Jerry Palmer "Jerry Palmer's Country Sound" (Birchmount Records, 1968-?) (LP)
Starting out as an early 1960's rock'n'roller, Ontario's Jerry Palmer (ne Jerry Godick) moved into country material by the decade's end, guided in both phases of his career by record men Don Grashey and Chuck Williams. Palmer's earliest singles came out on their label, Gaiety Records, and Grashey wrote a couple of the songs on this album. Several sources online mention Palmer "going country" in the 1980s though clearly he'd been twanging it up at least since this album came out. Some of the tracks are reprises of early rock numbers like "Party Pooper" as well as his cover of Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day"; others show the influence of Southern California session men, including Mike Deasy of the fabled "wrecking crew" and some folks in Gary S. Paxton's kooky crew. Unfortunately, like many albums of the era, the original release provided no information about the musicians or producer, though it's a good bet Don Grashey was pretty instrumental in all of it... It's also possible that some tracks were recorded in Los Angeles, while Palmer was doing work-for-hire in Hollywood, though I dunno for sure.

Jerry Palmer "On My Way" (Birchmount Records, 1968) (LP)

Jerry Palmer "Jerry Palmer's Lovin' Country" (Gaiety Records, 1975) (LP)

Jerry Palmer "Jerry Palmer" (RCA Victor, 1977) (LP)
(Produced by Don Grashey & Chuck Williams)

Rae Palmer "A Dream Come True" (Altair Four Records, 1984) (LP)
(Produced by Ted Gerow)
A French-Canadian pop-country singer from Hearst, Ontario, Raymonde Poliquin (aka Rae Palmer) started out her career as a bilingual artist, releasing a French-language single in 1983, although on her first full album she stuck to English-language material. She wrote or co-composed most of the songs on this album, including three that were written with producer Ted Gerow... The album was a modest commercial success, yielding two entries in the Canadian country Top Forty -- "Stuck On Love" and "Call Me Up," which peaked at #15 two years later, in 1986. As far as I know, this was her only country album, though she seems to have recorded a topical folk album, years later in the CD era.

Jean Pardy "Let's Sing To Newfoundland" (Marathon Records, 1973) (LP)

Alex Parenteau "You Gave Me A Mountain" (T-Bird Records, 1976) (LP)
Though he bore a French surname, Ontario-born Alexander Joseph Parenteau (1940-2020) sure looks as if he had First Nations ancestry... which might excuse one of his old band's perhaps-insensitive name, The Swingin' Tomahawks. Parenteau was born in Dryden, Ontario, and grew up in nearby Wabigoon, which suggests he was a member of the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation. (His obituary mentions his attendance at local pow-wows, but doesn't provide explicit details about his ancestry.) Anyway, Alex Parenteau was born Canadian, and played in Canadian country bands, including a stint with Manitoba's Bobby Bird, and seems to have joined Bird on a mid-1960s gig backing the Houle Brothers, down in Minneapolis. He seems to have liked the climate there, and later settled down in balmy Zimmerman, Minnesota, on the northern outskirts of the Twin Cities. He started his own band, The Silver Wings, and also worked as a cast member of a mini-opry called The Midwest Country Show, establishing himself as a stalwart member of the Minnesota country scene. It's worth noting that this album features arrangements from Tony Farr, who was also involved in the Fairview Records label, which released Parenteau's second album, several years later.

Alex Parenteau "One Too Many Memories" (Fairview Records, 1980) (LP)
(Produced by Alan Lorber & Fred Weinberg)
Interesting song selection on this one. The title track was from country plugger Kent Westberry, while other tracks were drawn from the lesser-known backlogs of well-known country stars such as Ray Griff, Willie Nelson and Eddie Rabbitt. There's also a cover of Johnny Bush's "Whiskey River," as well as two tunes from fellow Minnesotan Marvin Rainwater. Worth noting that this album was later reissued on CD, almost two decades later, in 1998, with all the songs and original sequencing intact.

Terry Parker "Canada's Yodelling Sweetheart: Miss Terry Parker" (Banff/Rodeo Records, 196--?) (LP)
A throwback to the yodeling cowgirls of the 1930s, Canada's Terry Parker started her career in the mid-1950s and released at least two albums on the Banff label... Though perhaps not as dynamic or fluid a vocalist as Patsy Montana, she was very much in that same mold, covering Montana's "Cowboy's Sweetheart," as well as other classics such as "If I Could Only Learn To Yodel" and "He Taught Me How To Yodel." The musicianship is strong, brisk, and twangy, though the tonal quality changes from track to track, leading me to suspect these songs might have been drawn from singles which were issued over a span of several years. At any rate, it's good stuff, particularly for fans of the good, old yodel-ay-ti-hoo.

Terry Parker "The Yodeling Sweetheart" (Rodeo Records, 196--?) (LP)
This reissue on a US label -- an imprint of the Conversa-Phone Institute, in New York City -- is the same album as above, curiously repackaged so to omit any reference to Parker's Canadian background. The back cover includes listings for about a dozen Rodeo albums, with several other artists from up North.

Terry Parker "The Yodeling Sweetheart" (Banff/Rodeo Records, 196--?) (LP)
Just to make things even more confusing, this disc has the same title as the American edition of the album above, but totally different tracks... Go figure.

George Pasher "I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am" (Arc Records, 1970-?) (LP)
(Produced by Ray Kent and Frank Bertin)

June Pasher "Your Cheating Heart And Other Country Favourites" (Arc Records, 196--?) (LP)

June Pasher & George Pasher "You Are Mine" (Arc Records, 196--?) (LP)
(Produced by Ray Kent and Frank Bertin)

Murray Patron "Everybody's Plaything" (Big Chief Records, 1970-?) (LP)

Dave Paul "Good As Gold" (Dyna-West Records, 1980-?) (LP)
(Produced by Jim Shaw and Doyle Singer)

B. W. Pawley "Too Many Parties" (Dallcorte Records, 1983) (LP)
(Produced by John James Stewart)
In the early 1970s, singer B. W. Pawley led a rollicking bar-band called Plum Loco, which also included several veteran rockers who had had success down in the States... The group played all over Canada in a rootsy style they called "cow rock," mixing rock, blues and country in a style much like Delbert McClinton and other roadhouse warriors. Plum Loco played nonstop throughout the 'Seventies, though they never cut an album, and eventually the band broke up in 1980 after Pawley left to take a gig with Ronnie Hawkins,. A few years later Pawley landed a record contract, producing these two solo albums, and toured under his own name for the rest of the 'Eighties. He re-formed Plum Loco after returning to Toronto, and just kept plugging away for years to come... (Thanks to The London Free Press for their brief profile of Pawley and his career, published in 2021 when he was inducted into a regional music hall of fame...)

B. W. Pawley "Livin' Lovin' And Drinkin' " (Globe Records, 1985) (LP)
(Produced by J. J. Stewart)

Roy Payne - see artist discography

Lewis Pederson III "Rodeo No. 1 Sport" (Broadland Records, 1975) (LP)
(Produced by Keith MacKay)
A concept album following "rodeo, from Grand Entry to last bull ride," written by a guy from Ontario, Canada who was a professional rider himself, and went on to become a well-regarded cowboy poet. Pederson is backed by several veteran Canadian country pickers, including fiddlers Brian Baron and Al Cherney, who do some nice twin fiddlin', as well as Ken Near and Keith Mackay, who helped produce the disc. The record has a healthy, stripped-down honkytonk feel, quite a bit richer than the acoustic guitar-based rodeo albums you may be more familiar with... Nice!

Freddie Pelletier "Canadian Country Guitar Picker" (Buckshot Records, 1973) (LP)

Gordon Pendleton "Something To Believe In" (Eagle Creek Records, 1977) (LP)
(Produced by Gordon Pendleton & Tom Wilson)

Rebecca Penney "Rebecca" (Boot Records, 1977) (LP)
(Produced by Jury Krytiuk)

Jeannine Perreault "La Cowgirl Des Prairies" (Guitare Records, 19--?) (LP)

Jeannine Perreault "Volume Two: Cowgirl Tyrolienne" Guitare Records, 19--? (LP)

Jeannine Perreault "Le Bonheur Est Chez Toi" (Bonanza Records, 19--?) (LP)

Jeannine Perreault "Mon Coeur Est Vagabond" (Bonanza Records, 19--?) (LP)
(Produced by Paul Menard)

Colleen Peterson - see artist discography

Alice Petrie "Rose Garden" (Marathon/Paragon Records, 1972) (LP)
Country singer Alice Petrie was the wife of fiddler Bunty Petrie, who at the time was working in Chef Adams's band... They recorded together elsewhere, though he's most likely on this album, along with the other fellas in The Adams Boys. At any rate, this album was an admirable mix of country covers ("Bed Of Roses," "Rocky Top," "Rose Garden," and "Where Is My Castle," which had been a hit for Connie Smith in 1971) and Canadian content, including a couple fo songs credited to Chef Adams, "Maybe You'll Be There" and "What's To Become Of Me," which suggests that his band The Adams Boys (including Bunty Petrie) may have been backing her on this lone solo set. [Note: I've seen this disc credited as a split album, with "Rose Garden" supposedly as the group recording all of Side One, though I strongly suspect the absence of Ms. Petrie's name on the inner label was just a typo.]

Bunty Petrie "Old Tyme Fiddle Favourites" (Arc Records, 196--?) (LP)
Fiddler Albany ("Bunty") Petrie hailed from West Bathurst, New Brunswick and made a name for himself playing and touring with various country stars, notably a stint with old-time musician Lee Moore in the late 1950s, a couple of years with Wilf Carter, and several years as part of the house band at the Horseshoe nightclub in Toronto, followed by a slot in Chef Adams' band, The Adams Boys. There are no musician credits (or date) on this album, though the repertoire was heavy on well-known Appalachian tunes, filtered, as the liner notes tell us, though the lens of regional Canadian fiddling styles.

Bunty Petrie "Maple Sugar" (Paragon Records, 196--?) (LP)
As noted above, Bunny Petrie worked in The Adams Boys band, playing fiddle, drums and occasionally as a vocalist, and seems to have been in that gig when he cut this album, another instrumental set packed with well-known fiddle tunes, mostly of US/Appalachian origin, though with a few of regional Canadian origin. He's joined here by a cohort including Chef Adams (rhythm guitar), John Bourque (electric guitar), and Jack Burton (bass).

Jimmy Phair "The Steal Of The Night" (Boot Records, 1981) (LP)
(Produced by Dallas Harms & Greg Roberts)

Stu Phillips - see artist discography

Paul Emile Piche "Le Cowboy" (Carnaval Records, 1966-?) (LP)

Clarence Ploof & The Barndance Gang "Gaby Haas Presents..." (London Records, 196-?) (LP)

Eddie Poirier "Banjo Bluegrass" (Pentagon Records, 19--?) (LP)

Eddie Poirier/Rose Poirier/Smiley Bates "The Best Of Bluegrass" (Marathon Records, 1972) (LP)

The (Singing) Post Family "The Singing Post Family" (Paragon Records, 19--?) (LP)
(Produced by Bill Bessey & Jack Boswell)
This family band consisted of patriarch Norman Post and three of his kids, siblings Debra, Joanne and Kenny Post, who hailed from Carrying Place, Ontario, east of Toronto, on the edge of Lake Ontario. The group was formed in 1967 and released several albums, mixing secular and gospel material, as well as recording a few strictly gospel disc. Both Debbie and Joanne Post took flings at solo careers, while brother Kenny seems to have done some session work and been in a few subsequent bands. This was apparently their first album, with musical backing from Dick Bradimore on steel guitar, Bill Cole (lead guitar), Cecil Eikhard (bass) and fiddler June Eikhard. They cover a fair number of recent country hits: "Green Green Grass Of Home," "Daddy Sang Bass," "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," Bill Anderson's "Po/ Folks," Joe South's "Don't It Make You Wanna Go Home" and Lynn Anderson's "Ride, Ride, Ride." Slight nods to Canadian content, with a cover of "My Nova Scotia Home," but mostly this is a very US-oriented country outing.

The (Singing) Post Family "The Family Bible" (Marathon Records, 19--?) (LP)

The (Singing) Post Family "Christmas Time In The Country" (Marathon Records, 1972) (LP)

The (Singing) Post Family "Country Music" (Marathon Records, 1973) (LP)

The (Singing) Post Family "One Song Away" (Marathon Records, 197--?) (LP)

Joanne Post "It's A Lovely, Lovely World" (Marathon Records, 1972) (LP)
A featured vocalist from Canada's popular "Singing Post Family," who recorded several albums of both secular and gospel material. Joanne Post was in her teens when the family band was first formed and started to record, and was prominent on many of their records.

Keith Potts & Family "Pot Of Gold" (Banff Records, 1969) (LP)

Keith Potts & Family "The Country Way" (Banff Records, 1972) (LP)

Normand Poupart "Le Diseur Des Prairies" (London Records, 1968) (LP)
Jaunty, mildly chaotic country/stringband tunes from Normand Poupart, a French-Canadian country singer from Montreal who had a high, light, intensely nasal vocal tone, with a strong stylistic similarity to Louisiana cajun music. This appears to be the only full album by Mssr. Poupart, whose career dated back at least as far as the mid-to-late-1950s, when he released some singles at the tail end of the 78rpm era(!) The songs on this album do not include any of those earlier recordings, and this appears to be a contemporary album from 1968, and not a reissue compilation. Mr. Poupart is backed by J. P. LaPlante (guitar and violin), Tex Lavallee (bass), and Michel Poupart -- who I assume was a relative -- on accordion. It has to be said: none of these guys really sounded like virtuosi, and if it's amiable amateurism you're looking for, this disc's a doozy. There's no biographical information about Normand Poupart on the back cover -- just pictures of other country releases on the London label -- and nothing I could find about him online, either. In 1958 he recorded a few duets with the equally obscure Janine Perreault, a gal who seems to have specialized in yodeling tunes, such as "Cow-Girl Tyrolienne." (These included titles such as "Ton Bebe D'Amour," "Tu M'as Fait Pleurer," and Vers Demain," which were cut for the Canadian branch of RCA Victor, circa 1957-58. Tex Lavallee was also a recording artist, cutting several singles under his own name, and was apparently a "trick" rider on the Canadian rodeo scene who was also a fan of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers; a few of his stories from the old days were transcribed and posted online around 2002, though details were sparse concerning his musical career.

Irwin Prescott "...And Friends" (Cheyenne Records, 19--?)
(Produced by Edgar Taillfer)

Princess Pale Moon "Come On And Live!" (Praise Records, 1970) (LP)
(Produced by Dr. Paul Weaver & Jim Conklin)
A Canadian gospel singer with a first-peoples background... Not entirely sure how "country" we should consider this, though it is clear that she was not a great singer. If you're looking for Christian music to make fun of, this Mrs. Miller-ish outing is a real doozy. Mostly, though, I just wanted to include this one here to ask the question: why were so many female Native American entertainers nicknamed "princess"? Is there some kind of hidden monarchy that no one told us about? Or is it just plain old goofy exoticization? Anyway, this a terrible record. Just so you know ahead of time. She had several other records, but let's not go there.

Orval Prophet "The Canadian Plowboy" (Birchmount Records, 1980) (LP)

Ronnie Prophet - see artist discography

Pierre Proteau "On Sort A Soir" (Disques RPM, ??) (LP)
This was the first self-released CD from French-Canadian guitarist Pierre Proteau, who was best known as a session musician, working with Georges Hamel and others. No release date, unfortunately. Looking at the catalog numbers, he would appear to have recorded a few other albums between this one (#PP-CD-6001) and the disc below (#PP-CD-6005).

Pierre Proteau "Ch't Encore Icitte!" (Disques RPM, ??) (LP)

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