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June 16 1940: Canadian wrestling legend and part-time country music star Sweet Daddy Siki is born in Montgomery, Texas as Reginald Siki. 1946: Singer/songwriter Malcolm Tomlinson is born in Islworth, England. 1952: Gino Vannelli is born in Montreal. 1967: Paupers are in Monterey, California at the Monterey International Pop Festival. 1967: The Mandala are in …
June 12 1965: Ian & Sylvia release the album, EARLY MORNING RAIN. 1968: Rhinoceros make their live debut at Whiskey A Go Go in Hollywood. 1970: The Guess Who perform in front of President Richard Nixon at the White House. Mrs. Nixon asked them ahead of time not to play “American Woman.” 1970: Janis Joplin …
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: …
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 31 1952: Jim Vallance, most noted for his songwriting partnership with Bryan Adams is born in Chilliwack, BC. 1962: Corey Hart is born in Montreal. 1963: Hugh Dillon, frontman for Headstones is born in Kingston, Ontario. 1963: Bryan Potvin of The Northern Pikes is born in Ottawa. 1969: Steppenwolf see “It’s Never Too Late” …
May 15 1920: The Canadian Marconi Company station XWA (later CFCF), based in Montlreal, gives the first scheduled radio broadcast in North America. 1935: “What’s The Reason” by Guy Lombardo is on top of Billboard’s chart. 1940: Jackie Shane is born in Nashville. 1970: Mainline are in Toronto for a show at St Gabe’s. 1971: …
May 13 1938: Lucille Starr of Canadian Sweethearts is born in St Boniface, Manitoba as Lucille Marie Raymonde Savoie. 1967: John Kay and The Sparrow are at The Matrix in San Francisco. The show is taped and released two years later as EARLY STEPPENWOLF. 1967: Gordon Lightfoot enters the Canadian pop chart with “The Way …
May 8 1932: Guy Lombardo tops Billboard’s chart with “Paradise.” 1971: The Bells are on American Bandstand, where they lip synch “Stay Awhile” and “Fly Little White Dove, Fly.” 1975: Paul Anka tops Canada’s singles chart with “I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone.” 1976: April Wine‘s THE WHOLE WORLD’S GOIN’ CRAZY album is #1 in …
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 …