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.
The driving force behind Helix, Brian Vollmer was born in Kingston, Ontario and is generally regarded as one of Canada’s Godfathers of Heavy Metal.
