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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 11 1958: Cindy Church is born in Bible Hill, NS. 1960: Brad Kilburn, bassist for Brandon Wolf is born in Calgary. 1974: Justin Paige releases his first single, “Who’s Been Messing With Sally?” 1974: Ray Materick releases his sophomore album, NEON RAIN, as well as its first single, “Linda Put The Coffee On.” 1976: …
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: …
May 25 1963: Hank Snow peaks on Billboard’s country chart at #9 with “The Man Who Robbed The Bank At Santa Fe.” 1969: Lighthouse make their first ever appearance at Carnegie Hall in New York. Everyone in attendance is given a copy of their debut album. 1974: Gordon Lightfoot peaks on Billboard at #26 with …
May 6 1945: Former Jon Lee & The Checkmates and Rhinoceros singer John Finley is born in Toronto. 1957: Jerry Fielden of Arapacis is born in Montreal. 1973: Famed conductor Sir Ernest MacMillan, ‘Canada’s\ musical knight’, passes away in Toronto. While in Germany at the Bayreuth Music Festival, the First World War broke out, and …
May 3 1965: The Allan Sisters enter the Canadian charts at #32 with “Remember The Face.” 1969: Canadian customs officials arrest Jimi Hendrix after finding heroin in his travel bag while entering Toronto. He’s released on $10,000 bail. He’s acquitted in court that December. 1969: John Rutsey and Alex Lifeson are in Willowdale, Ontario for …
April 26 1936: “Lost” by Guy Lombardo tops the Billboard chart. 1938: Jack Bailey is born in Peterborough, Ontario. 1951: Billy Newton-Davis of The Nylons fame is born in Cleveland, Ohio. 1951: Reign Ghost‘s Bob Bryden is born in Ottawa. 1969: The Guess Who release their WHEATFIELD SOUL album in the US. 1977: Ralph Carlson …
April 24 1897: The Halifax Symphony Orchestra gives its inaugural concert at the Academy of Music. 1914: Canadian Henry Burr along with duo partner American Albert Campbell debuts on the American pop charts with “When My Ship Comes In” which peaked at #4 & charted for 6 weeks. 1915: Peerless Quartet led by Henry Burr …
April 6 1929: 1950s Broadway star singer Guylaine Guy is born in Montreal. 1944: Chuck Beal, guitarist for The Paupers is born in Scarborough, Ontario. 1955: Greg Gunhold of Qwest and Gunn is born in Calgary. 1959: Hank Snow peaks on Billboard’s country chart the second of two weeks at #19 with “Doggone That …
April 5 1939: Jazz drummer Jerry Fuller is born in Calgary. 1942: ‘The Canadian Army Show,’ a live weekly music revue that kickstarted Wayne & Shuster’s career debuts at Toronto’s Victoria Theatre. 1963: The Oscar Peterson Trio release the AFFINITY album. 1966: Buffalo Springfield make their live debut at the Hollywood A Go Go. 1968: …