

"One Tin Soldier" was a hit in Canada and reached No. 34 on the U.S. The songs employ the use of strings, horns, and organ which adds a swinging, pop-friendly sound. Monday" both songs were from the 1969 LP One Tin Soldier. The band did write many of their pieces but the writing and production team of Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter wrote and produced The Original Caste's two hit singles: "One Tin Soldier" and then "Mr. In 1969, the band signed with TA Records, a label distributed by Bell Records. In 1968, the band moved to Los Angeles and recorded the single "I Can’t Make It Anymore" for Dot Records with limited success. Joe Cavender played with an acid rock group. In early 1968 Peter Brown (Seattle) became the first drummer in the group. Bliss Mackie had worked as a Coca-Cola truck driver and a manager of a department store. Bruce Innes sang and played by himself while Graham Bruce worked as an accounts executive at Royal Trust. At that time, Dixie Lee Stone was a secretary at Pacific Petroleums in Calgary, and she sang on the weekly television programme Calgary Safety Roundup on CFCN-TV. Initially, Bruce Innes, Graham Bruce and Bliss Mackie worked as a trio and Dixie Lee (Stone) Innes joined the group in 1967, contributing rich vocals. Songwriter and guitarist Bruce Innes formed the group in Calgary, Alberta, in 1966. Instrumentally, the group consists of guitar, keyboard and bass. Because the name sounded too much like a folk group, it was changed in 1968. The band formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in 1966 under the name The North Country Singers. The Original Caste is a Canadian folk group.
