ItB次元官网网址檚 been a rewarding year of long overdue awards for Trooper that included famous Chemainus keyboardist Frank Ludwig during the rock bandB次元官网网址檚 heyday.

Following the bandB次元官网网址檚 induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in Calgary during May, another honour bestowed upon the group Sept. 28 was inclusion on CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Walk of Fame with a Rock of Fame ceremony in Toronto. But that was not without controversy.

Ludwig, Doni Underhill, Tommy Stewart and Harry Kalensky (who was replaced by Underhill) were foremost among the groupB次元官网网址檚 members during its chart-topping time in the mid-to-late 1970s. But only Ra McGuire and Brian Smith were invited to the Walk of Fame function, although McGuire did not attend.

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Trooper has continued throughout the years with numerous different musicians, but never attained anywhere near the success of the early performers. The confusion for the younger generation has stemmed from more recent members of the group ultimately stealing the thunder of Ludwig and the guys who made the band famous.

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B次元官网网址淐urrent Trooper management told us that everything was in place and that Tommy, Doni, Harry and I would not be involved even though we had expressed interest. Tommy tells me that inductees each received a small memento of the occasion and is hoping someone will keep us in mind.B次元官网网址�

Ludwig pointed out he received a note from Lee AaronB次元官网网址檚 drummer and husband John Cody saying many present at the event felt it wasnB次元官网网址檛 right. Cody was the drummer in LudwigB次元官网网址檚 post-Randy Bachman band.

B次元官网网址淚 may have been just as happy not to do the long plane trip, but it was nice to see that all original Prism members were honoured and they included members holding a nice photo of the singer Ron Tabak (RIP),B次元官网网址� Ludwig added. B次元官网网址淚t shows that some people know how things should be done.B次元官网网址�

HeB次元官网网址檒l be meeting up with Cody next week on Saturday, Oct. 21 at The Centre for the Performing Arts in downtown Vancouver during the F**K Cancer Concert 2. Stewart, Underhill and Ludwig will be performing some B次元官网网址�70s hits under the moniker Trooper Hot Shots.

B次元官网网址淭he band will also include Ray Roper and David Wills of Stonebolt,B次元官网网址� Ludwig indicated. B次元官网网址淚t should be fun and is a significant cause.B次元官网网址�

Ludwig, who turns 76 in December and lives in Delta, remains very active on the music scene today, making the rounds (Round Round We Go) at many locations and energizing musicians with his presence.

It took a month after the Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction before he received his individual statuette on June 16. After that, Ludwig and the statuette popped up at the Richmond Orchestra & Chorus concert, then at the Vancouver Concert BandB次元官网网址檚 outdoor concert on June 21 when Ludwig did a Trooper medley.

The exclusion from TrooperB次元官网网址檚 induction into CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Walk of Fame at the Rock of Fame event at Massey Hall in Toronto was disappointing for Ludwig, but heB次元官网网址檚 focusing on his other projects. Check out his website for all the details.

Ludwig has been staying especially busy in his studio, assembling tunes for his B次元官网网址楽parksB次元官网网址� album, with the opening track titled B次元官网网址楽till Some Life Left in Me.B次元官网网址�

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The process of aging but still producing quality music has become a clever recurring refrain for Ludwig that included another recent single, B次元官网网址極ut To Pasture.B次元官网网址�

Participants in the Sept. 30 Georgina Falt Memorial Music Trivia Tournament in Duncan had a chance at some rare Trooper and Ludwig collectibles. Ludwig donated a bobble head doll of himself (only 10 in existence) plus Trooper and Ludwig T-shirts, and a collection of cassettes and CDs that fetched a total of $250 for the cause B次元官网网址� the Alzheimer Society of BC B次元官网网址� during a live auction conducted by Cam Drew.

Chemainus residents are hoping one day Ludwig will get a chance to revisit the community B次元官网网址� where he graduated from high school and spent many of his formative years B次元官网网址� to come and show off his Hall of Fame statuette in person.