The idea of a disc jockey releasing a record had been all but abandoned in the 1960s, when CHUM morning man Michael Holland was signed to a solo deal with Toronto label Bomb Records based on his former musical life as Connecticut born Michael Bouyea in the US. Bouyea had been in the '60s garage band The Rogues whose first single on the Peyton label - "It's the Same All Over the World" - became a minor hit and is now a collector's item.

The Rogues went to New York in 1966 to re-record the Peyton single. The band had booked the studio for four hours and were finished recording the song in less than 30 minutes. With the remaining time Bouyea sat in a corner and pounded out some additional tunes - two of which were "Going All The Way" and "Go Ahead". The band's agent landed them a deal with Atlantic (Atco) Records where the songs were released under a new name The Squires who had moderate success. Later, Bouyea would move to Canada where he had solo chart success with a song called "The Fury" and then "Lover of the Night" on Columbia Records before landing the DJ job with CHUM.

A full album on Bomb entitled 'Do She Want Love' spawned a hit in the title track. This was no novelty record, it was a legitimate hit song that lasted 8 weeks on the charts and hit a peak position of #20 in 1981.

Holland/Bouyea returned to the US where he still lives today.

with notes from Michael Bouyea.


Singles
1979 The Fury/Just Slip Away (Columbia) C4-8324
1979 Lover of the Night/I Can Wait (Columbia) C4-8370
1981 Do She Want Love/Second Time (Bomb) BOMB-5040

with THE ROGUES
1966 It's The Same All Over The World/Oh No (Peyton) P-1001

with THE SQUIRES
1966 Going All the Way/Go Ahead (Atco)6442

Albums
1981 Do She Want Love (Bomb) BOMB-7036

with THE SQUIRES
1966 Going All the Way With The Squires (Atco)

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