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VICTIM OF A SONG (1979)Sweet Things in Life Survive What’s Your Name Victim Of A Song You Are The Light Who Knows What A Love Can Do Shame Shame Turn Around Barely Live LOVE CRIMES (1980)Innocence Love on the Rocks Thinking of You It’s All over Now Heaven (Dial 999) Saying Goodbye to the Boys …
Harlequin’s roots began as a Winnipeg circuit band in early 1978. The band consisted of singer George Belanger, guitarist Glen Willows, Gary Golden on keyboards, drummer David Budzak and Ralph James on bass. Within a year they were doing regular gigs across mid and eastern Canada and were signed to Epic Records in 1979. Their …
May 26 1940: Levon Helm, drummer and vocalist for The Band, is born in Marvell, Arkansas. 1945: Garry Peterson, drummer of The Guess Who is born in Winnipeg. 1966: The Guess Who, featuring both Chad Allan and Burton Cummings, are at the Winnipeg Football Stadium for Bang-A-Rama. 1973: Anne Murray enters the US charts with …
May 12 1958: The movie “Let’s Rock”, with Paul Anka among others, opens across the US. 1967: Walter Rossi plays his first show with Wilson Pickett at Massey Hall in Toronto. 1967: The Paupers begin a three night run in San Fransisco at the Fillmore West, backing Jefferson Airplane. 1973: Hank Snow peaks on Billboard’s …
March 31 1968: Maestro Fresh Wes is born in Toronto as Wesley Williams. 1975: Rush is in Lansing, Michigan, opening for Aerosmith and Ted Nugent at the Civic Centre. 1978: April Wine releases the FIRST GLANCE album. 1978: DOA and the Subhumans are at Simon Fraser University for a show at the South Court Lounge. …
March 23 1943: Jazz guitarist Oliver Gannon ( Pacific Salt, Fraser Macpherson) is born in Dublin, Ireland. 1977: Oakley is in Richibucto, NB for the second of a five night run at The Bear’s Den. 1978: Greg Adams releases his debut self-titled album. 1982: Kate & Anna McGarrigle release their LOVE OVER AND OVER album. …
March 6 1950: Marie-Michele Desrosiers of Beau Dommage is born in St. Therese, Quebec. 1969: Seeds of Time are in Vancouver for a show at The Light Fantastic Club. 1970: Troyka releases the single, “Natural.” 1971: The Bells enter the US charts with “Stay Awhile,” and would eventually peak in the top 10. 1976: BTO …
March 5 1946: Best known for his time in Janis Joplin’s Full Tilt Boogie Band, keyboardist Richard Bell is born in Toronto. 1965: “Klondike Mike” by Hal Willis peaks on the Canadian country chart at #2. 1967: Paupers end a two-week stint at New York’s Cafe Au Go Go. The first two shows they opened …
Feb 26 1916: The tenor duo of Canadian Henry Burr & American Albert Campbell debuted on the American charts with their hit The Wedding Of The Sunshine & The Rose which peaked at #4 & charted for 4 weeks on the Victor label (later acquired by RCA in 1929 to become the RCA Victor label) …
Jan 12 1936: Early Newfie/country star Ben Weatherby is born in St John, NB. 1957: The Crew Cuts see “Young Love” enter the US singles chart at #34. 1968: Paupers are home in Toronto for a show at York University.Also on the bill are The Last Words and The Magic Circus. 1970: The Band appear …