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Feb 27 1952: The Four Lads have the #1 song on Billboard with “Cry.” 1959: Bob Regan and Lucille Starr release their first single under the name The Canadian Sweethearts, “What’s The Password?” 1967: The Paupers are in New York at the Cafe A Go Go, opening for Jefferson Airplane. 1971: Steppenwolf is in Cherry …
Feb 21 1948: Offenbach bassist MIchel Lamothe is born in Sainte Hyacinthe, Quebec. 1960: Former Annihilator frontman and DOA bassist Randy Rampage is born in Vancouver as Randall Desmond Archibald. 1965: The Esquires open for The Beach Boys at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens. Backstage after the show, the band is awarded the first ever RPM …
Jan 15 1882: Early 20th century pop tenor, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Henry Burr is born in St Stephen, New Brunswick as Henry Haley McClaskey. 1961: Paul Anka’s “Story Of My Love” enters the Canadian charts at #16. 1964: Terry Black releases the single, “Unless You Care.” 1972: Aaron Space‘s debut single, “Keep On Moving” climbs …
Dec 23 1958: Carl Dixon of Coney Hatch, April Wine, and Guess Who fame is born in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. 1962: Sass Jordan is born in Birmingham, England. 1966: Paupers are in Toronto for a show at Club 888. 1967: “Tears” by The Fifth enters the Canadian pop chart at #83. 1967: Buffalo Sprinfield, …
Dec 16 1938: Maritime sensation John Allan Cameron is born in Inverness, Cape Breton, NS. 1948: Denise McCann is born in Clinton, Iowa. 1967: “People In Me” by A Passing Fancy peaks on the Canadian pop chart at #89, two weeks after its release. 1967: Tommy Hunter’s “Mary In The Morning” tops Canada’s country chart. …
Nov 27 1961: Hank Snow peaks at #11 on Billboard’s country chart with “The Restless One.” 1965: The Lovin’ Spoonful, featuring Zal Yanovsky, release their hit single, “You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice.” 1966: They were loved so much after a three-night run earlier in the month, The Paupers are brought back to Boris’ …
Nov 26 1933: Robert Goulet is born in Lawrence, Mass. His family moves to Canada when he’s young. He attends school in Edmonton, then lands a job with the CBC, and makes some movies as well as becoming a pop idol in the ’60s. 1941: Amos Garrett is born in Detroit. 1964: Dick Damron releases …
Nov 25 1964: Lorne Greene, mostly known as an actor (Bonanza, Battlestar Galactica), tops Billboard’s country chart with “Ringo.” 1967: Bobby Curtola enters Canada’s pop chart at #95 with “Footsteps.” 1968: Tom Northcott Trio is in Kitsilano, BC for a show at the Kitsilano Theatre. Also on the card are Afterthought, Brave New World, and …
Nov 21 1927: CKUA goes on the air with a 500-watt signal, originating from the University of Alberta campus. Canada’s first public broadcaster began as a project to take the University to the people via the new medium of radio. It came into being with the volunteer labour of two engineering students, using two windmill …
Nov 20 1945: Nanette Workman is born in Brooklyn, NY. 1954: Frank Marino is born Francesco Antonio Marino in Montreal. 1965: Hank Snow peaks on Billboard’s country chart at #28 with “Queen of Draw Poker Town.” 1966: The Ugly Ducklings and The Last Words are on the card in Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens, opening …