BILL AND SUE-ON HILLMAN: A 50-YEAR MUSICAL ODYSSEY
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1. Official Expo '67 Labyrinth
record album featuring Russ' Threshermen's Ball
2. Sue-On in line-up for Expo's
Labyrinth Pavilion featuring Russ Gurr and the Western Union
Exhibition Itinerary for 1968
Weyburn ~ Estevan ~ Humboldt ~ Moose Jaw
~ Lethbridge ~ Lloydminster
Red Deer ~ Grand Prairie ~ Dawson Creek
~ Peace River
Federal Grain Train Tour Schedule
1969
Brandon: June 29, 30, July 1 ~ Estevan:
July 3-5 ~ Kamsack: July 7
Madge Lake: July 8 ~ Moose Jaw: July 9-12
~ Yorkton: July 14-16
Melfort: July 17-19 ~ North Battleford:
July 21-23 ~ Lloydminster: July 24-26
Vegreville: July 28-30 ~ Vermillion: July
31-August 2
Peace River: August 4 ~ Grande Prairie:
August 5-6 ~ Dawson Creek: August 7-9
Manitoba Centennial Celebrations Tour ~ 1970
(Original schedule - Other gigs were added)
Goodlands ~ Darlingford ~ Snowflake ~ Miami (July 1) ~ Teulon (July 4-5)
Oakburn (July 6) ~ Moose Jaw (July 7-11) ~ Dauphin (July 14-16)
La Riviere (July 18) ~ Morris Stampede (July 22-26) ~ Miniota (July 27)
Swan River (July 30-Aug 1) ~ McCreary (Aug 2-3) ~ Winkler (Aug 8)Schedule for The Federal Grain Train 1971 Tour
(Other gigs were added to open dates along the way)
Burstall (June 25-27) ~ Eston (June 29) ~ Unity (July 1) ~ Kenaston (July 3)
Milden (July 5) ~ Swift Current (July 6-8) ~ Kindersley (July 9-10)
Govan (July 12) ~ Moose Jaw July 13-16) ~ Buchanan (July 18)
Yorkton July 19-21) ~ Melfort (July 22-24) ~ Fulda (July 25) ~ Jansen (July 26)
North Battleford (July 28) ~ Lloydminster (July 29-31) ~ Prince Albert (Aug 3-7)
Grande Prairie (Aug 9-11) ~ Dawson Creek (Aug 12-15)(plus Parade and Breakfast on Aug 12)Federal Grain Train: Russ Gurr and the Western Union 1972
Partial Tour Schedule
Altona (July 28) ~ Carman (July 31) ~ North Battleford (Aug 2)
Lloydminster (Aug 3) ~ Grand Prairie (Augs 6) ~ Rosetown (Aug 8)
Melfort (Aug 9) ~ Ontario (Aug 14-22)
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1. One of the Federal Grain
Train tour buses
2. Typical fairgrounds grandstand
Arrival at fairground ~ scouting
for fairground set-up location
Arrival to do one of many benefits
not on the main itinerary
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1. Posing with one of the exhibits
from the Car Show tent we toured with
2. Bill, Barry and Jake in performance
~ warming up crowd for Sue-On and Russ
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1. Barry joins the audience
for the Frankie Rogers / Dick Damron show
2. Sue-On on the Midway
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1. Afternoons gave Sue-On and
me a chance to take in the local sights
2. A bearded Bill
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Sue-On and Jake assist Bill
in breaking into the PA Penetentiary
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1. Bill, Sue-On and Russ before
our show at the PA Pen.
2. Sue-On and Russ during our
visit to PM John Diefenbaker's PA residence.
Mr. Diefenbaker later joined
us on our stage.
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The Hillmans and Russ on John
Diefenbaker's front lawn.
LATER . . . SEE:
PM
DIEFENBAKER
ON
OUR STAGE
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1. Charlie Charles and Lisa
in performance on the Grandstand Show.
2. Sue-On enjoying a free summer
afternoon.
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1. Jam session with Grandstand
performers: Jake, Bill, Charlie Charles.
2. Jam session with Russ, Charlie,
Sheila and David McClellan, Bill.
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Russ hamming it up as usual
in the tour bus.
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1. Sue-On, Russ and Lynn and
Jake Kroeger at Lake Louise.
2. Bill the Navajo at Lake Louise.
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Doukabour tent city: we performed
for their convention.
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The Federal Grain Train on stage.
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Bill and Sue-On's Western Union
calling card.
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