McKenna quit to join the Kendall Wall Blues Band in 1988. Vocalist Flaim left and Rick Walsh stepped back in as he had in the old days as vocalist. A dispute led to Donnie Walsh firing his brother who was replaced by Chuck Jackson in 1990. In spring 1990 Donnie Walsh was handed the Toronto Blues Society's 'Blues With A Feeling' Award. Walsh estimates that more than 120 musicians have passed through Downchild since its inception and has made 32 cross-Canada tours all by van.
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