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FALLING TEARS



The Eternals
                              at Winnipeg International Airport

January 1966 promo photo taken at Winnipeg International Airport for The Eternals first tour.


The Eternals at the MelAire Showroom
                              in Wawa, Ontario



Well we know our first personal manager, Terry Morris, will well remember how this pix became reality.

Back in late spring of 66, we realized that simply playing dance music would not cut it in the bar & club scene as 95% of the rooms were show based - no dance floors. OUCH!

Terry Morris gave us a play-by-play of what he saw when he toured the Toronto rock & club scene and said you have to put on a show - so get creative!  And thanks to Terry's vision we DID!

This was to the Champs tune TEQUILA so we dressed it up and dropped some jaws with the routines and rock sound music. This was taken in WAWA, Ontario - MelAire Showroom - and they held us over for the entire summer of 66 - Imagine - Lake Superior, U of Toronto many young lady students all coming to the resort town for summer jobs - couldn't get much better than this!

Hi to all Wawa Alumni of the MelAire 66

Ron Paley
As posted on the RON PALEY'S FACEBOOK PAGE, July 17, 2014



The Eternals
Ronny And The Eternals - or Just The Eternals as many fans prefer - recently returned from the East where they entertained at The Friar, a Toronto night spot.  Their current release Christmas has been a fast chart climber.  The group now is rehearsing for the release of Total Sound, written by Randy Bachman of The Guess Who.  Together for five years, the boys in the combo are (left to right) Harry Hildebrand, on bass, rhythm and lead guitar; Ted Paley, on drums and fiddle; John Hildebrand, on bass and lead guitar; and Ron Paley, on piano, organ, drums and sax.  --  1967 Newspaper Article 


The Eternals
Few realize that this talented group are Winnipeggers because they perform here so rarely and people forget so quickly.  To be more specific, the group, which has remained the same for 5 years, except for one member leaving, composed two of two sets of brothers, are from Rosa and Steinbach, Manitoba.

Out East, The Eternals have gained a reputation for themselves in the past 3 years that is "second to none".  Instead of having to play at the Village and up, as other clubs have had to do, The Eternals opened at the Friar, the biggest and best known club going.  Each time they appear at a club, they break attendance records, inevitably the one they made at their last engagement.  Every time they appear, they make new fans, and old fans go out of their way to see them, even going as far as to phone Winnipeg to see if anyone knows where they'll be playing!

It's obvious that The Eternals have the East in the palm of their hand.  But they're not taking advantage of it.  They know that if they stop giving the public what it wants, it's the beginning of the end.  They're not idols, they're just people … people who love people, life, and doing what they know best hot to do, entertain.

As mentioned before, The Eternals are made up of two sets of brothers,  Ron, the businessman, who plays organ, piano, drums and sac, and Ted, the quiet one, the drummer and fiddler of the group make up the Paleys.  The Hildebrands are made up of John, who's got the weirdest sense of humour going, lead guitarist, and bass player, and the clown of the group, and Harry, who plays bass, rhythm, and lead guitar.  The two families look after each other, keep each other in line, and musically produce the nicest harmony ever to come out of Canada.

This is clearly exemplified in the four releases they had in the last year, "Girl In The Window", "Come Go With Me", "Raining In My Heart", and their latest, "Christmas", done with the well loved "Santa Claus is Comin' To Town".  On January 2nd, they will return to Winnipeg and begin rehearsals for a "Total Sound" session, with two original songs written by Randy Bachman.  A lot of work and research has gone into this, and its effect is going to be fantastic and widespread.  But The Eternals don't mind waiting.  They've seen too many groups that were born overnight come and go just as fast.  They'll just let things work themselves out.

While in the vicinity, they will be appearing at St. Pierre on January 5th, and the University of Manitoba on the 6th.  If you have never seen them, make it a point to do so.  It will be worth your while, because The Eternals want to make it, can make, and will make it!  They're that kind of people.

Tania James
From the Metro Teen Scene, December 1967


The
                              Eternals Poster


Thank you to Claire Guenther, Ron Paley, John Hildebrand, and
Terry Morris for contributing the images appearing on The Eternals page.

45 RPM Single - Falling Tears

The Eternals, with Al Johnson

The Eternals - with lead singer Al Johnson (centre)

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