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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 10 1966: Short term Triumph guitarist (and later Bon Jovi member) Phil X is born in Toronto as Phillip Xenedis. 1972: Mahogany Rush is in Quebec City for a show at Cegep FX Garneau. 1972: Lighthouse are in Toronto for a show at Massey Hall. 1973: Abraham’s Children score their only top 10 hit …
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 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 6 1946: Kate McGarrigle is born in Montreal. 1964: Gordon Downie of Tragically Hip is born in Amherstview, Ont. 1972: Lighthouse perform in New York City at Carnegie Hall. The show becomes LIGHTHOUSE LIVE, the first Canadian lp to sell 100,000 copies in Canada. 1975: Mahogany Rush is in Cincinnati for a show at …
Jan 8 1955: Mike Reno of Moxy and Loverboy is born as Joseph Michael Rynoski in New Westminster, BC. 1967: Buffalo Springfield is at Atlantic Studios in New York to lay down the tracks to “Mr Soul.” 1971: Neil Young performs solo in Vancouver, closing out a three-night stand at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre – …
Dec 31 1929: Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians make their first annual New Year’s Eve broadcast over the CBS network from the Roosevelt Grill in New York City. 1947: Burton Lorne Cummings is born in Winnipeg. 1954: Charlie Major is born in Aylmer, Quebec. 1960: Canada’s National Youth Orchestra make its debut at Massey …
Dec 13 1943: Skip Prokop of The Paupers and Lighthouse is born in Hamilton. His real first name is Ronn. 1965: “Love’s Really Got A Hold On Me” by Little Caesar and the Consuls tops the Canadian pop chart, only the second Canadian artist do it. 1969: Blood Sweat & Tears‘ “And When I Die” …
Dec 10 1966: It’s a fun night at The Hawk’s Nest in Toronto, when Paupers are on stage, along with Dee & The Yeomen, The Manx, and The Evil. 1966: Buffalo Springfield, featuring Canadians Neil Young, Dewey Martin, and Bruce Palmer are in Brentwood, California for a private show at Steve McQueen’s house. 1976: Rush …
Dec 9 1943: Bassist Rick Danko of The Band is born in Simcoe, Ont. 1967: Ralph Carlson peaks at #11 on the Canadian country chart with “The Homecoming.” 1967: “The Fool” by Dick Nolan peaks at #21 on the Canadian country chart. 1970: Canada Goose is home in Ottawa for a show at Glebe High …