1936: Hank Snow successfully auditions for Hugh Joseph at RCA Victor's Montreal office. He's signed to the label as The Yodeling Ranger. 1955: The Four Lads peak at #5 on the US charts with "Moments To Remember."
1956: The Diamonds hit number 12 on the US charts with the single, "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?".
1965: Peter Timmins, drummer with The Cowboy Junkies, is born in Montreal.
1965: The Esquires are on the bill at The Montreal Forum, along with headliners The Dave Clark Five.
1974: Rush close out a two-night stand in Roslyn, New York at My Father's Place.
1976: Bachman Turner Overdrive record a show at the Budokan in Tokyo for the LIVE IN JAPAN lp.
1978: Anne Murray's "You Needed Me" tops Billboard's chart.
1979: Bryan Adams enters Manta Studios in Toronto to begin work on his self titled debut album.
1979: Rush is in New Orleans for a show at The Warehouse.
1981: Rush release their live EXIT... STAGE LEFT album.
1982: Spoons are in Toronto for a show at The Concert Hall. It's simulcast on fm and tv.
1983: Helix peaks on Billboard's albums chart at #194 with NO REST FOR THE WICKED.
1987: Chalk Circle opens for Rush in St John's, NFLD at Memorial Stadium for the first of a two-night stand kicking off Rush's Power Windows tour.
1987: 54-40 release the album, SHOW ME.
1994: Jann Arden, Roch Voisine, Real World and Punjabi By Nature are the guests on Rita MacNeil's CBC debut, "Rita & Friends." The show draws 1.7 million viewers.
1995: Paul Anka guests on "The Simpsons."
1996: Joni Mitchell releases two separate compilation albums - HITS, and MISSES.
1997: Blue Peter play their first show in 12 years, at The Velvet Underground in Toronto.
1998: Joni Mitchell is on tour with Bob Dylan, in Toronto for a show at MLG.
2002: OPUS X from Chilliwack is re-released on CD in the US.
2005: "Canadian Idol" winner Melissa O'Neil has her single, "Alive!" top Canada's singles chart. It stays there for five weeks.
2007: Air Mail Archive re-release five Bruce Cockburn albums Stateside - BRUCE COCKBURN, HIGH WINDS - WHITE SKY, SUNWHEEL DANCE, NIGHT VISION, and SALT SUN AND TIME. 2011: Punch Drunk Cabaret is at The Bailey Theatre in Camrose, Alberta, shooting the video for "Two Brown Bottles of Beer."
2011: Streetheart is in Cold Lake, Alberta for a show at the Energy Centre.
2015: Big Sugar is live in Saskatoon at O' Brien's.
2017: Alex Focused is in Toronto for a show at Eden Hall.
2019: During a ceremony in Toronto, Dead South receive their first gold record plaque for the single, ""n Hell I'll Be In Good Company."