Five Man Electrical Band

Best known for their 1971 anti-establishment hit "Signs," Ottawa, Canada's Five Man Electrical Band featured guitarist/vocalist Les Emmerson, bassist Brian Rading, keyboardist Ted Gerow, and drummers Rick "Bell" Belanger and Mike "Bell" Belanger. Five Man Electrical Band had their roots in an Ottawa group called the Staccatos. Rading and Rick Belanger formed the Staccatos in 1963 with Dean Hagopian and Vern Craig. After a year, Hagopian departed the band and was replaced by Emmerson, who wound up sharing singing duties with Rick Belanger. The Staccatos released an independen...