Origin: Toronto, ON, Canada
This group actually started out in Collingwood, ON, Canada as the Marcatos way back in 1963. Original members included brothers Francis (vocals, bass, guitar, chimes) and John Webster (vocals, guitar, trumpet), who in 1966 relocated to Toronto and joined forces with Tony Lecaillon (drums, percussion), Cliff Snyder (trombone, piano, organ), Bill Szekeres (vocals, bass), Ted Grimes (vocals, trumpet, piano, electric piano) and the lovely Deborah Kelly (vocals). By 1967, the band was drawing record crowds at their gigs around the Toronto area. In 1968, they changed their name to David and issued t…