The Carpet Frogs

The Carpet Frogs are a Toronto-based rock band. They are known for their work performing at private events and touring with Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings^[1] and have performed on Canada's Walk of Fame,^[2] Juno Awards,^[3] Live 8 Canada,^[4] SOCAN Awards, and more.^[5]

The Carpet Frogs
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Rock
Years active	1993 (1993)–present
Members	Nick Sinopoli Gerry Finn Jeff Jones Michael Zweig Sean Fitzsimons
Past members	Greg Godovitz Jim Nielsen Mike Hall Mike McDonald Lawrence Grecchi David Love
Website	www.thecarpetfrogs.com

History

The Carpet Frogs performed as Burton Cummings' backup band on his 2008 album, Above the Ground.^[6] In 2016 The Carpet Frogs performed at the Juno Awards ceremony.^[7] In 2018 they performed with Cummings at a concert in Windsor.^[8]

Personnel

Current members

• Nick Sinopoli - Percussion and vocals
• Jeff Jones - Bass guitar and vocals (Known for his work with Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, Ocean, Gowan and Infidels)
• Michael Zweig - Guitar and vocals
• Gerry Finn - Guitar & Vocals
• Sean Fitzsimons - Drums and vocals

Past members

• Greg Godovitz (Goddo)
• David Love
• Jim Nielsen (Bass)
• Mike Hall (Killer dwarfs)
• Mike McDonald (Bayou Boys)
• Lawrence Grecchi (original member)
• Steve Jensen (original member)
• Tim Bovaconti (replaced Michael in Bachman Cummings band 2007)
• Leonardo Valvassori

Discography

Albums

• 1994 – Frog Curry^[9]
• 1994 – Christmas All Over the World (4-song holiday set)
• 1995 – Adult Rock No. 5
• 1995 – Album Network In Store Play 34
• 2000 – Bullseye's Compact Christmas 2000
• 2001 – Takin' Care of Christmas
• 2003 – Everything is Beautiful
• 2006 – Pretending To Fly
• 2006 – Bachman Cummings, First Time Around DVD/cd sonybmg
• 2007 – Jukebox (Bachman Cummings Band)
• 2008 – Above The Ground, Burton Cummings, Sony/BMG
• 2012 – Massey Hall Burton Cummings Live .Universal Music Canada^[10]

DVD

• 2005 – Live 8 concert, Barrie^[11]
• 2006 – First Time Around Bachman Cummings DVD available
• 2008 – Above The Ground DVD -Burton Cummings disc
• 2010 – various Winter Olympic clips from Burton Cummings Feb 25th performance TV Show

References

Notes

1. "Burton Cummings Stands Tall", Pop Entertainment, July 15 2011, by Ken Sharp
2. Farrell, David. "Bachman–Cummings Reunite For Walk of Fame Fundraiser Concert, June 2019". fyimusicnews.ca. FYI Music News. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
3. Gonshor, Bram (5 April 2016). "Banner year for Canadian music...April 2016". musiccanada.com. Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
4. "Randy Bachman / The Carpet Frogs, Live 8 2005". youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
5. Williams, Michael E. "The Carpet Frogs – Best Band You Don't Know, June 2012". jeff-jones.com. Cashbox Magazine, Jeff Jones. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
6. " Burton Cummings - Above The Ground" AntiMusic, by Morley Seaver
7. "The Weeknd earns five awards at 2016 Junos", Aesthetic Magazine, April 4, 2016.
8. "Burton Cummings Continues Windsor Concert Tradition", 519 Magazine, ByDan Savoie - January 29, 2018
9. Ankeny, Jason. "Carpet Frogs, Frog Curry". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
10. "The Carpet Frogs Discography". canadianbands.com. Canadian Bands. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
11. Disc available on EMI -Randy Bachman & The Carpet Frogs - each member named separately

External links

• The Carpet Frogs official website
• The Carpet Frogs' Management site website Sam Boyd
• CanadianBands.com entry
• Live 8 concert, Barrie