Spectacle (4)

Lounge band out of Sudbury Ontario, Canada. Spectacle members: Pierre Chalifoux Robert Stefan Doug Cockburn Claude Lafrancois Cameron Joyce Jerome Cousineau Gary Elliot Timeline of the band according to Pierre Chalifoux: 1976 - “Nobody Special” officially changes it's name to “Spectacle” and starts performing in most major cities across North America under Pierre 's leadership. 1978 - Spectacle records two of Pierre 's songs which climb to #15 across Northern Ontario. 1979-81 - Spectacle becomes the first Canadian showband to appear in Las Vegas (The Hilton & The Silverbird) and in Lake Tahoe at Harrah's. 1980-84 - Spectacle is billed with such stars as Liberace , The Four Tops, Neil Sedaka , Charlie Callas , Michel Fugain , Richard Egan , etc. 1981 - Spectacle is the first Canadian group to headline the Royal York 's “Imperial Room” in Toronto . The “Today Magazine” publishes a national feature story on the group and “TV Guide” places the act on it's cover. 1982 - The group records six original songs with established producer Bob Gallo (The Rascals, James Brown ) in Toronto . 1984 - Spectacle performs it's last show on June 4th and Pierre embarks on his solo career.