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Thundermug

Posted on April 11, 2022April 17, 2022 by canbands

Formed in London, Ontario, their origins began in 1970 when high school friends guitarist/singer Joe de Angelis and Bill Durst on keyboards/guitars began jamming together in the garage, quickly recruiting bass player James Corbet and Ed Pranskus on drums. They began playing the local scene as Pink Orange, doing mostly Beatles/Stones/Led Zeppelin covers, all the …

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Stompin Tom Connors

Posted on April 11, 2022April 17, 2022 by canbands

Stompin’ Tom Connors memorial It’s hard to argue that no one flew the Canadian flag higher or wore the Maple Leaf prouder than Stompin’ Tom Connors. Born Thomas Charles Connors in St John, New Brunswick in 1936, he spent a short time as a child living with his single mother while she did time in …

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Oct 17
1922: Pierre Juneau, father of the Juno Awards and architect of Canadian content regulations (Can Con) is born in Verdun, Quebec.
1951: Shari Ulrich is born in San Rafael, California.
1951: Klaatu's Dee Long is born in Toronto.
1966: Lovin' Spoonful, featuring Zal Yanovsky, enter the Canadian chart at #95 with "Rain on the Roof."
1970: Canada Goose is in Burlington, Vermont, playing for President Richard Nixon as he's on the campaign trail.
1973: Paul Anka signs with Fame Records, distributed by United Artists.
1974: Gino Vannelli\'s "Hurts To Be In Love" peaks on Billboard's chart at #57.
1975: Teenage Head play their first gig ever - in the Westdale Secondary School cafeteria.
1983: Streetheart release their live album, LIVE AFTER DARK.
1987: Loverboy peaks at #37 on Billboard's chart with "Notorious."
1995: Amanda Marshall releases her self-titled debut album.
1998: Barenaked Ladies hit #1 on the US singles chart with "One Week."
2002: Holly Woods and Toronto play the first of two shows in Edmonton in years. The band consisted mostly of Headpins members, along with Ray Roper of Stonebolt fame.
2002: Blue Rodeo sees their PALACE OF GOLD album certified gold.
2003: Hometown Band keyboardist Robbie King dies of cancer.
2006: The Tragically Hip release WORLD CONTAINER.
2006: 54-40 releases the DVD THIS IS HERE, THIS IS NOW.
2006: Sarah MacLachlan releases her holiday album, WINTERSONG.
2006: Charlie Major releases the album, SHADOWS AND LIGHT.
2006: Tragically Hip release their WORLD CONTAINER album.
2009: Paul Brandt receives an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of Lethbridge.
2014: Trews kick off their Rise In The Wake tour in Burnstown, Ontario for the second of two nights at Neat.
2015: George Canyon's ONE GOOD FRIEND album is certified gold in Canada.
2015: Harlequin and Kick Axe are in Edmonton for a show at Century Casino.
2017: Alan Doyle releases his second book, "A Newfoundlander in Canada."
2017: High Park Society release their new single, "On Your Mind."
2017: Tragically Hip's Natalie MacMaster is in Lloydminster, Sask for a show at the Vic Juba Community Theatre.
2019: OStella release the new single and video, "Wide Awake."
2019 Fred Lays loses his bid to be the Conservative MP for Central Nova in the federal election. He tried to woo the voters in his adopted home of southern Alberta four years earlier, too, but lost the leadership race for Bow River. How is this Canadian music related? To do this, he had to use his real name. Instead, he'd legally changed his given name to his stage persona, George Canyon. He fails to upset the Liberal incumbent.
2019: The Reklaws see their single, "I Do Too," certified gold.; 2022
Oct 18
1965: After being stuck at #3 for a month, Gary Buck's "Break The News To Liza" finally tops the Canadian country chart.
1965: "Love's Made A Fool of Me" by The Esquires peaks at #19 on the Canadian chart, where it stays for two weeks.
1965: Michel Louvain enters the Canadian pop chart for the first time at #31 with "C'est Un Secret."
1969: The Band's masterful self-titled second album - which contains such classics as "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" enters Billboard's album chart. It reaches #9 and eventually goes platinum, selling a million copies.
1973: "Heartbeat" by The DeFranco Family tops Billboard's chart.
1974: Sweeney Todd is in Surrey, BC for a show at the Cloverdale Community Hall.
1974: Paul Anka hosts "Midnight Special" for the second time. He performs five of his songs solo, as well as the duet with Odia Coates - "One Man Woman."
1975: "Train," the second Leo Sayer cover by Shooter, reaches #23 on CHUM FM's chart.
1978: COMES A TIME by Neil Young, is released. One of his most personal and intimate works, it peaks at #7 - surpassed only by 1972's HARVEST (#1) and MIRROR BALL in 1995, which reached #5.
1979: Triumph is in Wilkes-Barre, PA for a show at the Paramount Theatre.
1984: Bryan Adams releases the single, "Run To You."
1986: Anne Murray peaks at #26 on Billboard's country chart with "My Life's A Dance."
1986: Clayton Bellamy is born in Bonnyville, AB.
1988: The Jeff Healey Band is live on Late Night With David Letterman, and in the process makes his US television debut.
2000: Tricky Woo and Danko Jones are in Edmonton for a show at the Urban Lounge.
2002: Thor is at Kings in Raleigh, NC. The show is taped and winds up on DVD the next year.
2005: Bryan Adams' 3-CD set, ANTHOLOGY is released.
2005: Jason McCoy releases his 'best of' package, GREATEST HITS 1995 - 2005.
2008: Gordon Lightfoot is in Agoura Hills, California for a show at Canyon Club.
2008: Rush's Neil Peart performs with the Buddy Rich Band at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City for a later record.
2012: Cindy Church releases the album, SAD SONGS MAKE ME HAPPY.
2014: Trews are in Montreal for a show at Petite Campus.
2014: In a ceremony in Toronto, The Band and Jeff Healey are inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame.
2014: Sweet Daddy Siki is the guest of honour at The Duke in Toronto. The occasion is his 20th anniversary of hosting karaoke at the Duke. He also sings a few tunes himself.
2015: Johnny Burke and Harold MacIntyre are in Victoria, BC for a show at Victoria Hall.
2016: SECRET PATH - Gord Downie's album, illustrated book, and animated movie shining a light on the Canadian residential school system and Chaney Wenjack, a child who died trying to walk 400 miles to get home, is released.
2019: The indie flick, "Moment In Space Time" premieres in Cold Lake, Alberta at the Cold Lake High School. Shot in and around the Lakeland area earlier in the year, it features actors Jonathon Rhys-Davies and local star Patty Srisuwan. The theme song, "I'll Follow" is written by Srisuwan and Dave Hendrick.
2019: Corb Lund releases his new single and video, a cover of AC/DC's "Ride On."