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Oct 6 1973: Canyon is in Richibucto, NB for a show at The Bear’s Den. The group consists of, among others, Bernie Aubin, later of Headpins fame, and Larry Maillet, who later joined Molly Oliver. 1974: Scrubbaloe Caine’s debut album, ROUND ONE, peaks at #61 on the Canadian albums chart – the first of two …
Sept 22 1943: Paul Hoffert of Lighthouse is born in Brooklyn, NY. 1948: Jim Byrnes is born in St. Louis, Missouri as James Thomas Kevin Byrnes. 1951: Terry Draper of Klaatu is born in Toronto. 1976: Mahogany Rush is in Saskatoon for a show at the Saskatoon Arena. 1979: Nick Gilder is in Vancouver, opening …
Sept 1 1945: Valdy is born in Ottawa as Valdemar Horsdal. 1964: Hal Willis releases the single, “Lumberjack.” It would eventually peak at #1 on the Canadian chart, crack the top 5 in the US, and sell 1.5 million copies. 1964: RPM Magazine prints Canada’s first ever national pop chart. 1968: Skip Prokop and Brad …
Sept 1 1945: Valdy is born in Ottawa as Valdemar Horsdal. 1964: Hal Willis releases the single, “Lumberjack.” It would eventually peak at #1 on the Canadian chart, crack the top 5 in the US, and sell 1.5 million copies. 1964: RPM Magazine prints Canada’s first ever national pop chart. 1968: Skip Prokop and …
Aug 15 1925: Argued as one of the greatest ever, jazz pianist Oscar Peterson is born in Montreal. 1948: Patsy Gallant is born in Campbellton, New Brunswick. 1966: The Lovin’ Spoonful, featuring Canadian Zal Yanovsky, top Canada’s singles chart with “Summer In The City.” 1966: Barry Allen enters the Canadian pop chart at #86 with …
July 31 1961: Hank Snow peaks at #5 on Billboard's country chart with "Beggar To A King." 1967: Jon Lee and The Checkmates return to Toronto for its final set of gigs. The band breaks up shortly after. 1968: The Newport Pop Festival begins in Costa Mesa, California. 100,000 fans come out to hear Steppenwolf, …
July 29 1940: Early country star Ray St. Germain is born in St Vital, Manitoba. 1945: Early pop star Barry Allen is born in Edmonton as Barry Allen Rasmussen. 1953: Geddy Lee of Rush is born Gary Lee Weinrib in Willowdale, Ontario. 1967: 49th Parallel peaks on the Canadian pop charts at #55 with “Laborer.” …
July 21 1962: Lee Aaron is born in Belleville, ON as Karen Lynn Greening. 1967: The Amen return home to play in Sault Ste Marie for the first time since cutting their only 45 “Carnivals and Cotton Candy.” 1972: Big Wreck’s frontman Ian Thornley is born in Toronto. 1972: Paul Brandt is born in Calgary …
July 11 1946: Country singer/songwriter Terry Carisse is born in Ottawa as Terrance Victor Carisse. 1949: Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd is born in London, England. 1960: The Beau-Marks peak on Billboard’s pop chart at #45 with “Clap Your Hands.” 1961: One-time drummer for Tower Bridge, Lambros Tsiandos is born in Edmonton. 1966: Dee & The …
John Hannah memorial Terry Crawford and Rick Johnson began playing together while they were still attending high school in Winnipeg. They formed the first incarnation of Crawford in the early ’70s with Johnson on guitars, Scott Gair on bass, drummer Birch Nero and Tony Ward on keyboards. The lineup changed a few times while they …