The Stampeders are a Canadian rock trio, consisting of Rich Dodson, Ronnie King, and Kim Berly. Sweet City Woman is a 1971 song which appeared on their debut album "Against the Grain" (retitled Sweet City Woman in the U.S.). The song features a banjo as a primary instrument, which is also mentioned in the lyrics: "The banjo and me, we got a feel for singin'..." The band and song won numerous Juno Awards in 1972, including Best Single,Songwriter of the Year (guitarist Rich Dodson), Record Producer of the Year (Mel Shaw), and the band was named Canada's Top Group. The band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1964 as "The Rebounds". The Rebounds had five members: Rich Dodson, Len Roemer, Brendan Lyttle, Kim Berly, and Race Holiday. They renamed themselves "The Stampeders" in 1965 and Len Roemer was replaced with Ronnie King and Van Louis. In 1966 they relocated to Toronto, Ontario, and became a trio in 1968 when Lyttle, Louis, and Holiday left. In 1971 they had the hit with "Sweet City Woman," en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stam...

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