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LIGHTHOUSE (1969)Mountain Man If There Ever Was A Time No Opportunity Necessary Never Say Goodbye Follow The Stars Whatever Forever Eight Miles High Marsha Marsha Ah I Can Feel It Life Can Be So Simple SUITE FEELING (1969)Chest Fever Feel So Good Places On Faces Four Blue Carpet Traces Could You Be Concerned Presents Of …
Bob McBride memorial One of Canada’s most original pop groups ever, Lighthouse was formed in Toronto early in 1969 when drummer Skip Prokop (ex of The Paupers, Janis Joplin, Al Kooper and Carlos Santana) had a vision of incorporating horns and strings with modern rock, sort of a heavy-hitting ‘big band’ sound. After a chance …
June 26 1906: School principal by day, Alexander Muir, who wrote the “The Maple Leaf Forever,” one of the most popular patriotic songs ever, dies in Toronto at the age of 75. 1943: Composer and lyricist Cliff Jones is born in Toronto. 1946: Max Webster bassist Mike Tilka is born in Munster, Indiana. 1966: Buffalo …
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 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 5 1938: At five years old, Glen Gould plays in public for the first time at a church in Uxbridge, Ontario – to a crowd of about 2,000 people. 1953: Tony Caputo, keyboardist for Lynx is born in Windsor, Ontario. 1959: “The Happy Gang,” featuring the comedic duo of Wayne & Shuster, is broadcast …
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 14 1922: Artist, writer, producer, and radio host Jackie Rae is born in Winnipeg as John Arthur Rae. 1944: Singer and actress Catherine McKinnon is born in Saint John, NB. 1946: Dixie Lee Stone, later Dixie Lee Innes of The Original Caste is born in Moose Jaw, SK. 1948: Dianne Heatherington is born in …
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 29 1934: Guy Lombardo tops Billboard’s chart with “It’s Only Love-Love-Love.” 1942: Paul Huot of The Esquires is born in Ottawa. 1966: Bob Dylan, backed by The Hawks (better known as The Band), perform in Stockholm, Sweden for the first time. Six more weeks of dates follow across Europe in what will come to …