The album’s second single, “A Good Song”, would make the Canadian Top10 and eventually be re-interpreted by the venerable Quincy Jones (who sang lead on the recording) under the title “Just a Man”. The song would go on to be recorded by many other artists including John Kay & Steppenwolf. The album’s first single was “Rock And Roll Song” – the recollection of facing a zealous audience at the Aldergrove Rock Festival in 1968 – which made the Canadian Top20 chart position. The result was the A & M Records distributed debut album ‘Country Man. The label sent Valdy to A & M studios in Hollywood with Keith Lawrence’s brother Claire Lawrence (Collectors, Chilliwack) to produce. Lawrence secured him a record deal in 1971 with Haida Records. After graduating, he worked the local club circuit and eventually attracted a manager in Keith Lawrence. By 1966 he moved to Victoria where he studied orchestration at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Briefly he joined The Prodigal Sons which was a folk/country hybrid but ended up in Toronto in 1965 and played bass for upcoming country star Blake Emmons. He joined the folk group The London Town Criers who would tour coffeehouses from Montreal to Regina. His love of playing guitar and piano drew him to Montreal in 1964. The son of Danish parents, Valdy began playing the guitar as a teenager, took piano lessons for five years, and learned orchestration from Professor Robin Wood, the dean of a music school in Victoria, British Columbia. Born: Paul Valdemar Horsdal on Septemin Ottawa, Ontario
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