Bill Durst is a Canadian
blues
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artist. He was one of the founding members of the band
Thundermug. Since 1983, he has also released several solo albums.
History
Bill Durst, based on
London, Ontario
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, Canada, co-founded the band
Thundermug in 1970.
[Biography of Thundermug]
canadianbands.com. Retrieved 2013-10-27. The band existed from 1970 to 1976 and again from 1991 to 2001, releasing five albums and two
Top 40
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Canadian singles. Thundermug went on hiatus in 1976, after releasing three albums. During this hiatus period, Durst joined a
ZZ Top tribute band
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called Tres Hombres. He was later a member of
The Brains
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, a band that released one album in 1980 through
Falcon Records.
[ In 1983, Durst released a solo album, ''Call Billy'', through Passport Records][ His second solo album, ''Father Earth,'' was released exclusively on cassette in 1989 through independent label Cottage Records.
Thundermug reunited in 1991, but split up again in 2001. The Thundermug name was formally retired in 2000, and the band continued for a period thereafter as Big on Venus.][ During the 1991–2001 period, two further albums were released by the band, featuring Durst, which resulted in three charting singles. Both during this period of band reformation and following the final breakup of the band, Durst continued his solo career. In 2005, he released ''The Wharncliffe Sessions'' independently through his label Durstwerks. In 2006, as a member of Thundermug, Durst was inducted into the London Music Hall of Fame.]Canadian Pop Encyclopedia
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History
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, ; Retrieved 2013-11-02.
Discography
Solo
* ''Call Billy'' (1983)
* ''Father Earth'' (1989)
* ''The Wharncliffe Sessions'' (2005)
* ''The Great Willy Mammoth'' (2009)
* ''Bill Durst Live'' (2012)
* ''Hard And Heavy'' (2013)
* ''Good Good Lovin'' (2015)
With Thundermug
* ''Thundermug Strikes'' (1972)
* ''Orbit'' (1973)
* ''Ta-Daa'' (1974)
* ''Who's Running My World'' (1995)
* ''Bang The Love Drum'' (1997)
With The Brains
*''Audio Extremo'' (1980)
References
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Canadian blues singers
Canadian blues guitarists
Canadian rock musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Musicians from London, Ontario
Living people