Victor Roy Dauvin, better known as Pinky, was an easy going guy with a huge heart who loved to play music. Originally from Sackville New Brunswick, he migrated to Nova Scotia in the early 60s with the hope that he could make a life for himself doing what he loved best.
Pinky found himself at the centre of the Halifax music scene when he became the drummer for The Continentals, one of the city's most popular bands. Life was good, but a merger with another band, The Untouchables, forged a lifelong friendship with guitarist Grant Fullerton and propelled them both into a frenetic and successful new life in Toronto's Yorkville Village where the Stitch in Tyme was born.
Their psychedelic sound was a perfect fit for the times and within a year they had a hit with a cover of the Beatles' Got to Get You Into My Life. Extensive touring and more recordings followed but by 1968 the band was played out - just in time for Pinky and Grant to be recruited by Skip Prokop for his new band, Lighthouse.
The drum throne was filled and Ralph Cole was already on guitar so Pinky sang lead and Grant became the bass player. The chemistry worked and not longer after Lighthouse exploded.
Pinky was a rocker and attacked his vocals with frenzied abandon but he had a gentler side as well. His sweet tremolo and sincere interpretation of lyrics gave ballads a haunting quality that reached into your soul.
Three recordings in a year combined with non-stop touring began to wear on Pinky and the pressure of fronting such a powerhouse band made him long for simpler times. He and Grant left Lighthouse at the end of 1970.
Pinky was a devoted family man, an avid sports fan, especially of the Boston Bruins, and a lover of music till the end. All who knew him, remember his kindness and his down to earth, light-hearted manner. When Pinky was in the room, there was sure to be laughter. He remains forever in our hearts.
Pinky found himself at the centre of the Halifax music scene when he became the drummer for The Continentals, one of the city's most popular bands. Life was good, but a merger with another band, The Untouchables, forged a lifelong friendship with guitarist Grant Fullerton and propelled them both into a frenetic and successful new life in Toronto's Yorkville Village where the Stitch in Tyme was born.
Their psychedelic sound was a perfect fit for the times and within a year they had a hit with a cover of the Beatles' Got to Get You Into My Life. Extensive touring and more recordings followed but by 1968 the band was played out - just in time for Pinky and Grant to be recruited by Skip Prokop for his new band, Lighthouse.
The drum throne was filled and Ralph Cole was already on guitar so Pinky sang lead and Grant became the bass player. The chemistry worked and not longer after Lighthouse exploded.
Pinky was a rocker and attacked his vocals with frenzied abandon but he had a gentler side as well. His sweet tremolo and sincere interpretation of lyrics gave ballads a haunting quality that reached into your soul.
Three recordings in a year combined with non-stop touring began to wear on Pinky and the pressure of fronting such a powerhouse band made him long for simpler times. He and Grant left Lighthouse at the end of 1970.
Pinky was a devoted family man, an avid sports fan, especially of the Boston Bruins, and a lover of music till the end. All who knew him, remember his kindness and his down to earth, light-hearted manner. When Pinky was in the room, there was sure to be laughter. He remains forever in our hearts.
If There Ever Was a Time from the album Lighthouse
