Sundown Recorders was a recording studio located in Edmonton, Canada, owned by Canadian recording artist and producer Wes Dakus, that existed from 1972 to 1987. A number of notable Canadian and American artists recorded at the studio, including

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, One Horse Blue,

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History

Previously known as Park Lane Studios, Sundown Recorders was opened in 1972 by Wes Dakus, an Edmonton-based musician who had achieved national success in the 1960s as Wes Dakus & The Rebels, one of Canada's preeminent instrumental groups. The studio existed until 1987. In 1992, many of its audio tapes were donated to the

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by musician Jan Randall.

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Sundown Recorders
. Retrieved 2012-09-12. Included in the donated material were recordings from the 1970s and 1980s by

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and One Horse Blue, dating from the 1980s. Many of the artists recording at Sundown Recorders were also signed to

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, which was also owned by Wes Dakus. The studio was integral to the lives of many musicians, and included a sleeping area for musicians who had nowhere else to go. Gerry Wand,
Montreal to Edmonton Sundown: China Doll and Corona
Retrieved 2012-09-16.

References

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