The Carpet Frogs Explained

The Carpet Frogs
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:	Rock
Years Active:	–present
Associated Acts:	Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Warriors
Current 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

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]

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

External links

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.popentertainment.com/cummings.htm "Burton Cummings Stands Tall"
2. Web site: Farrell . David . Bachman–Cummings Reunite For Walk of Fame Fundraiser Concert, June 2019 . fyimusicnews.ca . FYI Music News . 2021-09-21.
3. Web site: Gonshor . Bram . Banner year for Canadian music...April 2016 . musiccanada.com . 5 April 2016 . Music Canada . 2021-09-21.
4. Web site: Randy Bachman / The Carpet Frogs, Live 8 2005 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/puzXgRc2m64 . 2021-12-19 . live. youtube.com . YouTube . 2021-09-21.
5. Web site: Williams . Michael E . The Carpet Frogs – Best Band You Don't Know, June 2012 . jeff-jones.com . Cashbox Magazine, Jeff Jones . 2021-09-21.
6. https://www.antimusic.com/reviews/09/Burton_Cummings_-_Above_The_Ground.shtml " Burton Cummings - Above The Ground"
7. https://aestheticmagazinetoronto.com/2016/04/04/photos-the-weeknd-earns-five-awards-at-2016-junos/ "The Weeknd earns five awards at 2016 Junos"
8. https://519magazine.com/burton-cummings-continues-windsor-concert-tradition/ "Burton Cummings Continues Windsor Concert Tradition"
9. Web site: Ankeny . Jason . Carpet Frogs, Frog Curry . allmusic.com . AllMusic . 2021-09-21.
10. Web site: The Carpet Frogs Discography . canadianbands.com . Canadian Bands . 2021-09-21.
11. Disc available on EMI -Randy Bachman & The Carpet Frogs - each member named separately