1948: Bill Wallace of Gettsybyrg Address, Brother and Guess Who fame is born in Winnipeg.
1951: Charity Brown is born as Phyllis Boltz in Kitchener, Ont.
1956: Mark Bradac of Teaze is born in Windsor, Ontario.
1967: Neil Young & Crazy Horse are in Providence, RI for a pair of shows that night at The Warehouse.
1968: 49th Parallel is in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan for the second of a two-night stand at Temple Gardens Dance Hall.
1971: The Band begin their first European tour in Rotterdam, Holland.
1973: The Guess Who are in Houghton, Michigan for a show at M.T.U. Opening is Bruce Springsteen.
1973: Chantal Kreviazuk is born in Winnipeg as Jennifer Chantal Kreviazuk.
1975: The Guess Who is in Escoheag, RI for a show at Stepping Stone Ranch.
1979: Max Webster play for the first time in Belgium, in Poperinge-Mackeblijde.
1979: Mellissa McClelland is born in Hamilton.
1982: Gordon Lightfoot peaks at #50 on Billboard with "Baby Step Back."
1982: Loverboy is in Saskatoon for a show at Saskatoon Arena.
1984: Lee Aaron's debut album from two years earlier is re-released on Attic Records.
1995: Luba releases CHAIN REACTION from 1979 on CD.
1997: Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings performed together for the first time in fourteen years in front of over 40,000 at The Forks in Winnipeg for a Red River flood relief benefit concert organized by Tom Jackson. A number of other Canadian performers also took the stage, including Chantal Kreviazuk and Tom Cochrane.
2003: Rush's Alex Lifeson guest stars on The Trailer Park Boys.
2004: Cats & Dogs hold an album release party for THIS LIFE in Toronto at the Hard Rock Cafe.
2004: Bullseye Records releases LIVE AT THE GODS in Canada as a Rubber album. It happens to be the exact same album released in Europe and Japan as a Harem Scarem album, and a year and a half later.
2004: Alanis Morissette releases SO CALLED CHAOS, as well as the first single, "Everything."
2007: Alfie Zappacosta is home in Edmonton for a show at Jeffrey's.
2008: Finger 11 is in Providence, RI for a show at Lupo's At The Strand.
2017: The Pemberton Music Festival, slated to run July 13 to 16 is cancelled and a bankruptcy trustee is appointed. Scheduled to appear were Chance the Rapper, Muse and A Tribe Called Quest, Major Lazer, Haim, Run The Jewels, and dozens more acts.
2018: While driving in LA, Burton Cummings is broadsided by someone who'd run a red light. He escapes with only a concussion and minor cuts and bruises.
Commemorating the pioneers of Canadian rock is a daunting task indeed. The list of performers to pave the road of success that’s travelled by artists today is as wide as the country – – as diverse as its people. Before the advent of minimum Canadian content on the radio … our early voice was heard through sheer quality. Standing on its own merits right from the beginning, our music helped define who we are today, and the industry was alive and vibrant – even in its infancy ...