GL mentions it in this clip. His mom talks about his first record he cut while in school. GL goes on to say that he began singing in a local dance band. His job was drumming and singing "like a very early Ringo Starr."
http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertai...pics/743-4678/
(I remembered the drumming bit since like I've watched this video about 40,000 times
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-- Mary