Sault musicians travelled along with Tommy Hunter

Landing a regular gig on The Tommy Hunter Show was a game-changer for a Bar River native. Duncan Fremlin’s Whiskey Jack got the nod to join the CBC-TV variety show in 1980. He didn’t know the band’s ties to Hunter, who died last Thursday at 89, would open so many doors thanks to three years of appearances. “ It just changed our lives overnight,” Fremlin told The Sault Star. “It certainly helped us get gigs.”Whiskey Jack had just started in 1977. Fremlin