Nick gilder biography

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Originally from London, England, ten year-old Nick Gilder’s family moved to Canada in 1961. After settling in Vancouver, he found his love for music, entertaining family and friends as a youngster, then graduating to garage bands before joining Rasputin with high school friend and guitarist Jim McCulloch. The foundation of the group evolved into Sweeney Todd, which also featured Budd Marr on bass, Dan Gaudin on keyboards and drummer John Booth. Their style was undaunted, their glam-rock image the first brewed in Canada. With a loyal following and an unquestionable flare they quickly became staples of the BC bar scene.

The band was soon writing some original material and was recording in producer Martin Shaer’s Vancouver studio when they were signed to London Records in late 1975. They finished the sessions and began ‘testing the AM waters’ with the singles “Rock n Roll Story” and “Sweeney Todd Folder”. Their debut album, self-titled

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Nick Gilder (born December 21, 1951 in London, England) is a Canadianpop and rocksinger-songwriter. He first came to prominence as frontman for the Canadian glam rock band Sweeney Todd. They had a number one hit, "Roxy Roller", which held on to the top spot in the Canadian music charts for 3 weeks in 1975. It went on to win a Juno Award for bestselling single the following year.

Feeling they had international scope, Gilder and fellow grupp member, guitarist and songwriting partner, James McCulloch left the grupp and signed an American record deal. Gilder's first album attracted some critical praise but failed to break into the commercial mainstream. It wasn't until his second solo album, which spawned the smash hit "Hot Child in the City", that Gilder finally had chart success in the United States.

That song went to number one both in Canada and the U.S. It also earned Gilder two more Juno Awards: 'Best Selling Single' and 'Most Promisi

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Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Nick Gilder's first group was Sweeney Todd earning their rock wings playing every conceivable venue in the seventies, quickly evolving into a recording act. The first studio LP had a huge #1 juno winning and multi platinum song Roxy Roller! A true classic. Founding members Nick and Jim the authors.

Anthemic radio hits that still remind us of long hot summers, the soundtrack of our lives.

Nick scored again with another #1 juno winner Hot Child in the City, and cowrote another #1 The Warrior, These days Nick and Sweeney are rocking the Festivals, Casino showrooms, Fairs, etc. playing the classics Hot Child in the City, Roxy Roller, Here Comes the Night, Rated X, You Really Rock Me, Let Me In etc.

Its still a kick to sing the songs, and hearing a folkmassa sing along is truly motivating for me says Nick to New Music Express Magazines Keith Sharp in a recen