1940: Early country star Joyce Smith is born in Lethbridge, Alberta. 1951: Jimi Bertucci of Abraham's Children is born in Serra San Bruno, Italy.
1966: It's becoming the norm, as Jim Feilder fills in on bass for Buffalo Springfield at the Whiskey A Go Go in LA, when Bruce Palmer was busted the day before in a drug bust.
1973: "Heartbeat It's A Lovebeat" by DeFranco Family reaches #8 on Billboard's Hot 100.
1973: "West Coast Woman" by Painter makes it to #81 on Billboard's Hot 100.
1977: Ronnie Prophet peaks at #99 on Billboard's country chart with "It Ain't Easy Loving Me."
1982: Saga open for Jethro Tull at the Selland Arena in Fresno, Cal.
1983: Tiffany Dowhan is born in Radway, Alberta.
1993: Sarah McLachlan releases her FUMBLING TOWARDS ECSTASY album.
1996: Dianne Heatherington succumbs to cancer at the age of 48.
1997: Blue Rodeo's TREMOLO album is certified gold. It would go on to platinum status.
2002: Harem Scarem releases WEIGHT OF THE WORLD in Canada, but in a stroke of marketing genius, someone at Bullseye Records renames them Rubber.
2002: The Canadian Association of Broadcasters inducts Bruce Cockburn into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame.
2004: Bill Reed of The Diamonds dies in his Florida home.
2005: Broken Social Scene peak on Billboard's albums chart at #105 with their self-titled album.
2005: Trooper plays in Cold Lake, AB at Rocktoberfest. Headlining is Lothar Twardzik, argued as one of the country's top "Oom Pah Pah" bands, which featured local tuba hero Doug Sirant.
2006: Harlequin is inducted into the Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Winnipeg.
2006: Thor is in Windsor, Ont at the Avalon Front.
2006: Tragically Hip are in Toronto for a show at the Phoenix Concert Theatre.
2008: Honeymoon Suite release the CLIFTON HILL album.
2010: Stampeders are in Dryden, Ontario for a show at the Community Centre.
2011: Burton Cummings is in Jackpot, Nevada for a show at Cactus Pete's.
2015: Hawksley Workman is in Calgary for a show at MacEwan Theatre.
2015: Lex Justice is at home in Edmonton for the first of a three-night run at Blues On Whyte.
2015: Stampeders are in Glace Bay, NS for a show at Savoy Theatre.
2016: Carl Dixon is in Pembroke, Ontario for a solo show at Festival Hall.
2016: Tom Cochrane is the musical entertainment in Winnipeg as the oldtimers Jets and Oilers face off in the NHL's annual outdoor Heritage Classic at Investers Group Field.
2016: Hey Romeo! kills it in front of a sold out crowd at the Community Hall in Cherry Grove, Alberta.
2016: Shari Ulrich is in White Rock, BC for a show at Blue Frog Studios.
2018: Julio Biafore releases his new single, "Rocker Girl."
2019: Sloan is in Edmonton for a show at Festival Place.