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April 1 1937: Guy Lombardo tops the Billboard chart with “Boo Hoo.” 1948: The musical revue “Spring Thaw” opens at the Museum Theatre in Toronto. 1970: The boys in April Wine depart from the Henman homestead in Lower Sackville, NS in their packed blue van and head off to Montreal. 1972: Mahogany Rush is …
March 8 1951: Drummer John Hannah ( Terry Crawford Band, Crackers, Major Hoople’s Boarding House) is born in Hamilton. 1965: Wes Dakus‘ “Hobo” peaks on the Canadian chart at #35. 1970: The Band is in Providence, Rhode Island for a show at RI University. 1972: Gordon Lightfoot releases his OLD DAN’S RECORDS album. 1974: BTO …
Feb 20 1941: Singer/songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie, who wrote Donovan’s anti-war protest “Universal Soldier” and co-wrote the not-so-angry “Up Where We Belong,” is born on the Piapot Reserve in Saskatchewan, near Craven. 1944: Lew Soloff, trumpeter for Blood Sweat & Tears is born in Toronto. 1945: Oakley‘s namesake, Robert Ritchie Oakley, is born in Halifax. 1950: …
Feb 16 1945: Glenn Gould auditions for school, tinkling the ivory at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. He’s accepted. 1963: In a small, private ceremony (could be debated since you’re reading about it all these years later), Paul Anka marries Marie Ann Alison Dezogheb in Paris. 1966: “This They Say Is Me” by Rhythm Pals …
Feb 15 1954: Keyboards master Rick Lamb of Hellfield and A Foot In Cold Water is born in Toronto. 1964: Canadian Sweethearts release the single, "Hootenanny Express." 1974: Mahogany Rush is in Montreal to open a two night stand at Theatre St Denis. 1974: Bob Dylan and The Band wrap up their current tour with …
Feb 14 1935: Jazz great Rob McConnell is born in London, Ontario. He would go on to record over 30 albums with The Boss Brass. 1965: The Royal Family play their first gig, at the Muk Luk Mardi Gras in Edmonton. 1970: Andy Kim peaks at #90 on Billboard’s chart with “A Friend In The …
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 …
Feb 12 1915: Lorne Greene, of Bonanza and Battlestar Galactica, and singer of “Ringo” and other country hits is born in Ottawa as Lyon Hilman Greene. 1929: Philip Kives, the man behind K-Tel years later (and member of the Manitoba Jewish Athletes Wall of Honour for horse racing), is born on a Jewish colony farm …
Feb 11 1905: Lebert Lombardo is born in London, Ontario. 1944: John Caldwell of Mother Tucker’s Yellow Duck is born in Vancouver. 1947: Orest Andrews, guitarist for Gettysbyrg Address, is born in Winnipeg. 1962: Paul Anka guest stars on The Ed Sullivan Show for the third time. 1967: “I Take It Back” by The Shondells …
Feb 3 1949: Terry Black is born in Burnaby, BC. 1958: Moe Koffman‘s “Swinging Shepherd Blues” enters the US pop chart at #32. 1968: Ronnie Hawkins sees “Home From The Forest” (written by Gordon Lightfoot) peak at #18 in Canada. 1968: Buffalo Springfield‘s “Expecting to Fly” is released – the first song penned by Neil …