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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 8 1963: Edward Adolph, drummer for Brute Force and Fist is born in Winnipeg. 1970: Chilliwack release their self-titled debut album. 1973: Guess Who release their tenth album, entitled oddly enough, 10. 1975: Singer/songwriter Emm Gryner is born in Sarnia, Ontario. 1977: Trooper releases the KNOCK ‘EM DEAD KID lp. 1977: Creed is in …
June 7 1965: A crossover hit, “I’m Not Sayin’” by Gordon Lightfoot peaks at #2 on the canadian country chart. 1965: The Guess Who enter the Canadian charts at #23 with their cover of Bobby Lewis’ “Tossin’ and Turnin’.” 1969: Joni Mitchell is a guest on the premiere episode of The Johnny Cash Show. 1972: …
June 6 1966: Barry Allen‘s “Lovedrops” peaks at #10 on the Canadian pop chart. 1966: Little Caesar & The Consuls enter Canada’s pop chart at #98 with “1,000 Miles Away.” 1971:mDomenic Troiano plays his last show with Bush at the Bitter End in LA. Portions of the show are included in the band’s only album …
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 …
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: …
May 31 1952: Jim Vallance, most noted for his songwriting partnership with Bryan Adams is born in Chilliwack, BC. 1962: Corey Hart is born in Montreal. 1963: Hugh Dillon, frontman for Headstones is born in Kingston, Ontario. 1963: Bryan Potvin of The Northern Pikes is born in Ottawa. 1969: Steppenwolf see “It’s Never Too Late” …
May 29 1945: Mike Hanford, singer for Gettysbyrg Address is born in Winnipeg. 1948: Walter Rossi is born Rossignuoli Rossi in Naples, Italy. 1970: Manchild are in Toronto for a show at St Gabe’s. 1973: Guess Who is in Fort Worth, Texas for a show at The Tarrant County Convention Centre. 1971: Smyle enter the …
May 28 1944: Rita MacNeil is born in Big Pond, NS. 1949: Prism‘s Lindsay Mitchell is born in London, England. 1964: Jimmy Rankin is born in Mabou, Cape Breton Island. 1968: Mike Plume is born in Moncton, NB. 1975: Goddo opens for Golden EarRing at Massey Hall in Toronto. 1978: Christopher Ward releases his first …