To say where The Boomers began involves the curious journey of four musicians whose careers have intersected over a number of years. In 1974 when Ian Thomas was touring his second album (Long Long Way) he decided to produce a couple of songs for the bass player in his band. The bass player was Steve Hogg a gifted writer player who had been in bands as a kid with a neighbor in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. That neighbor was none other than Bill Dillon. ...show more

To say where The Boomers began involves the curious journey of four musicians whose careers have intersected over a number of years. In 1974 when Ian Thomas was touring his second album (Long Long Way) he decided to produce a couple of songs for the bass player in his band. The bass player was Steve Hogg a gifted writer player who had been in bands as a kid with a neighbor in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. That neighbor was none other than Bill Dillon.

Well, Steve wanted his old friend Bill to play some guitar on the session and Ian trusting Steve's opinion said sure. The session was at a Toronto studio and in came this skinny kid chain smoking Rothman cigarettes. Bill's ear and skill impressed Ian immensely. Over the years they would bump into one another and always threaten to work together again.

As the seventies drew to a close there was another Canadian artist by the name of Mark Jordan who was out touring and promoting a new album. At some point on the tour they did a live recording of a tune Ian heard on the radio. Ian remembers that "the groove was killer", and he began making inquiries as to who the drummer was. The live engineer was a guy by the name of Paul DeVilliers. ...show less