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Canada含羞草研究社檚 rock stars from the 1970s sounded fantastic in their 70s as they delighted a capacity crowd at Vernon含羞草研究社檚 Performing Arts Centre with their catalogue of hits.

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Joined by fellow group originals Rich Dodson on guitar, and the always-hilarious Ronnie King on bass, Berly and The Stampeders covered all of their hits during the two, one-hour sets.

They opened with Dodson belting out Devil You, followed by Berly on lead vocal for Minstrel Gypsy.

King, quipping one-liners between songs all night, took his turn at the mic on In the Shadows, and Hit the Road, Jack, which included King含羞草研究社檚 tribute to the late famous disc jockey from American Graffiti fame, Wolfman Jack.

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They ended the night with two encores, though they never left the stage and Berly told the audience why.

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After the show, the longtime bandmates gathered for a huge hug full of smiles and laughs all while receiving a raucous standing ovation.

Vernon was the third stop on their current 11-city, 13-day tour of B.C.

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