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Lighthouse (band)

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The cover of One Fine Morning (1970) was painted by British artist Roger Dean.

Lighthouse is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 in Toronto which included horns, string instruments, and vibraphone; their music reflected elements of rock music, jazz, and classical music.

1 Band history
2 Joe Ambrosia arrested
3 Band members
4 Selected discography
5 External links
6 Notes

Band history

The group was originally scheduled to play at Woodstock but they decided not to, fearing that it would be a bad scene. Years after, many of the group members said they regretted the decision. The founding members were Skip Prokop on drums, Ralph Cole on guitar and Paul Hoffert on keyboards. The band also included Howard Shore on saxophone, Larry E. Smith on trumpet, keyboards and vocals, and Grant Fullerton on bass guitar. There were 13 members in all in the original lineup. Bob McBride replaced Pinky Dauvan on vocals in 1970. The group performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and the Isle of Wight Festival. They received four Juno Awards in 1971, 1972 and 1973, when they were awarded Group of the Year. The band toured with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet production Ballet High. The band lost key members in 1973 and 1974 and finally broke up in 1976 but reunited for a series of shows in Toronto in 1982. One Fine Weekend was a weekend of concerts at Ontario Place. It was shot and multi-track recorded for a one-hour music special which was aired on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). They had Canadian Top 40 hits with songs "One Fine Morning", "Hats Off to the Stranger", "Pretty Lady", and "Sunny Days"; the first and last of these were hits in the U.S. as well, reaching #24 and #34 on the pop singles charts respectively. In 2007, their song "Sunny Days" was used in a Canadian television ad campaign of the same name for Toyota.

Joe Ambrosia arrested

Trumpeter Joe Ambrosia was accused by a police informant in January 2004 of purchasing a half-kilo (500 grams) of cocaine with intent to distribute in South Carolina, USA. He subsequently fled to The Netherlands, though he did not hide his identity at any point. He has been portrayed by his supporters only as a user who was "set-up" by the seller allegedly attempting to purchase an amount of cocaine that even if "stepped on" for street sale would be the equivalent of $37,500 at $75 per gram. In October 2006 he was arrested by Dutch police and is being held for extradition back to the USA, but is fighting it on technical issues, such as the drug was not present at the alleged discussion and the seller was allegedly wearing a "wire", both of which would preclude arrest under European law. He is also battling skin cancer and was 67 years old when arrested.^[1]^[2]