Sharon Wadsworth
"SP"

Photo credit Susan Kerr Sharon Paige Wadsworth was born into a Canadian Air Force family, middle of five children and, as is true of most RCAF families, they moved around a lot, eight times in her case, including Trenton, Ottawa and finally Courtenay BC. Her parents listened mostly to country music, such as Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Hank Williams. Her mother played piano and grandfather played fiddle. Sharon's older sister, Vicki, was an influence on her listening as a teen, Beatles, Everly Brothers, Hollies, harmony rock and Sharon also liked Suzi Quatro as a strong female lead who played bass. Her Dad gave her a guitar and she taught herself folk oriented songs. After graduating from UVIC, Sharon and a friend spent a summer travelling in Europe and on her return she moved to Victoria. In the mid 70s, she met John Fisher and they became a couple. John was teaching himself guitar, having long experience on bass and Sharon started playing bass. She said, "I really wanted to be involved in music. If my partner was playing, I knew I wanted to be playing with him." Soon they formed Honey Bee, an excellent blues band that also featured Derek Walsh on vocals and harp. ... more...