Denny Doherty,
Pat LaCroix, and Richard Byrne formed the Colonials in 1960 in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, where they hosted a
CBC TV programme. After performing in Toronto and Montreal, the band changed its name to The Halifax Three in 1963, and, with the addition of
Toronto born
Zal Yanovsky, toured with
the Journeymen and played
Carnegie Hall in
New York City. The band signed with
Epic Records and released two albums. The band broke up in 1965. Doherty and Yanovsky formed
the Mugwumps with
Cass Elliot and
Jim Hendricks. When that band ended, Yanovsky, with
John Sebastian formed
the Lovin' Spoonful while Doherty joined the Journeymen's
John Phillips and his wife
Michelle, to, later, along with
Cass Elliot, form
the Mamas & the Papas. LaCroix became a Toronto photographer and jazz vocalist. Byrne returned to Halifax where he formed the short-lived New Halifax III with Scott McCulloch and Michael Stanbury from CBC Television's
Singalong Jubilee. In 2001, music from the Halifax Three was included in the retro compilation album
The Magic Circle. ==Discography==