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Jan 11 1936: Bill Reed of The Diamonds is born in Toronto. 1965: Bobby Curtola‘s “Alone and Lonely” peaks at #12 on the Canadian singles chart. 1967: A Passing Fancy releases the single, “I’m Losing Tonight.” 1975: Gino Vannelli appears on the longest running US soul show, “Soul Train.” He’s one of only a few …
Jan 10 1932: “River Stay ‘Way From My Door,” Guy Lombardo‘s tune featuring Kate Smith on vocals, tops Billboard’s chart. 1935: Ronnie Hawkins, former employer of The Band, and a thousand others once he’d relocated to Toronto in the mid ’50s, is born in Huntsville, Arkansas. 1964, Brad Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is born …
Jan 9 1947: Freddy Pompeii of The Viletones and The Secrets is born in Philadelphia, PA as Frederick DiPasquale. 1956: Kenny MacLean of Deserters and Platinum Blonde is born in Glasgow, Scotland. 1966: Buffalo Springfield ends a 10 night stand in New York City at Ordine’s. Bruce Palmer is busted later that night for drugs …
Dec 5 1946: Andy Kim is born in Montreal as Andrew Youakim. 1964: Lorne Greene becomes the third Canadian (after Guy Lombardo and Paul Anka) to have a number one hit on the Billboard singles chart, when his spoken word recording about a Western gun fighter named “Ringo” reached the top. It made it to …
Dec 2 1949: Leon Stevenson ( Extras, BB Gabor, Garnett Ford) is born in Croydon, England. 1955: Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo is born in Toronto. 1957: “Daddy Cool,” peaks at #36 on the Canadian charts. There are two versions in that spot at the same time, one by The Diamonds, one by The Rays. …
Nov 30 1947: Ann Mortifee is born in Durban, South Africa. 1952: The reformed Edmonton Symphony Society gives its first performance – at the Jubilee Auditorium. 1957: Drummer Dave Betts (Steve Blimkie & The Reason, Honeymoon Suite) is born in Toronto. 1964: Bobby Curtola releases the single, “Alone and Lonely.” 1968: Steppenwolf see “Magic Carpet …
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 15 1920: The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra debuts at the Pantages Theatre. 1954: Ab Bryant, bassist for Prism, Chilliwack, and Headpins is born in Vancouver. 1965: “Forget Her” by Bobby Curtola enters the Canadian pop chart at #38. 1970: The Band is in Pittsburgh, PA for a show at the Syria Mosque. 1974: Nickelback‘s Chad …
Nov 3 1957: Paul Anka is on The Ed Sullivan Show, where he performs “Diana.” 1962: Bobby Curtola enters Billboard’s chart at #92 with “Aladdin,” the second and last time he’s on Billboard. 1967: The Paupers are in Detroit, opening for MC5 the first of three nights at the Grande Ballroom. 1973: Blake Manley from …
Oct 27 1948: Tom Jackson is born Thomas Dale Jackson on One Arrow First Nation, near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 1967: Seeds of Time, who would later morph into Prism, headline a show at Vancouver's Retinal Circus Nightclub. 1973: Ian Thomas enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #96 with "Painted Ladies." 1973: The DeFranco Family make their …