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BREAKING LOOSE (1980)I Could Never Leave Don’t Hide Your Love Down In The City Crazy Women Billy Oxygen Here I Go Again You’re A Woman Now Wish I Could Be There WHITE LACE AND BLACK LEATHER (1981)Breaking Loose It’s Too Late Long Distance Heartbreak Time For A Change Hangman’s Tree It’s What I Wanted Mainline …
Paul Hackman memorial The earliest version of the band was born in 1974 and featured Brian Vollmer’s pipes, and guitarists Brent Doerner and Ron Watson, rounded out by Keith Zurbrigg on bass, drummer Bruce Arnold and Don Simmons on keyboards . Despite the early use of guitar melodies and keyboards, they quickly developed a “rip …
June 23 1920: Dixieland jazz saxophonist and bandleader Lance Harrison is born in Vancouver. 1948: Myles Goodwyn, of April Wine is born in Woodstock, NB. 1960: At 20, Paul Anka becomes the youngest performer ever at the time to perform at New York’s Copacabana nightclub. 1962: Bobby Curtola peaks at #41 on Billboard’s chart with …
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 21 1969: Toronto’s first major rock festival, the two-day Toronto Pop Festival begins at Varsity Stadium and Varsity Arena. 50,000 attend to see the likes of Steppenwolf, Chuck Berry, Ronnie Hawkins, Kensington Market, and Blood Sweat & Tears, among others. 1977: The B-Girls are in New York, starting a three-night run at CBGB. 1978: …
June 16 1940: Canadian wrestling legend and part-time country music star Sweet Daddy Siki is born in Montgomery, Texas as Reginald Siki. 1946: Singer/songwriter Malcolm Tomlinson is born in Islworth, England. 1952: Gino Vannelli is born in Montreal. 1967: Paupers are in Monterey, California at the Monterey International Pop Festival. 1967: The Mandala are in …
June 15 1946: Duris Maxwell, drummer for Skylark, Powder Blues, and Doucette is born in East York, Ontario as Ted Lewis. 1956: Uriah Heep frontman Bernie Shaw is born in Victoria, BC. 1968: “How’d We Ever Get This Way” by Andy Kim peaks on Canada’s pop chart at #16. 1971: Bif Naked is born in …
June 10 1967: In Woodstock, NY, Bob Dylan and The Band begin to record what will become known as The Basement Tapes. 1967: Witness Inc enter Canada’s top 100 pop chart for the first time with “I’ll Forget Her Tomorrow,” at #87. 1967: Collectors peak at #26 on the top 100 chart with “Looking At …
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 …
June 7 1965: A crossover hit, “I’m Not Sayin’” by Gordon Lightfoot peaks at #2 on the canadian country chart. 1965: The Guess Who enter the Canadian charts at #23 with their cover of Bobby Lewis’ “Tossin’ and Turnin’.” 1969: Joni Mitchell is a guest on the premiere episode of The Johnny Cash Show. 1972: …