Montreal baritone vocalist Bil Ringgenberg and bassist Andrew Frank played in the funk band Seven Sisters from 1982 to 1987. They were growing tired of the British funk sound they'd been playing and moved towards a more R & B feel as Monkeywalk.
In 1992, the duo released their self-titled debut album which featured the addition of dozens of musicians to flush out their sound by including ex-Triumph guitarist Rik Emmett and Ellen McIlwaine. A tour featuring the duo with three sidemen followed.
1995's 'More' repeated the groove formula with Rik Emmett and Randy Cooke among others adding their veteran faculties, but the disc failed to gain the duo any notoriety or airplay.
In 1996 they re-invented themselves again as a '90's version of Bourgeois-Tagg under the name Driving Blind. Rik Emmett returned once again to help the duo recreate their vision.
Singles
1992 - Tear It All Down (Duke Street/MCA)
1992 - Will It Ever Come To Pass (Duke Street/MCA)
Albums
1992 - Monkeywalk (Duke Street/MCA)
1995 - More (Offbeat)
as DRIVING BLIND
1996 - Driving Blind (Vanguard)
Video
1992 - Tear It All Down
1992 - Will It Ever Come To Pass
