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June 17 1956: Lorraine Segato of Parachute Club is born in Hamilton. 1967: The Guess Who‘s “Pretty Blue Eyes” peaks at #52 on the Canadian top 100. 1967: “Stand Up Straight & Tall” by Jackie Shane peaks at #21 on RPM Magazine’s R&B list. 1967: The Mandala are in Pittsford, NY for the second of …
June 13 1950: Early country star and later MLA Brian Sklar is born in Prince Albert, Sask. 1950: Ra McGuire of Trooper is born in Vancouver. 1966: The Guess Who‘s “Clock On The Wall” enters RPM’s Top 100 at #99. 1969: 49th Parallel is in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan for a show at Temple Gardens. 1970: …
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 6 1966: Barry Allen‘s “Lovedrops” peaks at #10 on the Canadian pop chart. 1966: Little Caesar & The Consuls enter Canada’s pop chart at #98 with “1,000 Miles Away.” 1971:mDomenic Troiano plays his last show with Bush at the Bitter End in LA. Portions of the show are included in the band’s only album …
May 10 1965: Hal Willis’ “Klondike Mike” tops Canada’s country chart for the second time. It stayed there for three weeks a couple of months earlier, and this time spends two weeks on top. 1977: Rush is in Milwaukee for a show at the Convention Centre. They play “Xanadu” for the first time, before A …
April 22 1905: Henry Burr debuts on the American pop charts with “In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree,” which goes on to peak at #1 for 7 weeks & stays on the chart for 12 weeks. 1916: Henry Burr‘s “What A Wonderful Mother You’d Be” debuts and peaks at #9 on the American …
April 25 1959: Heather Bishop is born in Regina. 1965: Paupers and Jon & Lee & The Checkmates are in Toronto for a show at MLG with The Rolling Stones. 1977: Paul Anka‘s special “Music My Way” with guest stars Natalie Cole and Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band airs on ABC-TV. 1979: Max Webster opens …
April 16 1940: “It’s Love Love Love” by Guy Lombardo tops Billboard’s chart. 1946: Jon Lee and The Checkmates’ bassist Peter Hodgson is born in Toronto. 1952: “The Mocking Bird” b/w “Won’cha” from The 4 Lads is released on Columbia Records, their first single. 1956: “Rhythm Pals,” which features the band of the same name, …
March 28 1906: Murray Adaskin – violinist, composer, conductor, and Director of the Music department at the University of Saskatchewan, is born in Toronto. 1934: Award-winning music promoter, manager, broadcaster, record and instrument retailer, and record label owner Harvey Glatt is born in Ottawa. 1947: Eugene Martynec of Bobby Kris and The Imperials and Kensington …
March 26 1948: Nash The Slash is born in Toronto as James Jeffrey Plewman. 1949: Trooper‘s Brian Smith is born in London, England. 1973: Fiddle great Don Messer dies at the age of 63. 1976: Gordon Lightfoot is on “Midnight Special,” performing “Summertime Dream,” “Spanish Moss” and “I’m Not Supposed to Care.” 1977: Oakley is …