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Dec 17 1936: Jazz great Tommy Banks is born in Calgary as Thomas Benjamin Banks. 1949: Craig Ruhnke is born in Toronto. 1961: Garth Hudson joins Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel in the Hawks, who serve as Arkansas rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins’ backup band. Later they redub themselves The Band. 1961: …
Dec 16 1938: Maritime sensation John Allan Cameron is born in Inverness, Cape Breton, NS. 1948: Denise McCann is born in Clinton, Iowa. 1967: “People In Me” by A Passing Fancy peaks on the Canadian pop chart at #89, two weeks after its release. 1967: Tommy Hunter’s “Mary In The Morning” tops Canada’s country chart. …
Nov 5 1959: Bryan Guy Adams is born in Kingston, Ontario. 1966: The Paupers are in Toronto for a show at Gogue Inn, along with The Associates and Wyldfyre. 1967: The Paupers are in Detroit, opening for MC5 and closing a three-night run at the Grande Ballroom. 1969: Steppenwolf‘s MONSTER album is released, along with …
Aug 5 1941: Lenny Breau is born in Auburne, Maine. 1947: Gordon MacBain, drummer for Bobby Kris & The Imperials is born in Toronto. 1947: Greg Leskiw of Kilowatt, Mood Jga Jga, Les Q, and The Guess Who is born in Winnipeg. 1965: Bobby Curtola releases the single, “Makin’ Love.” 1967: “Labourer” by 49th Parallel …
Aug 3 1957: Bassist John Donnelly and drummer Jeff Germain of Queen City Kids are both born in the same hospital in Regina. 1965: Fiddle great Ward Allen dies of cancer at the age of 41. 1968: Archie Gamble, of Buffalo Brothers and long time Helix touring drummer, is born in London, Ontario. 1968: Hank …
July 16 1903: Carmen Lombardo is born in London, Ontario. 1952: Hank Snow peaks on Billboard’s country chart at #15 with “You Take The Future.” 1966: The Lovin’ Spoonful, featuring Maritimer Zal Yanovsky, release their No. 1 single, “Summer in the City.” 1967: Joni Mitchell, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Leonard Cohen are all in Newport, RI …
July 4 1937: “It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane” by Guy Lombardo tops Billboard’s chart. 1948: Kim Berly, drummer for Stampeders and The Cry is born in Dawson Creek, BC as Kimball Meyer. 1954: Frank Zirone, frontman for Hanover, Zero One, and Wall of Silence is born in Sicily, Italy. 1959: Ronnie Hawkins …
HEAVY METAL MANIAC (1983)The Holocaust Stand up and Fight Heavy Metal Maniac Iron Dogs Mistress of Evil Under Attack Rising of the Dead Blackwitch Cry of the Banshee VIOLENCE & FORCE(1984)Oblivion Violence & Force Pounding Metal Scream In The Night Evil Sinner Destructor Swords of Darkness Delivering to the Master Saxons of the Fire War …
RUSH (1974)What You’re Doing In The Mood Before and After Working Man Finding My Way Need Some Love Take A Friend Here Again FLY BY NIGHT (1975)Anthem Best I Can Beneath, Between and Behind By-Tor And The Snowdog I. At The Tobes of Hades II. Across The River Styx III. Of The Battle IV. Epilogue …
TEENAGE HEAD (1979)You’re Tearin’ Me Apart Bonerack Picture My Face Lucky Potato Little Boxes Curtain Jumper Top Down Get Off My Back Kissin’ The Carpet Ain’t Got No Sense FRANTIC CITY (1980)Wild One Somethin’ On My Mind Total Love Let’s Shake Infected Those Things You Do Something Else Take It Brand New Cadillac SOME KINDA …