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BAND MEMBERS

Nick Sinopoli - Percussion and Vocals

David Love - Guitar and vocals

Jeff Jones - Bass Guitar and Vocals (Known for his work with Tom Cochrane )

Michael Zweig - Guitar and vocals

Sean Fitzsimons - Drums and vocals


RANDY BACHMAN AND BURTON CUMMINGS

Burton Cummings of Guess Who and Randy Bachman of Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive fame have both used The Carpet Frogs as their backing bands. The band played played Live 8 in Barrie , Ontario on July 2 2005 . That performance was originally set to be The Bachman-Cummings Band but Burton Cummings had to cancel his appearance at the last moment as a result of having laryngitis. On the DVD that was released, the performance was billed as Randy Bachman and The Carpet Frogs.

Touring with Burton Cummings, they weren't highlighted at all. Tickets were sold either under the name of Burton Cummings or The Burton Cummings Band.

While touring with both Randy and Burton, the were not advertised either. Tickets were sold as Bachman-Cummings, the band was introduced as The Bachman-Cummings Band.

In April 2006, CBC aired a music special titled Bachman-Cummings - First Time Around - a concert performance recorded live at the CBC studios in downtown Toronto earlier in the year. The Carpet Frogs backed up Bachman-Cummings on the TV concert special. A DVD of the special is slated for release later in 2006.

Bachman-Cummings launched a major Canadian tour in the summer of 2006 which was billed as The First Time Around Tour.


DISCOGRAPHY


1994 - Frog Curry

1994 - Christmas All Over the World

1995 - Adult Rock No. 5

1995 - Album Network In Store Play 34

2000 - Bullseye's Compact Christmas 2000

2001 - Takin' Care of Christmas

2003 - Everything is Beautiful

2006 - Pretending To Fly

2007 - Jukebox (Bachman-Cummings Band)


DVD


2005 - Live 8 Toronto

2006 - First Time Around


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