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Press. Warfleet Press
publishes historical books
on Musical Canadiana. We
presently have three
historical books available
on Arthur Delamont and
his world famous
Vancouver Kitsilano Boys'
Band.. They are By Jove
What A Band, The Red
Cape Boys and The
Worlds Most Famous Boys
Band. By Jove What A
Band is the story of Arthur
Delamont and his world
famous, Vancouver
Kitsilano Boys Band. The
Red Cape Boys is a
collection of 30 chapters
on 30 old boys from the
band who went on to fame
and fortune. The Worlds
Most Famous Boys Band
is a pictorial record of
Arthur Delamont and his
band, with 500 photos on
300 pages.
The Kitsilano Showboat
Book is the true story of
the Kitsilano Showboat, a
Vancouver institution, and
Bea Leinback who guided
the Showboat for decades.
Press. Warfleet Press
publishes historical books
on Musical Canadiana. We
presently have three
historical books available
on Arthur Delamont and
his world famous
Vancouver Kitsilano Boys'
Band.. They are By Jove
What A Band, The Red
Cape Boys and The
Worlds Most Famous Boys
Band. By Jove What A
Band is the story of Arthur
Delamont and his world
famous, Vancouver
Kitsilano Boys Band. The
Red Cape Boys is a
collection of 30 chapters
on 30 old boys from the
band who went on to fame
and fortune. The Worlds
Most Famous Boys Band
is a pictorial record of
Arthur Delamont and his
band, with 500 photos on
300 pages.
The Kitsilano Showboat
Book is the true story of
the Kitsilano Showboat, a
Vancouver institution, and
Bea Leinback who guided
the Showboat for decades.
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BOOKS
By Jove What A Band
The Story of Arthur Delamont and his World Famous
Vancouver Kitsilano Boys' Band
(Warfleet Press, 2007)
The story of Arthur Delamont touches many people. It is about
the famous and the not so famous. The young and the old. It is
about four generations of boys who became men. It is about
four generations of men who never forgot how to be boys..... It is
the story about the band which never grew old. A band that won
over 200 trophies and awards during an unprecedented 50 year
history. A band that made 15 European tours and attended 5
world fairs. A band that dined with royalty but never lost the
common touch.
REVIEWS
"You certainly captured the youthful memories of anyone who
has ever enjoyed being in a band. You brought back a lot of
memories for me with references to the popular music of the
sixties and the English influence on culture at the time."
(Wendy Turnbull, Vancouver Librarian)
"I take my hat off to you for doing the leg-work and preserving
this important history while most of us were busy with more left
brain pursuits of our own!"
(Bill Inman, Resort Developer)
"The book is written clearly and is easy to read and filled in
many of the gaps in Arthur's story of which I was never aware."
(Keith Christie, Canadian Ambassador)
The Story of Arthur Delamont and his World Famous
Vancouver Kitsilano Boys' Band
(Warfleet Press, 2007)
The story of Arthur Delamont touches many people. It is about
the famous and the not so famous. The young and the old. It is
about four generations of boys who became men. It is about
four generations of men who never forgot how to be boys..... It is
the story about the band which never grew old. A band that won
over 200 trophies and awards during an unprecedented 50 year
history. A band that made 15 European tours and attended 5
world fairs. A band that dined with royalty but never lost the
common touch.
- As one Vancouver columnist wrote: "Woodwinds, Brass
and Glory", a Vancouver institution, more famous in
Europe than in Canada. When Arthur Delamont died in
1982 at the age of 90, the band died with him. He had
not groomed a successor. He had not wanted his band
to go on without him.......
REVIEWS
"You certainly captured the youthful memories of anyone who
has ever enjoyed being in a band. You brought back a lot of
memories for me with references to the popular music of the
sixties and the English influence on culture at the time."
(Wendy Turnbull, Vancouver Librarian)
"I take my hat off to you for doing the leg-work and preserving
this important history while most of us were busy with more left
brain pursuits of our own!"
(Bill Inman, Resort Developer)
"The book is written clearly and is easy to read and filled in
many of the gaps in Arthur's story of which I was never aware."
(Keith Christie, Canadian Ambassador)
The Red Cape Boys
Friends, Heroes and Legends
(Warfleet Press 2008)
What makes some people successful and others not? There are
lots of theories going around but one thing that successful
people seem to all have in common is that they were usually
inspired at an early age to excel. Call it a role model if you like,
but it is more than that. We can all think of someone who was a
role model in our lives.I believe it has to do with experiencing
success ourselves at an early age which makes us always want
to aspire to that level and beyond throughout our lives.
Such was the case with the fellows you will read about in, The
Red Cape Boys.. They all belonged to the Worlds Most Famous
Boys Band at some point during the fifty year history of the band.
The band was the most successful band if its kind in history,
winning over 200 championship awards. When they were in the
band, they were all between the ages of 8 and 18. When they left
the band they all went on to individual careers in many fields,
accounting, teaching, music, the military, government and so on.
Five of them received the Order Of Canada. What makes their
stories even more remarkable is that they were all inspired by
the same man, the conductor of the band.
Read about the life journeys of twenty-seven prominent and
successful Canadians, who went on to have wonderful lives and
very successful careers but never forgot the man who inspired
them all!
Gordon McCullough, Clif Bryson, Roy Johnston, Gordon
Delamont, Dal Richards, Jim McCullock, Don Radelet
Jimmy Pattison, Ray Smith, Ron Collier, Kenny Douglas
Brian Bolam, Donny Clarke, Bing Thom, Arnie Chycoski
Bob Calder, Bill Millerd, Bill Ingeldew, Bob Buckley, Richard Van
Slyke, Bill Inman, Malcolm Brodie, Marek Norman, Dave Calder,
Tom Walker...
Read about their first encounters with the legendary conductor
and founder of the band, Arthur Delamont, the trips they went on,
other fellows in the band that they knew, their lives after the band,
and how the whole experience influenced their lives, some 30,
40 or 50 years after they were known as, the red cape boys......
Friends, Heroes and Legends
(Warfleet Press 2008)
What makes some people successful and others not? There are
lots of theories going around but one thing that successful
people seem to all have in common is that they were usually
inspired at an early age to excel. Call it a role model if you like,
but it is more than that. We can all think of someone who was a
role model in our lives.I believe it has to do with experiencing
success ourselves at an early age which makes us always want
to aspire to that level and beyond throughout our lives.
Such was the case with the fellows you will read about in, The
Red Cape Boys.. They all belonged to the Worlds Most Famous
Boys Band at some point during the fifty year history of the band.
The band was the most successful band if its kind in history,
winning over 200 championship awards. When they were in the
band, they were all between the ages of 8 and 18. When they left
the band they all went on to individual careers in many fields,
accounting, teaching, music, the military, government and so on.
Five of them received the Order Of Canada. What makes their
stories even more remarkable is that they were all inspired by
the same man, the conductor of the band.
Read about the life journeys of twenty-seven prominent and
successful Canadians, who went on to have wonderful lives and
very successful careers but never forgot the man who inspired
them all!
Gordon McCullough, Clif Bryson, Roy Johnston, Gordon
Delamont, Dal Richards, Jim McCullock, Don Radelet
Jimmy Pattison, Ray Smith, Ron Collier, Kenny Douglas
Brian Bolam, Donny Clarke, Bing Thom, Arnie Chycoski
Bob Calder, Bill Millerd, Bill Ingeldew, Bob Buckley, Richard Van
Slyke, Bill Inman, Malcolm Brodie, Marek Norman, Dave Calder,
Tom Walker...
Read about their first encounters with the legendary conductor
and founder of the band, Arthur Delamont, the trips they went on,
other fellows in the band that they knew, their lives after the band,
and how the whole experience influenced their lives, some 30,
40 or 50 years after they were known as, the red cape boys......
Woodwinds, Brass and Glory
The Most Famous Boys' Band In The World - A Pictorial Record
(Warfleet Press 2008)
When Arthur Delamont died in 1982 at the age of 90, there was no
successor to carry on his beloved Kitsilano Boys Band. As well,
the story of the band was soon to be lost to all, as no one had
ever recorded all the successes and triumphs the band had
achieved during its fifty year history. Amongst the difficulties in
piecing together the story, many of the original boys in the band
had passed on, their stories lost to history. Christopher Best
investigates the story through those still living and through
scrapbooks and archival photos accumulated from Montreal to
Vancouver. As the story unfolds, it looks like a documented history
of the band is possible after all but then the question is whether
or not the quality of the archival material that survived is good
enough to include in a book! Christopher Best manages to piece
together the amazing story of the worlds most successful boys
band and through the aid of modern technology edit the over 450
photos he accumulated into the only pictorial record of the band in
existence today!
The Most Famous Boys' Band In The World - A Pictorial Record
(Warfleet Press 2008)
When Arthur Delamont died in 1982 at the age of 90, there was no
successor to carry on his beloved Kitsilano Boys Band. As well,
the story of the band was soon to be lost to all, as no one had
ever recorded all the successes and triumphs the band had
achieved during its fifty year history. Amongst the difficulties in
piecing together the story, many of the original boys in the band
had passed on, their stories lost to history. Christopher Best
investigates the story through those still living and through
scrapbooks and archival photos accumulated from Montreal to
Vancouver. As the story unfolds, it looks like a documented history
of the band is possible after all but then the question is whether
or not the quality of the archival material that survived is good
enough to include in a book! Christopher Best manages to piece
together the amazing story of the worlds most successful boys
band and through the aid of modern technology edit the over 450
photos he accumulated into the only pictorial record of the band in
existence today!
The Kitsilano Showboat
The 75th Anniversary Commemorative
(Warfleet Press 2010)
The Kitsilano Showboat just keeps rolling along! Now in its 75th
year, this book, compiled for the 75th anniversary of the Showboat,
looks at:
* The origins of the Showboat in 1935
* The lady who single handedly was responsible for the success
of the Kitsilano Showboat over the years, Bea Leinbach or Captain
Bea as she is known to all
* The many performers who over the years went on to star status
and to become celebrities
* Supporters of the Showboat over the years, the executive and
volunteers who without their help Showboat would never have
been possible
* The 100s of dance and musical theatre groups who provided the
acts over the years
* The 1000s of entertainers who became better citizens and lived
happier more fulfilled lives because they each had their moment of
stardom on the stage of the Kitsilano Showboat.
Everyone remembers seeing Showboat at sometime in their youth
if they lived in Vancouver. Families would stroll down to Kits beach
and lay a blanket on the lawn or sit on the bleachers. It was all free
and still is, no one gets paid, the performers, the staff, the
executive, only the audience. The audience gets paid in spades
with a beautiful evening under the stars watching the acts unfold
on stage and the activities around them, in the water, the pool and
on the beach. The moto of the Showboat has been since it began,
"amateur entertainment for three months during the summertime
in the most beautiful setting in the world."
A place where kids can come and perform in front of a real live
audience on a real stage. No matter what stage in their lives they
eventually wind up on, they all remember fondly the first stage they
were ever on, the Kitsilano Showboat with Captain Bea.
Since the 1940s, Bea Leinbach has been the organizing guru
behind many civic and municipal organizations in Vancouver and
Kitsilano. When ever entertainers were needed people called on
Captain Bea. In the early days when Bert Emery thought up the
idea for a Mississippi Showboat moored on the beach at Kitsilano,
he also developed a Kiddies parade which was held at the
beginning of each summer. Then there was the venerable Miss
Kitsilano Contest which was held for decades. Bea Leinback
started another institution akin to the Showboat called the Kitsilano
Community Concert Party. Made up of around 12 to 15
entertainers from each past Showboat season, they performed at
institutions around town, seniors homes, hospitals, during the rest
of the year for people who were unable to get out to see the
Showboat..... all these activities including the Showboat were
designed to increase civic spirit and bring the communites closer
together and they sure did!
Over the course of the years Captain Bea received many awards,
from the Kitsilano Best Citizenship Award, to a National Citizenship
Award, to a much coveted YWCA Women of Distinction Award all
the way up to the Order Of Canada.
We hope you enjoy the story of Bea Leinback's Outdoor School of
the Performing Arts, ' The Kitsilano Showboat.'
The 75th Anniversary Commemorative
(Warfleet Press 2010)
The Kitsilano Showboat just keeps rolling along! Now in its 75th
year, this book, compiled for the 75th anniversary of the Showboat,
looks at:
* The origins of the Showboat in 1935
* The lady who single handedly was responsible for the success
of the Kitsilano Showboat over the years, Bea Leinbach or Captain
Bea as she is known to all
* The many performers who over the years went on to star status
and to become celebrities
* Supporters of the Showboat over the years, the executive and
volunteers who without their help Showboat would never have
been possible
* The 100s of dance and musical theatre groups who provided the
acts over the years
* The 1000s of entertainers who became better citizens and lived
happier more fulfilled lives because they each had their moment of
stardom on the stage of the Kitsilano Showboat.
Everyone remembers seeing Showboat at sometime in their youth
if they lived in Vancouver. Families would stroll down to Kits beach
and lay a blanket on the lawn or sit on the bleachers. It was all free
and still is, no one gets paid, the performers, the staff, the
executive, only the audience. The audience gets paid in spades
with a beautiful evening under the stars watching the acts unfold
on stage and the activities around them, in the water, the pool and
on the beach. The moto of the Showboat has been since it began,
"amateur entertainment for three months during the summertime
in the most beautiful setting in the world."
A place where kids can come and perform in front of a real live
audience on a real stage. No matter what stage in their lives they
eventually wind up on, they all remember fondly the first stage they
were ever on, the Kitsilano Showboat with Captain Bea.
Since the 1940s, Bea Leinbach has been the organizing guru
behind many civic and municipal organizations in Vancouver and
Kitsilano. When ever entertainers were needed people called on
Captain Bea. In the early days when Bert Emery thought up the
idea for a Mississippi Showboat moored on the beach at Kitsilano,
he also developed a Kiddies parade which was held at the
beginning of each summer. Then there was the venerable Miss
Kitsilano Contest which was held for decades. Bea Leinback
started another institution akin to the Showboat called the Kitsilano
Community Concert Party. Made up of around 12 to 15
entertainers from each past Showboat season, they performed at
institutions around town, seniors homes, hospitals, during the rest
of the year for people who were unable to get out to see the
Showboat..... all these activities including the Showboat were
designed to increase civic spirit and bring the communites closer
together and they sure did!
Over the course of the years Captain Bea received many awards,
from the Kitsilano Best Citizenship Award, to a National Citizenship
Award, to a much coveted YWCA Women of Distinction Award all
the way up to the Order Of Canada.
We hope you enjoy the story of Bea Leinback's Outdoor School of
the Performing Arts, ' The Kitsilano Showboat.'
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