Clyde Sundquist
This site is a dedication to Clyde "The Glyde" Sundquist who so unfortunately passed away in November of 2007 after a 3+ year battle with ALS. The recordings here are testament to his sadly undiscovered talent, mostly due to his humble nature and non aggressive role in the music industry. There is no doubt about his talent and ability, and all who knew and worked with him in the business revered him as a natural and star and loved working with him and being around him. He was generous and thoughtful to everyone; his life threw him countless curves and challenges which he overcame, only to be concoured by a devistating and random disease.
Clyde played with countless bands over the course of his life, starting in the late 1960's with horn based soul/funk bands, namely, The Soul Machine and The Happy Day in Chicago Illinois. He worked with wedding and jobbing bands around the city, and lastly, his most favorite of all, The Marshall Vente bands, Jazz Tropicale and the Marshall Vente Blues Band, and their Steely Dan Tribute tour.
The Happy Day were regularly featured with radio personality Dick Biondi playing "The History of Rock and Roll". Band mates Roger Pauly and Vince Ippolito went on to form "Happy Day Productions" writing and recording Emmy Award winning commercial jingles for the Illinois Lottery and countless national corporations and sponsors.
Clydes voice was heard around the country in those nationally syndicated commercial traks for McDonalds, GMC, Carlton Hotel, Schlitz Beer, Chicagos' public transportation company, The CTA, Ovaltine, and many more.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
The Soul Machine; ca. 1968
P.C. Ltd, ca. 1969
The Happy Day, ca. 1970-1973
Countles wedding and jobbing bands through the decades.
The Marshall Vente Orchesta, Blues Band and Jazz Tropicale
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Clyde played clubs, corporate parties and conventions as well as fronting the band The Happy Day doing concerts touring with Three Dog Night, The Funkadelics and Leon Russell around 1970.
Your musical influences
Jazz, Blues, R&B, Soul, Rock, Contemporary
What equipment do you use?
Microphones
Anything else?
Clyde is sadly missed by his surviving family, friends and colleagues.
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