August
1988 - Twister
was unique in that they had two drummers and
to the best of our knowledge, no other band in
Winnipeg was utilizing this arrangement back
then. The lineup consisted of:
- Vance
Masters - drums
- Sonny
Harris - guitar
- Brian
Sellar - bass, vocals
- Jack
Mants - lead vocals, keyboards, 2nd drums
The
following video was recorded at the Dakota Hotel
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Unfortunately, it is unknown who actually did
the filming. Due to the format and very
small size of the original recording, no editing
of either the audio or video tracks has been
done. The only changes made were the
addition of the opening photo and the end
copyright notice.
For pretty much his
entire career, whenever he was in town, Vance
would sit in on studio sessions and provide
cover on live shows for other drummers.
One of his 'regular' calls was with Pat Riordan
at the Viscount Gort.
During the last few years
of his career, he had to scale back the number
and frequency of jobs due to the progression of
a disease he was diagnosed with in the late
70s. Vance did not disclose the diagnosis
of Multiple Sclerosis with anyone outside of the
family until about 2010, when it became
impossible to hide the debilitating effects any
longer.
Vance was fortunate to
have a good friend - owner of the ROYAL
GEORGE HOTEL, Greg Pester -
who was able to support him in the final years
by providing a gig one night a week for their
jam sessions. Thanks to Greg, Vance
continued to play very casually when it got too
much for him to travel or move equipment.
Vance officially retired in 2016.
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Vance
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Pat Riordan
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