The Top Hats, Art Drader and Other Things –Photos Jayne Graham

From Jayne Graham

Hi Linda. I have two pictures of my Dad (Cam Hughes) in a band called the Top Hats back in 1954. I’m wondering if you can post these pictures in hopes that someone may know the other band members. My dad played the piano.

The Top Hats performing at the Carleton Place Town Hall in 1954. Art Drader (trumpet), Jack Peckett (sax), Cam Hughes (piano), and Howie Peckett (drums). Photo from the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum

This is one of the songs they would have been playing. Number one song 1954

Some musical history of Carleton Place Art Drader etc.

The Carleton Place invasion of Smiths Falls led to plenty of whoopee yesterday, and among the highest notes of the fun were the boom of the tuba, the whine of the trombone in the Carleton Place Citizens Band, not to mention the many whoops for Drum Majorette Bonnie Dunlop, seen here with Bay Chambers (left) and Arthur Drader (right).

CLIPPED FROMThe Ottawa JournalOttawa, Ontario, Canada07 Jul 1950, Fri • Page 32

The Valley Choppers?

Lori-Lynne Boston McQuaid

The gentleman standing in the back with the dark shirt is Leslie Boston ( my father ) who was the piano player for the Valley wood choppers.

So wonderful to see pictures posted of the people who were part of Carleton Place

Jeff Brennan

Ted Graham was a music teacher in Arnprior, and continues to live there now.

Nancy Hudson

The man on the left is my Dad, Jim White not his brother Eddie White. Both were musicians back in the day.

Photo Art Drader/ Trevor smith

photo-Wayne Hedderson-1985 at the CPHS Football Reunion!

Llew Lloyd After you posted this the first time , I checked an old yearbook and found a picture of a group that preceded this one , ” The Bonaventures” . Included in that photo were Jack Shail , his brother Wayne and Terry Giffin . I also remember going to a highschool dance pre Coachmen that ” The Viscounts ” played at . Later on Ron Latham played drums for another ” garage band ” group, that perhaps one of your followers remembers the name of.

Donovan Hastie

The group that my dad was in after the coachmen was Styx and Stonz which formed into the Wax Museum with Donnie (Oofie) Price, Wayne The Flame Mcquaid, Roger Plant, Claire Porter, Gary Edwards and Stan Hastie

A few pictures this morning of the OYB Lampliters with Art Drader as Director.. The book of memories of Arthur Drader was put together by Audrey Drader for Father’s day. Trevor Smith– Anyone know these fellas from the Lampliters?

Carleton Place and Almonte Revelliers with Art Drader as Director.. The book of memories of Arthur Drader was put together by Audrey Drader for Father’s day. Trevor Smith

Memories–The book of memories of Arthur Drader was put together by Audrey Drader for Father’s day. Trevor Smith– Anyone know these fellas? — with Dan Williams, Reg Cross, Ray McGregor Audio Shrine, Mirray McGregor, Carl McDaniel, Thiel Porteous, Art Drader, Bill Doyle, Bob Giffin, Chubby Flynn, Joe Henderson, Lornie Hudson and Grant Hobbs, Marriage Celebrant.

Dan Williams This was our first reunion 1982 I think.

Memories today– A few pictures this morning of the OYB Lampliters with Art Drader as Director.. The book of memories of Arthur Drader was put together by Audrey Drader for Father’s day. Trevor Smith—