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May 4 1928: Jazz trumpet great Maynard Ferguson is born in Montreal. 1956: Arnold Lanni of Sheriff and later Frozen Ghost fame is born in Toronto. 1968: Hank Snow peaks on Billboard’s country chart at #70 with “I Just Wanted To Know.” 1968: Steppenwolf are on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand for the first time, performing …
May 3 1965: The Allan Sisters enter the Canadian charts at #32 with “Remember The Face.” 1969: Canadian customs officials arrest Jimi Hendrix after finding heroin in his travel bag while entering Toronto. He’s released on $10,000 bail. He’s acquitted in court that December. 1969: John Rutsey and Alex Lifeson are in Willowdale, Ontario for …
April 14 1901: Henry Burr appears at the opera house in Saint John, NB in his first notable concert with the Scottish soprano Jessie MacLachlan. 1928: Pianist Norman Armadio is born in Timmins, Ontario. 1948: Greg Adams is born in Toronto. 1972: April Wine is in Montreal opening for Jethro Tull at the Forum. …
March 27 1962: Jann Arden is born in Calgary. 1965: Hank Snow peaks at #7 on Billboard’s country chart the second of two weeks with “Wishing Well.” 1971: Poppy Family begin a two week run at #100 on Billboard’s chart with “I Was Wondering.” 1975: Rush is at the Ice Arena in Kenosha, Wisconsin, opening …
March 14 1956: Barney Bentall is born in Calgary. 1966: Ray Hutchinson peaks at #12 on the Canadian pop chart with “Rose Marie.” 1969: The Guess Who release their WHEATFIELD SOUL album. 1970: The Poppy Family release the single “Whch Way You Goin’ Billy?” in the US. 1970: The Band peak at #57 on Billboard’s …
March 13 1931: Bob Regan of Canadian Sweethearts is born in Rolla, BC. 1974: Sweeney Todd is in Vancouver, opening for the New York Dolls at The Commodore. 1975: Mahogany Rush are at Tempo Studios in Montreal, working on what what become the STRANGE UNIVERSE album. 1976: BTO end a two week run at #33 …
March 6 1950: Marie-Michele Desrosiers of Beau Dommage is born in St. Therese, Quebec. 1969: Seeds of Time are in Vancouver for a show at The Light Fantastic Club. 1970: Troyka releases the single, “Natural.” 1971: The Bells enter the US charts with “Stay Awhile,” and would eventually peak in the top 10. 1976: BTO …
March 5 1946: Best known for his time in Janis Joplin’s Full Tilt Boogie Band, keyboardist Richard Bell is born in Toronto. 1965: “Klondike Mike” by Hal Willis peaks on the Canadian country chart at #2. 1967: Paupers end a two-week stint at New York’s Cafe Au Go Go. The first two shows they opened …
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 …
Jan 7 1943: Bruce Innes of The Original Caste is born in Calgary. 1950: Hank Snow makes his first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. 1963: One of Canada’s best-known dance halls, Toronto’s Palace Pier in Toronto, is destroyed by fire. 1971: Neil Young performs solo at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver …