Artist Info: Wanka

After scoring the moderate hit, "Love is Coming Running" with Popcorn, and touring across Europe with The Merseybeats and The Tremoloes, guitarist Mark Prickett moved to Toronto in the early '70s, where he met fellow transplanted Brit bassist and vocalist Chris Gibb.

They formed Wanka with guitarist Howard Samuel, Doug Paul Smith on keyboards, and drummer Mike McConnell. They played mostly British covers (Kinks, Who, Bad Company) and worked the Toronto bar scene for a year or so. [read more...]