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Nicknamed ‘Long John’ due to his lanky 6′ 7″ frame, John William Baldry was born in 1941 in the small English village of East Haddon. He spent much of his youth in Edgware, Middlesex, where he was first introduced to the American blues. After attending grammar school, he began incorporating those influences into one of …
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A native of Mississauga, Lydia Taylor spent her years in High School playing in different local bands before taking her show to Toronto in ’78. She was seen on stage by Clifford Hunt that year and was soon signed to Hunt Management. She continued honing her chops and quickly became known as one of Ontario’s …
Toronto’s Madcats were formed in 1977 by former Fullerton Dam founders guitarist Grant Fullerton (also ex of Stitch In Tyme and Lighthouse) and keyboardist Brad MacDonald, after their previous group failed to make an impact on the charts after an album and a couple of singles. They added former vocalist from The Mike McKenna Band, …
Formed by a bunch of high school chums at Willowdale, Ontario, Madrigal consisted of Rick Henderson on guitars, guitarist/bassist John Swainson, Peter Bonyton on piano, and drummer Don Simpson in 1968. They’d been playing the Toronto circuit for close to a year, developing a style that mixed some psychadelic rock influences and the day’s modern …
Often referred to as the Godfather of Canadian hip hop, Wesley Williams was born in Scarborough, Ontario in 1968, the son of Guyanese parents. He began writing poetry as early as Grade 2, and his earliest musical influences, although varied and included African rhythms, always leaned towards the burgeoning New York rap scene, including Grandmaster …
The Vancouver-based foursome can boast one of the most unique stories as to how they first formed. Frontman Josh Ramsay and guitarist Matt Webb were in a highschool choir together in 2000, untypical to say the least. “As uncool as that is, it’s worked out pretty well so far,” Ramsay joked. After recruiting Mike Ayley …
Formed in 1977 in Toronto, early members came and went through a revolving door, but the core of the band comprised of guitarists Marc Gane & David Millar, two students at Ontario College For The Arts. They recruited a former psychology and theatre student at Toronto’s York University named Martha Johnson of O Those Pants …
Proudly waving Quebec’s thrash metal flag, Martyr was formed in the early 1990s by Trois-Riviers brothers Daniel and Francois Mongrain on guitars and bass, and high school friends Pier-Luc Lampron on guitars and drummer Francois Richard. The number of venues to play were smaller and the audiences were even smaller, but they’d played off and …
Growing up in Edmonton in the late ’50s gave Mary Saxton musical influences that ranged from everything from Motown to big band to pop, and she put her talents to use at various live festivals and any other chance she could get to get on stage. She was barely old enough to drive when she …