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June 23 1920: Dixieland jazz saxophonist and bandleader Lance Harrison is born in Vancouver. 1948: Myles Goodwyn, of April Wine is born in Woodstock, NB. 1960: At 20, Paul Anka becomes the youngest performer ever at the time to perform at New York’s Copacabana nightclub. 1962: Bobby Curtola peaks at #41 on Billboard’s chart with …
June 22 1956: Allan Mix, bassist for Rhinoceros, Cheyenne Winter, and Skylark is born in Edmonton. 1959: Alan Anton, bassist for the Cowboy Junkies is born in Montreal. 1964: Bobby Curtola‘s “As Long As I’m Sure of You” enters the Canadian charts at # 16. 1968: “How’d We Ever Get This Way” by Andy Kim …
June 5 1938: At five years old, Glen Gould plays in public for the first time at a church in Uxbridge, Ontario – to a crowd of about 2,000 people. 1953: Tony Caputo, keyboardist for Lynx is born in Windsor, Ontario. 1959: “The Happy Gang,” featuring the comedic duo of Wayne & Shuster, is broadcast …
May 7 1935: “What’s The Reason” by Guy Lombardo and his orchestra tops Billboard’s chart. 1970: Rhinoceros releases their third album, BETTER TIMES ARE COMING. 1975: Pied Pumkin is at the Commodore in Vancouver to close out a two-night stand. 1977: Chilliwack sees “Fly At Night” peak at #75 on Billboard’s chart. 1977: The Poles …
April 17 1944: Bobby Curtola is born in Port Arthur, now Thunder Bay, Ontario as Robert Allen Curtola. 1969: The Band performs their first show after leaving Bob Dylan at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom. 1971: Vocalist and composer Carmen Lombardo succumbs to cancer at the age of 67. 1971: The Guess Who‘s “Albert Flasher” is …
April 10 1911: Victor Lombardo, the youngest of the musical family, is born in London, Ontario. 1928: Jazz sax great Fraser MacPherson is born as John Fraser MacPherson in St. Boniface, Manitoba. 1934: Classical saxophonist Paul Brodie is born in Montreal. 1941: Baritone Joseph Saucier, thought to be the first French-Canadian musician to have made …
March 18 1967: Gordon Lightfoot‘s LIGHTFOOT is the top Canadian album of the week on the Canadian charts, hanging on to #11. 1967: It’s the last week in the Canadian country top 10 for “Loving Day” by Johnny Burke. It’s been on the chart for over three months. 1967: Bobby Curtola enters the Canadian pop …
Feb 2 1921: Early fiddle sensation Ned Landry is born in St John, NB. 1938: Gene MacLellan is born in Val D’or, Quebec. 1955: Tom Stephen, drummer for the Jeff Healey Band is born in St John, NB. 1965: Bobby Curtola‘s “It’s About Time” is released. 1968: 49th Parallel is in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan for …
Jan 27 1913: The second incarnation of The Calgary Symphony Orchestra makes its debut at the Sherman Grand Theatre before more than 700 people. 1946: Bruce and Brian Good of The Good Brothers are born in Toronto. 1951: Wilf Carter releases the single, “Just A Woman’s Smile.” 1960: Bobby Curtola releases his first single, “Hand …
Jan 17 1929: Guy Lombardo’s “Sweethearts on Parade” tops Billboard’s chart. 1932: Irwin Prescott, a mover and shaker in the early Ottawa Valley country scene is born in the nation’s capital. 1946: Domenic Troiano, guitarist for Robbie Lane & The Disciples, The 5 Rogues, Mandala, James Gang, The Guess Who and Black Market is born …