About This:
Mark LaForme was born in Hagersville, Ontario in 1954 and grew up on the Mississauga of the New Credit Indian Reserve. Mark began playing guitar at the age of 11 and his early influences were Hank Williams, Ray Charles, and the Rolling Stones. Mark played in local bands with his brother Dave General who is now Chief Dave General of the Six Nations Reserve and Graham Greene, the native actor. In 1974, Mark started "Next" with ex-Crowbar member Roly Greenway. In 1975, he then signed with Columbia Records, which produced three singles. Mark toured with various show bands in the late 70's and in 1982 started to sing and record country music. In 1985 he signed with RCA for three singles in the country market. He played the country bar circuit until 2005. During that time, he toured twice with Stompin' Tom Connors and released an album on Stompin' Tom A.C.T. label with singles distributed by E.M.I. Through the years, Mark has also released singles and albums on Roto Noto label, which is owned and operated by his good friend Randall Cousins. Together, along with the help of Dave King and many other friends, Randall and Mark have just released a new CD simply called "Vintage" on Randall's new label Alleged-Iguana. http://www.marklaforme.com