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June 29 1960: Paul Anka appears on ABC TV’s special “Coke Time.” 1966: The Ugly Ducklings open for their idols, The Rolling Stones at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. 1970: The Band is in New York City at the Wollman Skating Rink during the Schaefer Music Festival. 1971: Matthew Good is born in Burnaby, BC. …
June 27 1942: Composer/pianist Frank Mills is born in Montreal. 1966: Lovin’ Spoonful, which features Canadian Zal Yanovsky peaks at #2 on RPM’s Top 100 list with “Jug Band Music.” 1970: Festival Express, a touring concert consisting of The Band, The Good Brothers, Mashmakhan, and Ian & Sylvia, among others, is in Toronto for the …
June 16 1940: Canadian wrestling legend and part-time country music star Sweet Daddy Siki is born in Montgomery, Texas as Reginald Siki. 1946: Singer/songwriter Malcolm Tomlinson is born in Islworth, England. 1952: Gino Vannelli is born in Montreal. 1967: Paupers are in Monterey, California at the Monterey International Pop Festival. 1967: The Mandala are in …
June 15 1946: Duris Maxwell, drummer for Skylark, Powder Blues, and Doucette is born in East York, Ontario as Ted Lewis. 1956: Uriah Heep frontman Bernie Shaw is born in Victoria, BC. 1968: “How’d We Ever Get This Way” by Andy Kim peaks on Canada’s pop chart at #16. 1971: Bif Naked is born in …
June 12 1965: Ian & Sylvia release the album, EARLY MORNING RAIN. 1968: Rhinoceros make their live debut at Whiskey A Go Go in Hollywood. 1970: The Guess Who perform in front of President Richard Nixon at the White House. Mrs. Nixon asked them ahead of time not to play “American Woman.” 1970: Janis Joplin …
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 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: …
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 22 1950: Gary Weeks of Gary & Dave is born in Charlottetown, PEI. 1957: CHUM AM switches to a “Top 50” format, and begins its own chart. 1959: Lisa Dalbello is born in Toronto. 1967: Dan Roberts, bassist for Crash Test Dummies is born in Winnipeg. 1967: The Rabble, The Isabella Blues Band, and …
May 14 1922: Artist, writer, producer, and radio host Jackie Rae is born in Winnipeg as John Arthur Rae. 1944: Singer and actress Catherine McKinnon is born in Saint John, NB. 1946: Dixie Lee Stone, later Dixie Lee Innes of The Original Caste is born in Moose Jaw, SK. 1948: Dianne Heatherington is born in …