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Roy Dickinson (vocals)
Mark Campbell (lead guitar)
Wayne Lawryk (bass)
Henry "Hank" Zablocki (rhythm guitar)
Glen Grotto (drums)
Gary Storin (drums; replaced Grotto 1967)
Rick "Zak" Rochon (bass; replaced Lawryk 1969)
Omer "Paul" Langlois (lead guitar; replaced Campbell 1967)


St. Catharines, Ontario's The Kidds were roadies for 1960s band The British Modbeats and, at the time, were just youngsters - The Modbeats' Fraser Loveman and the band used to refer to them as the kids and when they formed their own group that became their name. They were all in attendance at St. Catharines Collegiate Institute high school where they played dances through 1966/1967.

The Kidds' manager was Jack Nestor who started his own record label just to release the band's first single. The A-side "You Were Wrong" was written by Hank Zablocki and the B-side, "Children In Love", was written by Paul Langlois. It was produced by Staccatos/Esquires manager Sandy Gardiner and released in December 1967.

Drummer Glen Gratto would end up playing in the second incarnation of the Fraser Loveman Group, Doc Savage (1970-1971), Demian (1971-1972) and replaced Neil Peart in Paul Dickinson's band JR Flood (1971). JR Flood evolved into Bullrush with the addition of Brian Gagnon. Gratto would eventually end up as the drummer for Alannah Myles; Lawryk joined Waterhole Number 4 with Ed Zalski of The Evil; Rochon was in an early version of St. Catharines band Hush (1970) while Storin was in a later version (1972) and eventually replaced by Neil Peart in 1973; Campbell joined The Torquays who evolved into The 18th Century Drawing Room. He would also play in The Movement; Langlois returned to an evolved version of his early high school band The Born Losers after changing their name to Black Lens. In the '70s he ended up in Thee Unkind (1970). The Lost Marbles Boogies Band (1971) and Deep Water Billy (1972) with former Kidds member Rochon.

with notes from John Mars and Fraser Loveman.


Singles
1967 You Were Wrong/Children In Love (Nestor/Stone) JN-0100

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