1954: Producer Bob Rock, formerly of
Payolas and Rock and Hyde, is born in Winnipeg as Robert Jens Rock.
1965: Esquires' "Cry Is All I Do" enters the Canadian chart at #39.
1969: Steppenwolf see "Rock Me" peak at #10 on Billboard's chart.
1970: Blood Sweat & Tears are in Providence, Rhode Island for a show at Brown University.
1976: Hammersmith opens for KISS at the Halifax Forum.
1978: Former Copperpenny vocalist Ken Hollis releases his last solo single, "Goin' Hollywood."
1980: Jason Blaine is born in Pembroke, Ontario.
1985: Bryan Adams is in London, England to end a two-night run at the Hammersmith Odeon.
1985: Coney Hatch is in Detroit for a show at Harpo's.
1986: Platinum Blonde are on the Billboard chart for the only time, when "Somebody Somewhere" makes it to #82 for the first of a two week run.
1995: Rainbow Butt Monkeys release their debut album, LETTERS FROM CHUTNEY.
1999: Neil Young performs at Madison Square Garden, but the venue bills him as Bob Dylan on the sign. The mistake is fixed.
1999: Blue Rodeo is in Vancouver at the Starfish Room.
1999: "Love Song" by Sky ends a two-week run on top of the Canadian singles chart.
2003: Kristilyn Robertson releases her album, THE UNCUT VERSION.
2005: Jann Arden releases a self-titled album.
2006: Fist release BEHIND THE BOLTED DOOR, their first new recordings in 11 years.
2007: Annihilator releases their METAL album.
2009: The Nylons are in Velthoven, The Netherlands.
2011: Marianas Trench guitarist Matt Webb releases his first solo single, "Bad Girl."
2012: A benefit concert is held in Toronto at April 19 at Lula Lounge for Parachute Club's Billy Bryans. He succumbs to cancer four days later at age 64.
2017: During a ceremony in Halifax, Ken Tobias becomes the first New Brunswick native to ever be inducted in the Nova Scotia Music Hall of Fame.
2019: The Darby Mills Project is in Vancouver for a show at Fairview Pub for the first of a two-night stand.
2019: Robbie Rox & The Power Quintet are in Toronto for a show at the Linsmore Tavern.
2019: Jimmy & The Sleepers are back together and in Calgary for a show at Mikey's. It's also a release party for their new album, ALL THAT MONEY. Warming up the crowd beforehand, and joining them onstage for "Sweet Home Chicago" is Big Dave Maclean.
Originally called The Colonials, The Halifax They dont make em like they used to. That goes for boats, women and bell bottom jeans. No one knows this more than Keath Barrie. Keath Barrie has been all over the world (when his boat isnt tied to the docks – as it is on the cover.) He has seen places. He has loved. He has loved places, literally. He has on several occasions attempted to court and marry tracks of land. This album contains many tales of such love like Apalachicola and San Sebastian. Apalachicola is a tale of the promiscuity of shorelines in southern Florida. After several rejected proposals of marriage to Apalachicola, the poor mans Panama City with a heart of Goldschlager, Barrie dropped by for a visit only to find San Sebastian sleeping with neighboring town Saint Joseph. Several attempts were made to burn Apalachicola National Forest to the ground, but only ended with restraining orders and a brief stint in jail for illegal deforestation. Tired by the rejection of the Americas – Barrie decided to slum it and go ethnic for San Sebastian. On a vacation through Spain, Barrie docked up on San Sebastian. And by docked up I mean fucked. Impregnated and shamed from the other cities in Spain, San Sebastian hid the pregnancy from Barrie by lodging in a shelter. San Sebastian later gave birth to their love child, Ibiza. Ironically Ibiza is now a popular destination for spoiled, rich children from affluent households. Barrie loved many other well located destination spots, but has become more famous for his resemblance being used for the Russell Crowe episode of South Park. All of Keath CD’s are “double albums” (except “Merry Christmas”) – they contain more than twice the music of regular CD’s – it’s like getting TWO CD’s for the price of ONE! Samples of Keath’s songs can be heard in MP3 format. Just click on the bold song titles below to hear each song sample. The Best of Keath Barrie – Volume 1 NEW! NEW CD! The Best of Keath Barrie Volume 1 $19.95 Beautiful Country Beautiful Country – Keath Barrie Beautiful Country $19.95 How Sweet the Sound How Sweet the Sound – Keath Barrie How Sweet the Sound $19.95 Merry Christmas Merry Christmas – Keath Barrie Merry Christmas $14.95 1. Peace* 2. Things I Like About Christmas 3. I’ll Be Home For Christmas 4. Mistletoe and Holly 5. Frosty the Snowman 6. Winter Wonderland 7. O’ Holy Night 8. It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas 9. Come See the Babe* 10. Silent Night 11. Coventry Carol 12. Count Your Blessings Keath Barrie — The music of Keath Barrie is for those who remember the “good ol’ days,” when music spoke differently to people’s hearts–emotionally and spiritually. His music is from a time when you could turn on the radio and just sit back and relax to songs that really meant something personal to listeners. “Keath Barrie’s rich mellow baritone voice welcomes the listener into the story of the song. During his music career, he recorded and wrote many memorable songs such as Apalachicola, Christian Island, Nova Scotia, Only Talkin’ to the Wind and The Old Lamplighter, to name just a few. His recordings included the best musicians of the day and he entertained people across North America at his concerts during the 70s and 80s.” 1975 was runner up for Most Promising Male Vocalist, lost to Gino Vannelli