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April 28 1940: Johnny Burke is born in Rosaireville, NB as Jean Paul Bourque. 1946: Wayne Davis, bassist for Bobby Kris & The Imperials is born in Toronto. 1959: Ronnie Hawkins releases his biggest single to date, “Mary Lou.” 1966: Buffalo Springfield, featuring Canadians Neil Young, Dewey Martin, and Bruce Palmer start a six week …
March 28 1906: Murray Adaskin – violinist, composer, conductor, and Director of the Music department at the University of Saskatchewan, is born in Toronto. 1934: Award-winning music promoter, manager, broadcaster, record and instrument retailer, and record label owner Harvey Glatt is born in Ottawa. 1947: Eugene Martynec of Bobby Kris and The Imperials and Kensington …
Feb 7 1944: At only 10 years old, Glenn Gould is among the winners of 7,000 competitors during the first ever Canadian Kiwanis Music Festival at Toronto’s Eaton Auditorium. 1966: “Walk On By” by Bobby Kris & The Imperials crosses over to the Canadian contemporary chart, reaching #2. It’s #8 on the pop chart. 1966: …
Feb 4 1939: Sixties country star Dick Nolan is born in Cornerbrook, NFLD. 1945: John Crone, tenor sax player for Bobby Kris & The Imperials is born in Toronto. 1956: The Crew Cuts release the single “Seven Days.” 1966: Paupers are in Oshawa for a show at the Jubilee Auditorium. 1966: Bob Dylan’s show at …
Jan 19 1933: Stu Mitchell (drummer for Wes Dakus & The Rebels) and then a solo country artist is born in Montreal. 1966: Bobby Kris & The Imperials release the single, “Walk On By.” 1969: Rush are at the Coff-In at the United Church in Toronto. They’re experimenting as a foursome, adding Lindy Young on …
Jan 3 1939: Dianne Brooks is born in Newark, New Jersey. 1966: Geoffrey Waddington, conductor and founder of the CBC Symphony Orchestra, dies in Toronto at the age of 61. 1966: Rhythm Pals are on the Canadian country chart for the first time, hitting #3 with “Iron Town,” a decade since their show of the …
Dec 26 1791: A cantata by English composer John Bentley is performed in Quebec City at the constitutional meeting which marked the partition of the colony into Upper and Lower Canada. 1937: Country star Ronnie Prophet is born in Hawkesbury, Ontario. 1945: Martin Fisher, pianist for Bobby Kris & The Imperials is born in Vancouver. …
Aug 5 1941: Lenny Breau is born in Auburne, Maine. 1947: Gordon MacBain, drummer for Bobby Kris & The Imperials is born in Toronto. 1947: Greg Leskiw of Kilowatt, Mood Jga Jga, Les Q, and The Guess Who is born in Winnipeg. 1965: Bobby Curtola releases the single, “Makin’ Love.” 1967: “Labourer” by 49th Parallel …
July 3 1944: Dave Konvalinka, bassist for The Gaylords, and Bobby Kris & The Imperials is born in Gimli, Manitoba. 1954: The Crew Cuts release “Sh’Boom.” It would peak at #5 on Billboard’s charts later in the month. 1965: The Guess Who‘s “Shakin’ All Over” peaks on the Billboard chart at #22. 1969: Kevin Hearn, …
by Nick Warburton The original line-up was formed in May 1967, by Sault St. Marie singer Keith McKie (b. November 20, 1947, St. Albans, Herts, England, emigrated to Canada in April 1953), after his former band, The Vendettas, had broken up. The Paupers’ former manager Bernie Finkelstein saw potential in McKie and decided to build …