Bootsauce was a Canadian rock band

Rock Band

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 formed in Montreal, Quebec in 1989 composed of Drew Ling (real name Drew Thorpe) (vocals

Singing

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), Pere Fume

Pere Fume

Pere Fume is a Canadian musician and former guitarist for Bootsauce. He first met with Drew Ling and Sonny Greenwich, Jr. in future manager Steve Shipp's office. Johnson dropped his stage name, before joining Toronto band Fonzi.-References:...

 (real name Perry Johnson) (guitar

Guitar

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), Sonny Greenwich Jr. (guitar), Alan Baculis (bass guitar

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

), and John “Fatboy” Lalley (drums

Drum kit

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). Combining soul

Soul music

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, funk

Funk

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 and metal

Heavy metal music

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 sounds, the band is best known for their 1990 cover of Hot Chocolate's "Everyone's a Winner".

Albums

• The Brown Album
  The Brown Album (Bootsauce album)
  -Personnel:Bootsauce* Drew Ling - lead vocals, electroblending* Pere Fume - guitars, keyboards, lead vocals on "Sex Marine"* Sonny Greenwich, Jr. - guitars* Alan Baculis  - bassAdditional musicians* Rob Kazanel - live drums...
  
  (1990)
• Re-Boot (1991)
• Bull
  Bull (album)
  Bull is the second album by Bootsauce, released in 1992.- Track listing :All songs were written by Bootsauce, except where noted.# "Love Monkey #9" – 3:25# "Touching Cloth" – 3:42# "Whatcha' Need" – 5:09# "Big Bad & Groovy" – 4:08...
  
  (1992)
• Sleeping Bootie (1993)
• Bootsauce (1995)
• Bootism: The Bootsauce Collection (1996)

Singles

• "Masterstroke" (1990)
• "Scratching the Whole" (1990)
• "Everyone's a Winner" (1991)
• "Play with Me" (1991)
• "Love Monkey #9" (1992)
• "Whatcha Need" (1992)
• "Big, Bad & Groovy" (1992)
• "Rollercoaster's Child" (1993)
• "Sorry Whole" (1993)
• "Moanie" (1994)
• "Caught Looking at You" (1994)
• "Hey Baby" (1995)
• "Each Morning After" (1995)

Awards

• Bootsauce was nominated for the Juno Award
  Juno Award
  The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
  
   for "Most Promising New Group
  Juno Award for New Group of the Year
  The Juno Award for the New Group of the Year has been awarded since 1974, as recognition each year for the best new group or band in Canada. The award was originally known as Most Promising Group of the Year, and from 1994–2002 it was known as Best New Group.-Most Promising Group of the Year...
  
   in 1991.
• "Everyone's a Winner" won the Juno Award for "Best Dance Recording
  Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year
  The Juno Award for "Dance Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1990, as recognition each year for the best dance music album in Canada.-Best Dance Recording :*1990 – Kon Kan, "I Beg Your Pardon "...
  
  " in 1992.
• "The Brown Album" and "Bull" both achieved Gold Album sales in Canada.
• Three of their albums, The Brown Album, Bull and Bootsauce received Juno Award nominations for "Best Album Design
  Juno Award for CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year
  The Juno Award for "CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year" has been awarded since 1975, as recognition each year for the best album art for a music recording in Canada...
  
  ".

External links

• Bootsauce - JAM! Canadian Pop Encyclopedia