63 Monroe's Biography
Pictured left to right are : MARKII , STEVEN R., ROOSTER and PETE
" I wasn't a big fan of punk rock until I saw these guys open for SylvainSylvain (formerly of the New York Dolls) at Frankensteins in Toronto.After that I saw 63 Monroe play dozens of times ." John Levy...What's the Poop Magazine
In the beginning.............
63 Monroe came into being in mid 1980 in London Ontario. It wasn't exactly a new band . It actually was a name change from N.F.G to 63 Monroe. The punk band N.F.G could no longer get work because of their notorious reputation. The members at this point in time were , Steven R. Stunning on vocals , Markii Burnaway on guitar , Mark DeRoux on bass and Pete Lambourghini on drums. The band played its first job as 63 Monroe in Grand Bend ,Ontario without incident and got steady work until a very brief break-up in 1981. The band had been recording both live tracks and studio tracks up until this point.
The second
coming..............
The band reformed months later with a new bassist named Pete Dekoker and a new drummer Jeff (Rooster) Rooth just in time for the release of their debut recording , an E.P titled "63 Monroe /N.F.G.". In 1983 the new line up released acassette titled "Reign of Terror".Soon after the band signed on with Savvy records and released two singles.Oddly, these singles were both cover tunes; Henry VIII and a ripping version of "White Christmas". In 1985 the band released "Stinkin out the Joint"perhaps their best known release.The band supported this album playing many gigs including CBGB's in New York city.
The dark period..............
Markii Burnaway left the band in 1986 setting
the stage for seven different guitar players over the next two and a half
years.The most notable guitarists were Buzz and then later Alex H. The band began to take on a heavier sound as time went on. They released two separate
recordings during this time, only available on cassette tape.
Jeff Rooth , the bands tremendously talented
drummer, passed away unexpectedly. Joe Kettlewell was recruited to play
drums for the band.
Resurrection...............
In early 1989 , Markii Burnaway returned to the band . 63 Monroe began
recording sessions with intentions of releasing a new album. With everything
seemingly going well and sounding as good as ever, the band parted ways
playing its last performance in August 1990 at "Call the Office" in London
Ontario Canada .
63 Monroe/N.F.G
- (1980) EP, Nardem Records
Reign of Terror
- (1983) Released only on cassette
Henry VIII
- (1984) single , Savvy
Records
White Christmas
- (1984) single , Savvy Records
Stinkin out
the joint - (1985) LP, Savvy Records
We Have Enjoyed Ourselves
- (2003) CD
63 Monroe Christmas EP
- (2003) CD
Unofficial
Appearances on:
"Killed
by Death " series (1996)
Videography
Henry VIII
- 1984
Bad Bad Rock
and Roll - 1988
These
records are only available through dealers of rare punk recordings Throughout
the world and are quite costly.
(
This site is in no way affiliated with any of these dealers )
You can now breath again..The reunion took place..
special
thanks to Garry Kelly "The Svengali of punk rock"
63 Monroe's greatest asset is their wildly
energetic live performances . Taking nothing away from their recorded work,
it was almost impossible for this energy to be transformed on to their
recordings. If you saw them live you rarely walked out of the show disappointed.
And then...63 Monroe reunited July 5th and 6th 2002..and is back in business..
63 Monroe's current line up is, Steven R Stunning-vocals , Pete Dekoker-bass , Brad Lavard-drums and Markii Burnaway-guitar...
63 Monroe was inducted into the London Ontario Music Hall of Fame, March 31 2003..
Discography
1980-1990 2002-?
