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June 11 1958: Cindy Church is born in Bible Hill, NS. 1960: Brad Kilburn, bassist for Brandon Wolf is born in Calgary. 1974: Justin Paige releases his first single, “Who’s Been Messing With Sally?” 1974: Ray Materick releases his sophomore album, NEON RAIN, as well as its first single, “Linda Put The Coffee On.” 1976: …
June 10 1967: In Woodstock, NY, Bob Dylan and The Band begin to record what will become known as The Basement Tapes. 1967: Witness Inc enter Canada’s top 100 pop chart for the first time with “I’ll Forget Her Tomorrow,” at #87. 1967: Collectors peak at #26 on the top 100 chart with “Looking At …
June 4 1922: Singer/comedian Gordie Tapp (most notable for his time on “Hee Haw”) is born in London, Ontario. 1948: Craig Hamblin, drummer for Gettysbyrg Address, is born in Winnipeg. 1969: Kensington Market releases their sophomore album, AARDVARK. 1969: Life release their first single, “Hands Of The Clock,” along with their self-titled debut album. 1970: …
June 2 1937: Guy Lombardo tops Billboard’s chart with “September In The Rain.” 1956: Frankie Venom from Teenage Head is born in Glasgow, Scotland as Francis Kerr. 969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono record “Give Peace A Chance” while at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel during their “bed-in.” 1967: Buffalo Springfield are in Boston for a …
May 27 1945: Bruce Cockburn is born in Ottawa, Ontario. 1947: Rhinoceros guitarist Alan Gerber is born in Chicago. 1966: Bob Dylan’s show at Royal Albert Hall in London is the last of his most recent world tour, and the last with The Band as his backing group. 1970: Only five months after his debut …
May 15 1920: The Canadian Marconi Company station XWA (later CFCF), based in Montlreal, gives the first scheduled radio broadcast in North America. 1935: “What’s The Reason” by Guy Lombardo is on top of Billboard’s chart. 1940: Jackie Shane is born in Nashville. 1970: Mainline are in Toronto for a show at St Gabe’s. 1971: …
May 14 1922: Artist, writer, producer, and radio host Jackie Rae is born in Winnipeg as John Arthur Rae. 1944: Singer and actress Catherine McKinnon is born in Saint John, NB. 1946: Dixie Lee Stone, later Dixie Lee Innes of The Original Caste is born in Moose Jaw, SK. 1948: Dianne Heatherington is born in …
May 11 1939: Early pop star Dean Taylor is born in Toronto. 1924: Fiddle great Ward Allen is born in Kirkton, Ontario. 1959: Four Lads peak at #90 on Billboard’s chart with “The Fountain of Youth.” 1977: Prism releases their self titled debut lp. 1979: Blue Peter and Bob Segarini are in Markham, Ontario for …
May 10 1965: Hal Willis’ “Klondike Mike” tops Canada’s country chart for the second time. It stayed there for three weeks a couple of months earlier, and this time spends two weeks on top. 1977: Rush is in Milwaukee for a show at the Convention Centre. They play “Xanadu” for the first time, before A …
May 8 1932: Guy Lombardo tops Billboard’s chart with “Paradise.” 1971: The Bells are on American Bandstand, where they lip synch “Stay Awhile” and “Fly Little White Dove, Fly.” 1975: Paul Anka tops Canada’s singles chart with “I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone.” 1976: April Wine‘s THE WHOLE WORLD’S GOIN’ CRAZY album is #1 in …