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ROUND ONE (1979)Too Late Who Did You Love Anyway You Want Memories Richmond Inn 1985 Fall Madness Fly HOT SPIKES (1980)Money Teenage Love Affair What Am I To Do Hot Spikes Are You Crying Rock n Roll Suicide Alimony Never Come Back It’s A Sin Lord I Miss You FLEET STREET (1981)Double Or Nothing Thunder …
John Chenier memorial Unquestionably the heaviest export from Ottawa at that time, Ron Chenier’s first band was Those Naughty Boys, a bunch of local kids who released a pair of sappy tunes in ’65 called “Somebody Told My Girl” and “Tell Me Why.” But within a year of its release the band had run its …
Not to be confused with the electronic or the hip hop groups with the same name later, the roots of Toronto’s Hanover Fist reach back to 1982, when singer Frank Zirone’s band, Zero One, fell apart after one tour. “One of the reasons for the band’s failure to thrive was that we were just too …
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 …
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: …
April 19 1954: Producer Bob Rock, formerly of Payolas and Rock and Hyde, is born in Winnipeg as Robert Jens Rock. 1965: Esquires’ “Cry Is All I Do” enters the Canadian chart at #39. 1969: Steppenwolf see “Rock Me” peak at #10 on Billboard’s chart. 1970: Blood Sweat & Tears are in Providence, Rhode Island …
Feb 13 1951: Al Harlow of Seeds of Time and Prism is born in Vancouver. 1955: Scott Smith, bassist for Loverboy is born. 1966: Annihilator‘s founder Jeff Waters is born in Ottawa. 1970: Grant Smith and The Power perform for the last time, at the Jubilee Auditorium in Oshawa, Ontario. 1971: Perth County Conspiracy debut …
Jan 28 1933: One of Canada’s first bluegrass stars, Vic Mullen, is born in Woodstock, Nova Scotia. 1962: Harpdog Brown is born in Edmonton. 1966: Paupers are in Toronto for a show at the Gogue Inn, along with Dunc & The Deacons, and The Lively Set with Dean Curtis. 1968: Sarah McLachlan is born in …
Jan 5 1959: Buddy Holly releases “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore,” written by Paul Anka. The song is the last released by Holly, and goes on to number #3 in the UK, and #13 in the US. 1967: Buffalo Springfield’s show at Odine’s in New York City is cut short, when Stephen Stills and Bruce Palmer …
Dec 18 1904: Wilf Carter is born in Port Hilford, NS. 1950: Martha Johnson of Martha & The Muffins is born in Toronto. 1971: Poppy Family peak on Billboard’s chart at #84 with “No Good To Cry,” beginning a two-week run. 1977: Rush is in Dayton, Ohio for a show at UD Arena. 1979: Max …