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Rik Emmett is unquestionably one of Canada’s greatest musical gifts. Born in Toronto in 1953, he took his first guitar lesson at age 12. His diverse playing styles of today could have been predicted in his childhood, with a wide array of influences, including The Beatles, Zeppelin, and Jimi, as well as blues, jazz, flamenco …
Most artists would consider half a dozen solo albums, a string of hit singles, and a handful of awards a successful career. Hits like “There’s More Where That Came From,” “Kind of Like It’s Love,” “I Feel A Sin Comin’ On,” “She Ain’t Missin’ Missin’ Me,” and “This Used To Be Our Town” earned Jason …
Born in Toronto in 1943, Jaime Robbie Robertson was the son of a Jewish father and Mohawk mother. Naturally growing up with a wide range of musical stylings, his interest in native-Canadian meshed with his early exposure to the country hits of the 50’s. He started up a number of bands while in school including …
British born Graham Dunnett had already enjoyed moderate success with his band The Starliners, who once shared a six-week bill at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany with The Beatles and Gerry and the Pacemakers, when he moved to Toronto in 1964. With himself on vocals, he formed Dee and The Yeomen with Len Lytwyn …
The full house during any Roger Roger performance showcases the talents of one of Manitoba’s most talented siblings. Hailing from outside Winnipeg, Madeleine and Lucas Roger grew up in a musical household – more so than most who can make that claim. Their father owned his own studio, and the twins regularly share stories with …
Ottawa high school friends Ross Rheaume and David Smith first formed a duo in 1980. They relocated to Toronto where they became staples on the club scene after they took on stage names, Rheaume now going by Roman and Smith adopting the name Grey. They soon became regulars on the New York club scene as …
Not to be confused with the group from North Carolina with the same name before them (or the many groups long after their demise), The Romeos were among the first doo-wop groups on the Toronto scene when the genre was just getting started. They were formed around first tenor and accordianist Alex Ticknowich from Port …
Orignally from Paris, Ronney Abramson and her family moved to Montreal when she was only two. After finishing high school, she began performing in coffee houses around Quebec and Ontario while attending McGill University, where she studied classical guitar. She also became a fixture on the New York folk scene, and by 1971 was signed …
Ironically, one of the most influential artists in Canadian music history, who also happened to lend a hand in dozens of other artists getting their breaks, was originally from Arkansas. Ronnie Hawkins was born in Huntsville in 1935, and although his mother was a teacher and his father was a barber, he was exposed to …
Born in Hawkesbury, Ontario on Boxing Day in 1937, Ronald Lawrence Victor Prophet grew up on the family farm across the Ottawa River in Calumet, Quebec in a musical family. His second cousin was Orval Prophet, an early pioneer in the formation of Canada’s country music industry. With music all around him, young Ronnie was …