Wes Dakus Vinyl Record Albums

Often considered one of the Godfathers of the Edmonton music scene, Wes Dakus was born in Mannville, Alberta in 1938, and moved to Edmonton and formed The Rebels in 1958. Venues to play were few and far between at that time, but they quickly became one of the most popular predominantly instrumental groups on the prairies, doing gigs wherever they could, including rural hotels and seniors drop-in centres. In the band's infancy it was known as the CJCA Rebels, as it was the local radio station that pushed them, giving them air-time on its local talent features and helped them with the bookings.