The 9th Annual Maple Blues Awards, Bassist Of The Year,
Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Jan.16/06
Photo Credit: K. G. Watkins Photography

 

GKB w/ Mike Bullard, The B.A.D. Ride, Markham ON, May 30/10
 l-r Shakey Dagenais, Gary Kendall, Mike Bullard, Tyler Burgess, Darran Poole
photo courtesy of Tyler Burgess

 

Jimmy Hall & Friends, 

Peter's Players, Gravenhurst ON, July 25/09
L-R Adam David drums, Jimmy Hall vocals, harmonica, saxophone, Gary Kendall bass, Gerry Markman guitar

 

The Gary Kendall Band 

Blueslink for Youthlink Fundraiser, The Court House, Toronto May 14/09

Tyler Burgess - Drums, Gary Kendall - bass, vocals, 

Darran Poole- guitar, Wayne "Shakey" Dagenais - piano / organ

 

The Gary Kendall Band w/ Shakura S`Aida & Dawn Tyler Watson

Hollywood on The Queensway, Toronto, May 3/09

Darran Poole, Tyler Burgess, Shakura S`Aida, Dawn Tyler Watson, Gary Kendall, Wayne "Shakey" Dagenais

 

The Mighty Duck Blues Band, 

The Duck, St. Catharines Ontario, May 2/09
Dave Curry guitar & vocals, Gary Kendall bass & vocals, Jim Casson drums, Canada Dave Torosian keyboards

 

 


The Maple Blues Awards

Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Jan.19/09

courtesy of Talkin` Blues

 


The Maple Blues Awards, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Jan.19/09
Lance Anderson Hammond B3, Amos Garrett guitar, 

Teddy Leonard guitar, Gary Kendall bass
courtesy of Talkin` Blues

 


The Sojourners, The Maple Blues Awards, 

Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Jan.19/09
L-R Michael Fonfara/Hammond B3, The Sojourners, Marcus Mosely, 

Ron Small, Will Sanders, Gary Kendall bass
courtesy of Talkin` Blues

 


The Feels Real Strong Recording Crew
L-R: James Pew
-recording engineer/studio owner. Pat Carey-tenor &
baritone saxophones, horn arrangements, Mike Fitzpatrick-drums, 

Jim Casson-drums & percussion, Tyler Burgess-drums, harmonica, vocals, 

Gary Kendall-vocals, bass, 2nd guitar, Wayne "Shakey" Dagenais-piano & organ,
Darran Poole
-guitars, fiddle, "Same Day" Ray Walsh-accordion, rubboard,
Shawn Daley
-assistant recording engineer

 

M.I.A.: Suzie Vinnick-vocals, Howard Moore-trumpet, 

Steve Donald-trombone, L. Stu Young-mixing engineer

Euphonic Sound, Toronto, Nov.08

Photo by: Rick Zolkower


Murray Porter, Elaine Bomberry, GK, Tucson's Roadhouse, Dec.13/08

 


Beaches International Jazz Festival, Toronto, July 20/08 with Lou Pride
L to R  Teddy Leonard, Pat Carey, Michael Fonfara, Howard Moore, Tom Bona, Lou Pride, GK

Photo Credit: Mark Ferrara

 


Beaches International Jazz Festival, Toronto, July 20/08 with Lou Pride
L to R  Teddy Leonard, Tom Bona, Lou Pride, GK

Photo Credit: Mark Ferrara

 


Gary Kendall Band w/ Finis Tasby & Steve Mariner

L to R - Pete Schmidt, Finis Tasby, Steve Mariner GK, Tyler Burgess, Shakey Dagenais

June 19/08

Photo Credit: Robert D'Aoust

 


GK w/ Downchild, Rochester Jazz & Blues Festival, Rochester N.Y. 
June 14/08

Photo Credit: Beverly Carey

 


Billy Gibson, Little G. Weavil, Gary Kendall

Orangeville Jazz & Blues Festival, June 8/08, Orangeville ON

Photo Credit: Jake Bunny

 


Jim Byrnes and Gary Kendall at Downchild`s Jane Vasey Tribute
Hugh`s Room, Toronto, Tuesday, Nov.27/07
Photo Credit: Jake Bunny


The Gary Kendall Band, Kent Street, Simcoe Ontario, Sept.15/07
Tyler Burgess, Darran Poole, Gary Kendall, Shakey Dagenais /back
Lanny Horne, Laura Horne (Kent Street proprietors) /front

 


The Gary Kendall Band,
Festival International Du Blues De Tremblant, July 12/07. 

Teddy Leonard guitar, Gary Kendall bass/vocals, Mike Fitzpatrick drums, Shakey Dagenais piano/organ  

photo courtesy of Robert  D`Aoust


 
"Jammin` with Lavin"  Tom Lavin (Powder Blues),  Al  Webster,  Gary Kendall,  Shakey  Dagenais
The Cadillac Lounge, Toronto,  Nov.25/06

 


L-R back-Joe Burns. Raoul Bhaneja, Jumpin` Johnny Sansone, Dan Dunfour,
Roxanne Potivn, Tom Bona, Mark"Bird"Stafford, Darran Gallen
L-R front-David Rotundo, Gary Kendall
The Silver Dollar Room, Toronto, Oct.23/06
Photo by Eddy B courtesy of Blueheart Archives

 


Backstage at The Salmon Arm Blues & Roots Festival, Sammon Arm B.C., Aug.20/06.
Back row: GK, Ronnie James, Nick Curran, Kirk Fletcher from The Fabulous Thunderbirds,
seated: Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh, Gene Taylor (Fabulous Thunderbirds), Ken Whiteley
photo courtesy of Gene Taylor

 


Dawn Tyler Watson & Gary Kendall with The Maple Blues Revue
Harbourfront Centre, The Toronto Jazz Festival, June 25/06
photo credit: Dougal Bichan, Dougal & Co. Inc

 


The Maria Aurigema Band - Mike Fitzpatrick, Maria Aurigema, Gary Kendall, Michael Fonfara
Artpark, Lewiston N.Y. June 6/06
Photo Credit: Bruce Hall

 


The Gary Kendall Band at Chicago`s Diner, Oshawa, Ont., Feb.18/06.
Gary Kendall, Darran Poole,  Tyler Burgess, Shakey Dagenais
Photos by Arie Papernick

 


L-R  John Dickie, Al Lerman, Doc MacLean, Don Bird,  Brian Blain, Gary Kendall,
Powerhouse Casting, (Audition for a Subway commercial, none of us got the gig)  Jan.18/06  Toronto
photo courtesy of Brian Blain

 

Gary Kendall with the Maple Blues Revue
The Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, Fredericton, N.B., September 17, 2005
photo by Kyle Cunjak
 

Donnie"Mr. Downchild"Walsh, Gary Kendall
The Southside Shuffle, Port Credit, September 2005
photo by Suzanne Mahoney

 

Gary Kendall, Darran Poole and the ear of Jim Casson w/ Mojo Willie & Bluesafire
Canadian Biker Build Off, Stevensville Ont., July30/05
photo by Bobbi Richards

 

Gary Kendall, Hubert Sumlin, Tom Holland
The Silver Dollar Room, Toronto, July26/05
Image by BREWSTER

 

"Spread The Love"
Gary  Kendall, Kadin Kendall
Distillery Rib Fest  June26/05
courtesy Richard Reinert

 


Gary Kendall, Wayne "Shakey" Dagenais
Distillery Blues Festival - Toronto - June 2005

 


Mike Fitzpatrick, Gary Kendall
Distillery Blues Festival - Toronto - June 2005

 


Gary Kendall, Chris Whiteley - May 25, 2005
Maple Blues Revue, The Mod Club, The Toronto Blues Society`s 20th Birthday Party
courtesy of Talkin` Blues

 


Teddy Leonard, Chuck Jackson, Gary Kendall - May 25, 2005
Maple Blues Revue, The Mod Club, The Toronto Blues Society`s 20th Birthday Party
courtesy of Talkin` Blues

 


Gary Kendall, Chris Whiteley, Pat Carey - May 25, 2005
Maple Blues Revue, The Mod Club, The Toronto Blues Society`s 20th Birthday Party
courtesy of Talkin` Blues

 


Gary Kendall - May 25, 2005
Maple Blues Revue, The Mod Club, The Toronto Blues Society`s 20th Birthday Party
courtesy of Talkin` Blues

 


John Mays, Gary Kendall - May 25, 2005
Maple Blues Revue, The Mod Club, The Toronto Blues Society`s 20th Birthday Party
courtesy of Talkin` Blues

 


Teddy Leonard, Gary Kendall
The Maple Blues Awards 2005, Phoenix Concert Theatre
 courtesy of Talkin` Blues

 


David Gogo, Jackie Richardson, Colin Linden, J.W. Jones, Gary Kendall
The Maple Blues Awards 2005, Phoenix Concert Theatre
 courtesy of Talkin` Blues

 


The Maple Blues Band - 2004
Chris Murphy, Pat Carey, Gary Kendall, Tom Bona,
Michael Fonfara. Chris Whiteley, Teddy Leonard, Al Lerman
photo credit - Rick Zolkower

 


Downchild Blues Band - 2004
Chuck Jackson, Michael Fonfara, Gary Kendall,
Don Walsh, Mike Fitzpatrick, Pat Carey
photo credit - Denise Grant

 


with Duke Robillard, Michael Fonfara  - Maple Blues Awards 2004
Courtesy of Eric Thom

 


Morgan Davis, Jack DeKyzer, Gary Kendall - Maple Blues Awards - 2004
Courtesy of Eric Thom

 


with Dawn Tyler Watson - Healey's - Toronto - 2002
Courtesy of Eric Thom

 


with Dutch Mason and Mark Bird Stafford
Silver Dollar - Toronto - March 18, 2000
photo credit - Barry Thompson

 


B.B. King and Downchild Blues Band
after our concert at Massey Hall, Toronto, March 29, 1999
Chuck Jackson, B. B. King, Michael Fonfara, Jim Casson, Donnie Walsh, Peter Jeffery, Pat Carey, Gary Kendall

 


Maple Blues Awards - 1999
Morgan Davis, Teddy Leonard, Chuck Jackson,
Gary Kendall, Pat Carey, Michael Pickett, Chris Murphy

 


Snooky Pryor @ The Silver Dollar Room, Toronto, 1994,
Bob Vespaziani drums, Gary Kendall bass.

 


Receiving Toronto Blues Society's "Blues With A Feeling" Award

Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, July 25, 1993,
Donnie Walsh, Tony Flaim, Cash Wall, Gary Kendall

 


The Kendall Wall Band w/ Snooky Pryor,
The Southern Comfort Blues Festival, The Black Swan, Toronto, early 90`s
Chris Burgess, Jeff Baker, Cash Wall, Snooky Pryor, Gary Kendall

 


with Big Jay MacNeely - Bermuda Onion - Toronto - early 1990's


Gary Kendall Promo Shot 1989
photo credit - Rick Zolkower


The Kendall Wall Band w/ Lovie Lee,
Downtown Browns, Toronto, late 80`s, Jeff Baker, Lovie Lee, Cash Wall, Gary Kendall


the Thunder Bay Cancer Society Fund Raiser late 1980's
Dr. Wayne Tanner, Phil Hordy, Paul Shaffer, Gary Kendall

 


Gary Kendall & Tony Flaim with The Kendall Wall Band

The Black Swan's Saturday Afternoon Blues Matinee - mid 1980`s


Kendall Wall Blues Band - mid 1980's
L-R  Jeff Baker, Teddy Leonard, Cash Wall, Gary Kendall


Pop The Gator - Kitchener - Kendall Wall Blues Band - mid 1980's


with Snooky Pryor backstage at Albert's Hall - Toronto -mid 1980's
courtesy of Showtime Archives


John Witmer, Gary Kendall - Downchild Blues Band -Edmonton 1982


Downchild
L-R Frank Russel, Donnie"Mr. Downchild"Walsh, Jane Vasey,
unknown fan, Tony Rondolone, Gary Kendall, Tony Flaim
Belleville Ont. 1980
photo courtesy of Art Theberge


Morgan Davis & The Catfish - 1978
l-r  Gary Kendall, Gene Taylor, Morgan, Gerald Beaston


Dollars - 1975
L-R  R.C. Peters, Ray Edge, Cash Wall, Gary Kendall,
Mike Bacon (chair) Mary Margarett O`Hara (front)


James Hartley Band - 1971
Hank Bull, Gary Kendall, James Hartley, Rick Thwaites


Mocking Bird
L-R  Dave Smyth, Gary Kendall, Jim Wragg, Paul Shaffer
Toronto Ont. 1970
photo by Wayne Tanner courtesy of Diane Gray


"Pearl As A Girl" 1969


The Shameful Minority - 1967
l-r Gary Kendall, Mark McCallum, Bob Kyrluk,
Jim Wragg, Dave Smyth (front)


The Countdowns - 1963
l-r Mel Shea, Gary Kendall, Larry Brown