1946: Kate McGarrigle is born in Montreal.1964: Gordon Downie of Tragically Hip is born in Amherstview, Ont.
1972: Lighthouse perform in New York City at Carnegie Hall. The show becomes LIGHTHOUSE LIVE, the first Canadian lp to sell 100,000 copies in Canada.
1975: Mahogany Rush is in Cincinnati for a show at Reflections.
1976: BTO release the HEAD ON album, and the first single, "Take It Like A Man."
1979: Anvil is in Chatham, Ont for a show at The Turf Room. This is long before they ink a record deal and are still going by the name Lips.
1981: Peter Pringle releases his sophomore album, RAIN UPON THE SEA.
1982: Doug & The Slugs release their MUSIC FOR THE HARD OF THINKING album. It debuts on the Canadian chart at #88.
1985: Parachute Club releases the single, "Act of An Innocent."
1994: Philosopher Kings release their self-titled debut album.
1995: Jann Arden's "Insensitive" tops Canada's pop singles chart, ending a two-week run.
2001: Randy Bachman and CF Turner guest voice on the Simpsons as BTO guest stars, playing at a state fair - even though Bachman wasn't actually in the band at the time.
2007: Barenaked Ladies release their new album, BARENAKED LADIES ARE MEN.
2007: Jann Arden releases UNCOVER ME.
2008: Feist is awarded the 7th annual Shortlist Music Prize (America's version of the UK's Mercury Prize & Canada's Polaris Music Prize). She wins for her album THE REMINDER, which includes the song "1,2,3,4," which shot to massive popularity after being used in an Apple iPod TV commercial.
2010: What's left of The Guess Who is in Indianapolis for two shows at Hoosier Park.
2013: Share The Man - A Tribute To Jack Richardson is put on by the students of Music Industry Arts at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario.
2014: Bill Bourne opens for Matt Anderson at the Winspeark Centre in Edmonton.
2015: Platinum Blonde is on their 30th anniversary tour for a show in Toronto at Hammerson Hall.
2015: Powder Blues are in Ajax, Ontario for a show at St Francis Centre.
2015: The Steadies are in Red Deer, Alta for a show at The Vat.
2015: They haven't played a full show together for eons, but hometown band China White is together for a pair of nights at Caffrey's in Edmonton.
2018: Uriah Heep, featuring Canadian singer Bernie Shaw, are in Ottawa kicking off the North American leg of their latest world tour at Brass Monkey.
2019: FKB release their new single, "Backseat Daydream."
2020: Midlife Maniax release their debut album, CHOCOLATE BOX.
B Hi Dan & David, thanks a lot for your interest and kind comments from (Johnny & Richard) regarding “Zingo” . I will answer your questions: “Zingo” Band with “Keith Scott” on Guitar who later joined “Bryan Adams” and the rest is History were a Vancouver Band together for about 6 years in the 70s. Yes we were Managed by Bruce Allen and later by “John Iuele” who worked with “Bruce Allen”. Back then we played Clubs 6 nights a week “Body Shop” etc and toured all over Canada. Eventually Signed a small Record deal with “Harbor Records” in England, Produced by “John Schroeder” who Produced “Status Quo” (Pictures of Matchstick Men) and some other #1 Hits in the UK. We Recorded 4 songs at famous “Little Mt. Studios” around 1977 in Vancouver before all the Big Bands like AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Aerosmith, all recorded their huge Albums there. We started doing tours playing Coliseums, and Arena Shows with “Beach Boys, Canned Heat Blues Band, Brownsville Station, John Lee Hooker, Trooper, Sweeny Todd etc”. and had a Single released in UK and Europe on Harbor Record Label. We had started recording a whole Album at “Little Mt Studios” but unfortunately never got to complete the Full Record due to some Business problems with our current Record Label “Harbor Records” in UK. and other missed opportunities such as the “Beach Boys” wanting to Sign and Produce the Band on their own Label. So we started a Album but it was never finished. Fast forward to Jan, 2016 “Jim Buckshon” and “Renegade Sounds” released a full Zingo Album of our old material that included the 4 songs we recorded at Little Mt Studios, 2 x old songs that we recorded new with “Keith Scott” in May 2015, and a conglomeration of low budget Demos of some other songs we wrote back in the 70s. Since the “Zingo” Album has been released in Jan. 2016 we have been very fortunate to have it reviewed all over the World, and Broadcast Worldwide many times from London. UK and other Countries in Europe. Although we wish we had had the opportunity to Record this Record properly in a Big Studio, the release of the Album was more of a “Labor of Love” to get some of our old material released before all the old damaged tapes disintegrated and the music was lost forever. The Album is available for purchase at “Neptoon Records” on Main in Vancouver, and online at following locations “Zingo Bandcamp, Renegade Sounds, iTunes, CDBaby, and Spotify etc.” plus other various Music Retailers in US and Europe.
