The Ugly Ducklings
Canadian garage rock band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Ugly Duckling (hip hop group).
The Ugly Ducklings were a Canadian five-piece garage rock group based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, most notable during the mid-1960s.
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Rock, garage rock, proto-punk |
Years active | 1965–1974, 1979–1982, 1986, 1988, 1999–present |
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They released six singles in 1966 and 1967 on the Yorktown and Yorkville labels, and one album, Somewhere Outside in 1967. In the summer and fall of 1967, the band's fifth single "Gaslight" became a Top 40 hit across Canada, peaking at No. 17 on the RPM Chart, and reaching No. 1 on CHUM 1050 in Toronto on October 2 that year, displacing The Rolling Stones' two-sided hit, "Dandelion" b/w "We Love You". Their first three singles also made the local 1050 CHUM AM charts in Toronto.