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p8 weekender february 13 1993 david thompson brings experience to country music comeback david thompson pulled into stouflville last month from mead ow lake saskatchewan a little timeworn perhaps but with the determination and maturity that comes from having endured hard times david is a career musician a country singersongwriter who knows how fleeting success can be in a business with absolutely no guarantees he had no less than 14 canadian top 40 country chart hits from where i live bruce stapley from 1976 through the mid 80s three of his songs went to top 10 and one rachel made it all the way to the top for 12 years he toured canada with his band called david thompson and thun der road as in thunder bay the place he called home for more than a decade after growing up in detroit it was while performing as an amateur in thunder bay that he had been discovered by the man who would become his manager chuck williams williams had also discovered a promising young tal ent named loretta lynn a few years previous after putting together a few demo tapes david and his new manager sent their product off to rca in toronto and he was signed to a tworecord deal in 1975 while that opportunity fizzled the result of david straying away from the pure country sound that had become his trademark he went to nashville to cut a few records on williams own independent label three years later saturday sunday only wings up to door crashers compare our quality and price save mattress box orthopaedic series coil mattress box 5 year guarantee single double queen 49189 ortho deluxe multiquilted coil mattress box 10 yr guarantee single double queen 69209 orthopaedic series multloullled with side support coll mattress box 20 yr guarantee single double queen ii tjtiafc ww super firm 30 year guarantee single double queen super 5i0c0ils orthopaedic damask material mattress box 30 year guarantee single double queen 299399499 rllow comfort top 5i0coils must see quality mattress box lifetime guarantee single double queen 349 5s 599 2 brass trilight swing arm table lamp with shade special 2 j 95 hwy 7 majuuum q a steeles ave e c hwy 401 5 hours stf- fpm swi i ijtm new kennedy shopping centre 8360 kennedy road just south of hwy 7hy zcls plaza qamtoestton 397 ontario st oruriosltoew st catherines 4169380751 2 pc davids first effort went as far as number 27 on the canadian coun try charts and he was on his way with his new success came appearances on the family brown tommy hunter and ian tyson shows among others but the bubble burst when an account ing miscue led to his going bankrupt over the issue of some government back taxes in 1987 it was at that point he disappeared taking refuge in saskatchewan david kept busy playing wed dings stags and dances in the meadow lake area but now six years later hes looking to make a fresh start in the business he picked stouffville as the new home for his wife and young children because he liked the country flavor it offered hes already made some local inroads working with the likes of ballantraes country singersong writer william wallace and play ing at a recent stouffville legion function if all goes according to plan david will be back in the recording studio this spring with a single set to go come summer time he feels the time is right for his comeback country music or the new country has broadened its scope he hopes to get a jump start from the fact there must still be a few djs out there who remember his name from past days hes also banking on his new maturity to help him reestablish himself for david is nothing if not experienced are your diamonds secured free ring inspection and cleaning vv 1 y ewellers in stouffville 6312 main street across from the clock tower kr home office improvements p specializing all types of carpentry and repair work specializing in custom design bathroom kitchen renovations complete finished basement ceramic tile installation interior and exterior painting ron kroitar 65071 55 i ii- v5i uuuuaniuim v i i y wnssi vyftwm do you need advice on personal bankruptcy personal bankruptcy can be a trying experience but you dont have to face it alone to discuss your financial situation in confidence contact murray hkideckel trustee in bankruptcy 416 8822436 first consultation free vusa