Wild T & the Spirit is a Canadian blues rock band , fronted by guitarist Tony Springer . Wild T & the Spirit was formed in 1990 by Springer with bassist Brian Dickie and drummer Danny Bilan ( formerly of Moxy ) . The band released its Warner Bros. debut album , '' Love Crazy '' , in 1991 . Bassist Kojo Ferguson toured with the band in support of '' Love Crazy '' , appearing in the video for '' " Midnight Blues " '' . Nazeem Lakay soon replaced Dickie on bass . The following year , Springer was invited to play guitar on David Bowie 's album '' Black Tie White Noise '' . Following that album and tour , Wild T & the Spirit released their second Warner Bros. album , '' Givin ' Blood '' ; in 1993 , and the band toured Canada as a supporting act for Bon Jovi to promote the album . '' Givin ' Blood '' earned a nomination for Best Hard Rock Album at the 1994 Juno Awards , and gave the band a Canadian chart hit with " Loveland " . In the latter half of the 1990s , Springer spend time in Chicago , Ill. performing as a sideman with various blues artists ; he returned to Toronto and the band continued to play concert venues throughout Eastern Canada with new members , bassist Chas Laurie and former Frozen Ghost drummer John Bouvette . In 2000 , band released the album '' Strange Modern '' . Laurie left the band and was replaced by bassist Guenther Kapelle
1994 Juno Awards
Juno Awards of 1994
Wild T and the Spirit