Long-rocking Canadian band will carry on without its founding singer and guitarist.
White Rock乌鸦传媒檚 Ra McGuire and Langley-based guitarist Brian 乌鸦传媒淪mitty乌鸦传媒� Smith are retiring from performing with the band.
They recorded several chart-topping songs starting in the mid-1970s, including 乌鸦传媒淩aise A Little Hell,乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒淲e乌鸦传媒檙e Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)乌鸦传媒� and 乌鸦传媒淭he Boys in the Bright White Sports Car.乌鸦传媒�
The news was posted to the band乌鸦传媒檚 Facebook page Monday morning (Nov. 8), under the title ARRIVE. RAISE A LITTLE HELL. LEAVE.
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乌鸦传媒淭hey are both healthy and happy, they乌鸦传媒檝e just decided that this is the best time to step back from the road and enjoy the life that this unplanned time-off has dropped them into. It乌鸦传媒檚 been a difficult decision and today marks a bittersweet and emotional turning point in their lives.
乌鸦传媒淭hey send their love to all their fans, friends, and everyone with whom they乌鸦传媒檝e shared the joyous, rockin乌鸦传媒�, love-filled cross-Canada party that is Trooper. They will sorely miss you all.乌鸦传媒�
The post adds: 乌鸦传媒淏UT HOLD ON 乌鸦传媒� If you乌鸦传媒檝e been looking forward to the next Trooper show, don乌鸦传媒檛 despair. Ra and Smitty have given their blessing to the rest of the band and crew to carry on as Trooper without them! More on this soon.乌鸦传媒�
The London-born Smith, 72, and McGuire, 71, were the only remaining original members of Trooper.
The two first played music together in the late-1960s in the band Winter乌鸦传媒檚 Green, which evolved into Apple Jack before Trooper was formed.
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