Vic Windsor & The Variety Kings

Willowdale hero John Dowson has honoured us with some vintage photos and commentary about one of the great bands to grace Toronto of the 50's with its presence... Vic Windsor and the Variety Kings, circa 1957.


Here's their business card.

"Here are pictures of the band. Vic Bono (Bob Boniface) was a rhythm guitar. We were playing at the Grange in Hamilton and at 12 AM we had to cart our stuff upstairs and play to 2 AM. Bono got pissed and could hardly make it up the stairs. When we opened up stairs he fell off the stage and passed out. Sunday we had a band practice and Vic fired Bono, I was rooming with Bono at his parents and I stayed in the band. Later Bono hocked his guitar ( Gibson) for a car payment and he never picked up the guitar."
- John

L-R: Bob Boniface, Gord Stewart, Vic Consantino, John Dowson

L-R: Vic Consantino, Gord Stewart, Bob Boniface, John Dowson