Andy Maize (vocals)
Myron Wasyliw (drums)
Craig Bradshaw (guitar)
Bob Siamro (bass)
Dave Wall (vocals; replaced Maize)
Named after the Winston Churchill order to bomb Germany at the end of WWII, Directive 17 originally hailed from St.Catharines, Ontario in 1981. The trio of Wasyliw, Bradshaw and Siamro met Maize at Mohawk College in Hamilton in 1982 and he offered to fill the void where a singer was desperately needed. The band released its own independent EP in which made it to #37 on CSCR's Top LPs of 1984.
In 1985 they hit the jackpot by winning CFNY-FM's Great Ontario Talent Search and pocketed a hefty $25,000 and a record deal optioned by Quality Records. The band upgraded its equipment and decided to milk their 1985 CFNY U-know Award for 'Best Independent Artist' and return to the studio to record another independent release. Before they had a chance to make good on the Quality Records offer, Maize left in June 1986 to pursue a solo career with guitarist Josh Finlayson.
They would go on to form The Skydiggers. Direktive 17 continued on with singer Dave Wall before packing it in. Dave Wall went on to front The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir and has been a solo artist in recent years.
Singles
Albums
1984 Direktive 17 [EP] (independent)
Video
Compilation Tracks
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