Winnipeg native Gregorash was introduced to music early in life and started playing originally as a violinist. By 1967 he switched to drums and had formed his own act, The Mongrels, and at age 16 would host his own dance TV show called 'Young As You Are' during which time the band became the first white musicians to record at the infamous Stax Volt studios in Memphis, Tennessee.

The group was signed to Winnipeg label Franklin records in 1968 with several singles produced by Randy Bachman. But by 1969 Gregorash had to quit the band with vocal problems. The band carried on without him.

By the age of 20 he had signed with Polydor Records as a solo artist and recorded his first two singles in Minneapolis during the Spring of 1970. The songs "Stay" and "Tomorrow Tomorrow" were a prelude to bigger things as Gregorash found fame in 1971's "Jodie". The song went Top-10 in Canada and landed him a Juno Award for 'Outstanding Performance - Male Vocalist'.

"Jodie" was followed up by the Neil Young song "Down By The River" helping make his debut album, 'North Country Funk', a certified hit.

A second solo album, 'Tell The People', came in 1972 and featured several moderately successful singles such as "My Love Sings" and the title track.

Gregorash toured his efforts throughout the '70's before hanging up his musical career in favour of a creative directorship at Winnipeg radio station CKY where he won 15 writing awards. This stint was followed by some DJ work.

In 1986 he was also the host of kids' show 'S'Kiddle Bits', a noon-hour television show.

In 1987 he re-recorded his second single "Tomorrow, Tomorrow" as "Together (The New Wedding Song)" for Attic Records which instantly sold 50,000 copies and has become a perennial favourite at weddings.

Gregorash continues performing and entertaining in Western Canada.

with notes from Joey Gregorash and John Einarson.


Singles
as JOEY GREGORASH
1970 Stay/I'm Easy Come, Easy Go (Polydor) 2065-023
1970 Tomorrow, Tomorrow/It Won't Last Long (Polydor) 2065-034
1971 Jodie/The Key (Polydor) 2065-055
1971 Down By The River/Don't Let Your Pride Get You Girl (Polydor) 2065-073
1972 My Love Sings/Sugar Ride (Polydor) 2065-100
1972 Another Part of Life/Bye Bye Love (Polydor) 2065-118
1972 Take The Blindness/For The Last Time (Polydor) 2065-148
1972 Tell The People (Polydor) 2065-168
1973 Liza/Freedom Means Love (Polydor) 2065-205
1973 Jodie/My Love Sings [re-issue] (Polydor) PC-1009
1973 You've Been Wrong (Polydor) 2065-219
1975 I Know We'll Make It Together/I'm Your Lover (Sono-Gram) SG-9033
1984 Love Will Bring It Together
1987 Together (The New Wedding Song)/Love Will Bring It Together (Attic) AT-357

with THE MONGRELS
1968 Death of a Salesman/Sitting in the Station (Franklin) FR-307
1968 My Woman/Sitting In The Station (Franklin) QC-619

Albums
as JOEY GREGORASH
1971 North Country Funk (Polydor) 2424-025
1972 Tell The People
1987 Together (Attic)

Video


Compilation Tracks
with THE MONGRELS
1997 "Good Good Man" on 'Heavy Dose of Lyte Psych' (Arf! Arf!) AA-062
2001 "Heartaches", "My Woman", "Sitting In The Station", "Funny Day", and "Good Good Man [aka "Death of a Salesman"] on 'The Best of Franklin Records 1967-1972' (Super Oldies)

as JOEY GREGORASH
1973 "Jodie" on 'Today's Super Greats' (K-Tel) TC-211
1987 "Together (The New Wedding Song)" on 'Canadian Gold (Quality) QRSP-1061
1990 "Jodie" on 'Made In Canada - Volume Two: Into The '70's' (BMG) KCD1-7157