Roger Quick "Rainbow Special" (No-Ro Productions, 1975) (LP)
(Produced by Roger Quick & Tom Brennand)
Oh, I do like finding artists who belong listed in the letter "Q!" This particular fella was from Canada, a honkytonker from Ontario who played with plenty of twang. According to the liner notes, this was Roger Quick's first album and is made up of all covers of country hits from the States, with Roger Quick playing lead guitar and steel, with his wife Norma Quick on bass, his pal Bill Knapp (drums and vocals), and Cindy Peart (backing vocals). At least those are the musicians who are called out by name, though there must have been other folks helping in the studio; several other people are thanked in the liner notes, though their contributions aren't clear. At any rate, this album has tons of twang and a deep hard-country vibe... I dig it!
Roger Quick "The Southern Ontario Farmboy -- Parkhill" (Thunderbird Recording, 1976) (LP)
(Produced by Roger Quick, Gene Lawson & Billy Linneman)
But if only we knew where he was from! Unlike his other albums, this was recorded in Nashville, with vocals by Roger and Norma Quick, as well as from fellow Canadians Sylvia Bell and Bill Knapp, who came along for the ride. They are backed by a bunch of Music City studio pros: Jimmy Capps (guitar), D. J. Fontana (drums), Johnny Gimble (fiddle), Billy Linneman (bass), Jeff Newman (dobro and steel guitar) and Jerry Whitehurst on piano, giving this set a slick, solid Music City feel. Also of note, in contrast to his first album, which was all cover songs, this record includes three new songs credited to Roger Quick -- "Change Your Name To Mine," "One More Chance" and the title track, "The Southern Ontario Farmboy" -- as well as one more original, "Hired Men," penned by Ross Loft, who may have played in Quick's band back home in Ontario.
Roger Quick "Turn On Country" (Thunderbird Recording, 1977) (LP)
(Produced by Roger Quick, Roy Farr & Bob Leth)
An all-Canadian crew methinks, though with some pretty high-powered, veteran pickers, including Mel Aucoin on piano, Brian Barron (fiddle), Al Brisco (steel guitar), Johnny Burke (guitar), Keith MacKay (guitar) and many others.
Roger Quick "The Roger Quick Show #4" (NRG Records, 1980) (LP)
(Produced by Roger Quick & Rod Phelan)
This was recorded live at an event called the North American CampVention, as well as some of Quick's own "jamboree" concerts. AT this point Roger Quick & The Rainbows had become more of a family band, with Mr. Quick on lead vocals and guitar, Norma Quick playing bass and Jerry Quick (who I assume is their son) on drums, with additional backing from Joanne McLinchey (piano), Mary Jane McLinchey (rhythm guitar) and fiddler John Wurm.
Canada has long had a vibrant love of country music, often tinged with strong regional pride and songs extolling the great Northern expanse. Some artists, of course, became well-known down south, but for every Hank Snow there are literally thousands of other musicians who never made it to Nashville, or never even tried. At any rate, the Canadian country scene is huge, and deserves to be celebrated in its own right. I'm pretty sure I'm only scratching the surface here, and welcome any recommendations, additions or corrections. 
