ie r .ri,l�u oranges frorn disco` to fiddle tunes depending on, the crowd they are playing to. They are booked threeears in advance f Newa r or Eve. Theydo : all their a e h own . bookings and promotions, taking time off onlywhen they choose to, And • in between engagements, there is. lots of group and in. dividual practice. $ut the • group's members are ° not corn - plaiting about the pace because they say they are being paid for what they love to do most -make music. Besides the recent album and the single rwli c iw'is bili' re e�' easecd t off the album, the group has also started its own record company called Circle City Records (the - label under which their album has been released) and their own publishing company called . Star- Trex Music. All of the group's membersread and write music and have taken private music lessons at one time or other. t The musical activities of Star-Trex are confined to nights and weekends because each of ' the group's members have regular daytime jobs. Larry is the. Cable TV system manager for Goderich; Sharon works at the land registry office in Goderich; Rex is an electrician and li,andy makes his living teaching rin guit a ,Strattiroy. Star Trek was actually. born ten years ago .,under a different name -The I2ri f tees Four. It included thehree Johns.t on t brothers from Bayfield and one friend, John Moerbeek. Their first two mus CLINTON NEWS - cal ladder with release o 'en.gagements were f rs-- ffamilyo... faY a cousin's weddingGalt , . ing. in and the Johnston brothers' parents' ' 36th wedding anniversary. Sharon, who at that time was : Sharon Potter from. Holmesville was dating , Larry, and she would sing along with the ar Y theirrehearsals. group at t.. It wasn t long before she was singing on stage as group ro though. part of the Randy was born in Sarnia and raised in a� roPrior t Str th . y. o joining .Star-Trex he had ad been' touringeastern Carad a with . another a h band almost steadily every night for two years. His father, Al La.. wwso n, manager of the UCrt _'n Goderich, told -'Larry him. -about Larry invited', . him to a few jam sessions with tar -T and he ended up joining 'oinin the group. That was a year anda half Randy, who has two months: off frorn phis regular jobb this summer, rne, r, will be be travelling - to . approximately 30 roximatel , o ra. id stations in Ontario, talking ;to the program am directors and romotin the groups single and album. In other words, he will :1e -trying- to -get as --- mu ch smuch air play as possible.- In total, 300 . radio stations across Canada will receive the album and single. Once played,everything will dependon audience reaction: The A side of the single is entitled You're the Man. It was written by Sharon and features her voice. The 13 side is en- titled Country Boy. It was written by Rex. These two songs are oth---rfea tuned -on- the album along with Fer- nando, Don't Cry Out Loud, When Will I Be Loved, Looking Back to See, The Gambler, You Light Up My Life, You're the One that I Want, and another original entitled Love My Little Lady, ORD, TBU'R•$DAY, 41,1Ni , 1080 -PACE 3 'albu e album •written by Laarry. The groupsays tho.se son gs g represent a. ood cross section of the kind 'of music they like to do, InP ublic and on the. album, Sharon sings lead vocals and background vocals. She can also play tpiano and tfi syn - esizer LairYshar sin the lead and background vocals as well as playing bass guitar' and piano. Rex (Brit- which the Trex part of the group's name comes front) does background vocals "and plays ,drums. Randy shares in ibackground vocals and plays all acoustic and electric guitars, strings and other synthesized keyboards. He just recently wrote his Grade 8 classical guitar --exa'm an d -~is- waiting -for the results. A musician from Stratford named Earl Filsinger plays pedal steel on two songs on the album. There is a photograph of the group's members on the front of the album by Douglas Spillane and niece; artwork bya �nie . t: ,I Sherr- ,Jfxhns on t took 6$ `hours in the studio to, record the album and four months to release it. The final product has . only been on.; sale for :a few week now i record s in, record s Within a 3 to 40- s hi or wt ;�. ti's mile radius' of the Goderich base,' ,Group ' me>rnb,ers also carry albums" w ith them to their various engagements and have sold a lot of thein personally that way. A few weeks ago, when they were playing in Lucknow, a man drove there from Kincardine just, he said, to buy an album. - The group is pleased with the sound of the album but is not about to make .. any `wild -W-predL swig alyouritowit will sell. The first step, they feel, is to get the original songs pllayed on the radio. After that, everything will depend on radio reaction and general support and Turn to page 13 • Star-Trex, a popular musical group in the area, has just released an album entitled Star-Trex Goldrush. It features three original songs. Members of the group I don't miss much. I explain it as a keen mind and a genuine interest in people. Others say that -I'm just nosy, but really I can't help it if I have excellent eyesight and hearing. My eyes and ears are not used maliciously. I,., cont make much use of the grapevine or the rumor circuit and unlike your stereotyped busy body any juicy gossip I pick up generally doesn't make the rounds. I like to know what my friends and associates are doing and why they they are doing it, that helps me to enjoy and understand them better. But my interest and insight has failed me and I missed one of the biggest secrets of the year. My friends are a pretty sly lot, they managed to plan and connive a social event without my knowledge and I just never miss the planning of a party. But I'm really quite glad I missed out on this one - it was my surprise bir- thday bash and they did a fine job. My birthday was turning out to be a rather uneventful day, everyone seemed to be busy that evening, even I had to work. A barbecue and 'a quiet evening had been planned with another couple, that sounded alright to me. It wasn't even a pot luck deal, being my birthday and all I didn't have tb whip up a salad or deviled eggs. It had been a busy week so ,I, took ' time out to enjoy a lazy,relaxing hour at home before the barbecue and stopped by my parents' for a visit, knowing that no one was in;a hurry that evening. Little did I know. I should have guessed, my usually slow poke boyfriend had more energy than usual and was eager to .get to the "barbecue. I figured he was hungry. °I arrived at the barbecue to find a dozen -and -half grinning mugs all patiently waiting to have their secret revealed. I must say they did a fine job and managed to keep their plans un- der -cover for nearly a month-and-a- half. 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