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May 24 1938: Tommy Chong, guitarist for Little Daddy and the Bachelors, later renamed Four Niggers and a Chink, and then Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers is born in Edmonton. He’s best known as half of Cheech and Chong. 1956: One-time Magic Circus and Paupers member James Houston is born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1969: …
May 12 1958: The movie “Let’s Rock”, with Paul Anka among others, opens across the US. 1967: Walter Rossi plays his first show with Wilson Pickett at Massey Hall in Toronto. 1967: The Paupers begin a three night run in San Fransisco at the Fillmore West, backing Jefferson Airplane. 1973: Hank Snow peaks on Billboard’s …
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 25 1959: Heather Bishop is born in Regina. 1965: Paupers and Jon & Lee & The Checkmates are in Toronto for a show at MLG with The Rolling Stones. 1977: Paul Anka‘s special “Music My Way” with guest stars Natalie Cole and Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band airs on ABC-TV. 1979: Max Webster opens …
April 9 1925: Early country star Ginger Willis (of Hal & Ginger) is born in Hamilton as Dorothy Jean Heppel. 1968: Buffalo Springfield is in Daytona Beach, Florida. The show at the Memorial Stadium is cut short when Neil Young suffers an epileptic seizure on stage. His mother was in the audience. 1972: The Guess …
April 6 1929: 1950s Broadway star singer Guylaine Guy is born in Montreal. 1944: Chuck Beal, guitarist for The Paupers is born in Scarborough, Ontario. 1955: Greg Gunhold of Qwest and Gunn is born in Calgary. 1959: Hank Snow peaks on Billboard’s country chart the second of two weeks at #19 with “Doggone That …
March 29 1943: Chad Allan is born in Winnipeg as Allan Peter Stanley Kowbel. 1944:Terry Jacks is born in Winnipeg. 1969: The Village STOP is in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for a show at The Third Eye. 1974: The Guess Who host “The Midnight Special,” where they perform “American Woman,” “Star Baby,” “These Eyes,” “Clap for the …
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 …
March 4 1949: Carroll Baker is born in Bridgewater, NS. 1963: Greg Fraser, guitarist for Brighton Rock is born in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. 1973: Lisle releases their only album, SMILE WITH LISLE. 1973: Max Webster are in Mississauga, Ontario for a show at Erindale Secondary School. 1974: Jan Lewan releases his first album after …