Country band

From Ottawa, Ontario, CA

From their album Wanted: Live:

Solo country artist Dennis Whitty began his career in the late 1970s. A string of releases & and consistant performing thru to the late 80s made him a regular draw on the Ontario circuit. By the late 80s, he had assembled a backup band ('Wheatstone Bridge') that garnered him & the band serious attention, & set in motion a curious chain of events. Having tired of the band name, the group presented the alternate title, 'Bushwacker', to Dennis while on tour in Northern Ontario. It stuck. And as it typically goes, within a few months, the band members eventually moved onto other things.
By the end of 1990, as it happened, two of the original Bushwackers, Skip Layton & Jef Leeson, had taken up work yet again with Dennis, along with the very young guitarist Mark Mcdonell. Based out of Ottawa, Dennis and the group toured constantly, quickly jelling their show & sound. As it happened, & initially for personal use only, the final 2 nights of a 6 night gig at Kingston's Rodeo Roadhouse were recorded live to 2-track. These recordings caught the attention of Dennis' management, & a release was quickly negotiated. The result: the covers cassette tape, 'Wanted: Live', & the kick off of Chancellor Music. The tape sold very well over the course of the next 2+ years, so much so that fans began requesting a re-issue years later. Fitting, then, that Chancellor will do just that in summer 2016 to celebrate: Wanted: Live - 25th Anniversary Special Edition.