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TURN IT LOUD (1982)Turn It Loud Keep Walkin’ Away Don’t Ya Ever Leave Me People Don’t It Make Ya Feel Winnin’ You Can’t Have Me Breakin’ Down LINE OF FIRE (1983)Mine All Mine Feel It I Know What Your’re Thinking Just One More Time Don’t Stand In The Line Of Fire Celebration Double Trouble I’ve …
Brian MacLeod memorial Originally formed by Brian MacLeod and Ab Bryant as a sort of ‘side project’ from Chilliwack in 1980, the group’s earliest beginnings included drummer Matt Frennette, ex of Streetheart and Randy Bachman‘s wife Denise McCann, who had enjoyed a moderately successful disco career a few years earlier on vocals. The Pins and …
June 22 1956: Allan Mix, bassist for Rhinoceros, Cheyenne Winter, and Skylark is born in Edmonton. 1959: Alan Anton, bassist for the Cowboy Junkies is born in Montreal. 1964: Bobby Curtola‘s “As Long As I’m Sure of You” enters the Canadian charts at # 16. 1968: “How’d We Ever Get This Way” by Andy Kim …
June 4 1922: Singer/comedian Gordie Tapp (most notable for his time on “Hee Haw”) is born in London, Ontario. 1948: Craig Hamblin, drummer for Gettysbyrg Address, is born in Winnipeg. 1969: Kensington Market releases their sophomore album, AARDVARK. 1969: Life release their first single, “Hands Of The Clock,” along with their self-titled debut album. 1970: …
June 2 1937: Guy Lombardo tops Billboard’s chart with “September In The Rain.” 1956: Frankie Venom from Teenage Head is born in Glasgow, Scotland as Francis Kerr. 969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono record “Give Peace A Chance” while at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel during their “bed-in.” 1967: Buffalo Springfield are in Boston for a …
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 17 1944: Jesse Winchester is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He moves to Canada in 1967 to evade the US draft, and became a Canadian citizen in 1973. 1947: Dave Wynne, drummer for Influence, is born in Stockport, Manchester, England. 1953: Headpins drummer Bernie Aubin is born in Quebec City. 1954: Robbie Rae is born …
May 16 1931: Ted Kowalski of The Diamonds is born in Toronto. 1950: Hank Snow releases the single, “I’m Moving On.” 1960: Multi-style fiddle master and world renowned artist Calvin Vollrath is born in St Paul, Alberta. 1966: The Mamas & Papas, which features Canadian Denny Doherty, begin a three-week run atop Canada’s singles chart …
May 15 1920: The Canadian Marconi Company station XWA (later CFCF), based in Montlreal, gives the first scheduled radio broadcast in North America. 1935: “What’s The Reason” by Guy Lombardo is on top of Billboard’s chart. 1940: Jackie Shane is born in Nashville. 1970: Mainline are in Toronto for a show at St Gabe’s. 1971: …
April 30 1962: Longtrain, Steele/MacLeod, and Headpins bassist Danny Latham is born in Weyburn, Sask. 1967: Ian and Sylvia Tyson perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall for the first time. 1969: Dianne Brooks releases her debut single, “Walkin’ On My Mind.” 1971: Neil Young peaks at #93 on Billboard’s chart with “When You Dance I …