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March 12 1974: Ray Materick releases his sophomore album, NEON RAIN. 1975: Mahogany Rush are at Tempo Studios in Montreal, working on what what become the STRANGE UNIVERSE album. 1978: Rawn Bankley releases his self-titled, debut solo album. 1979: Steve Blimkie & The Reason releae their first single, “All I Want Is You Alone” b/w …
March 8 1951: Drummer John Hannah ( Terry Crawford Band, Crackers, Major Hoople’s Boarding House) is born in Hamilton. 1965: Wes Dakus‘ “Hobo” peaks on the Canadian chart at #35. 1970: The Band is in Providence, Rhode Island for a show at RI University. 1972: Gordon Lightfoot releases his OLD DAN’S RECORDS album. 1974: BTO …
March 7 1954: Matt Frennette of Streetheart, then Headpins, then Loverboy is born in Edmonton. 1966: Caesar & The Consuls’ new single, “Laugh Too Much” enters the Canadian pop chart at #36. 1966: Staccatos enter the Canadian pop chart at #38 with “It’s A Long Way Home.” 1966: “Until It’s Time For You” by Catherine …
March 4 1949: Carroll Baker is born in Bridgewater, NS. 1963: Greg Fraser, guitarist for Brighton Rock is born in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. 1973: Lisle releases their only album, SMILE WITH LISLE. 1973: Max Webster are in Mississauga, Ontario for a show at Erindale Secondary School. 1974: Jan Lewan releases his first album after …
March 2 1956: Anvil frontman Steve Kudlow is born in Toronto. 1966: Canadian Sweethearts end a three week run atop Canada’s country chart with “Don’t Knock On My Door.” 1968: Hank Snow peaks on Billboard’s country chart at #69 with “Who Will Answer?” 1968: Paupers are in Toronto, the third of a four night run …
Feb 28 1947: Denny Gerrard, bassist for The Paupers is born in Scarborough, Ontario. 1952: Frank Soda is born Francesco Soda in Mangone, Calabria, Italy. 1961: Canadian Sweethearts release the single, “No Help Wanted.” 1961: ’70s French heart throb Rene Simard is born as Rene Claude Simard in Chicoutimi, Quebec. 1967: The Paupers are at …
Feb 26 1916: The tenor duo of Canadian Henry Burr & American Albert Campbell debuted on the American charts with their hit The Wedding Of The Sunshine & The Rose which peaked at #4 & charted for 4 weeks on the Victor label (later acquired by RCA in 1929 to become the RCA Victor label) …
Feb 24 1897: Emile Berliner takes out a Canadian patent on his gramophone talking machine. 1964: The Canadian music industry magazine RPM publishes its first edition. 1966: Canadian Sweethearts top Canada’s country chart with “Don’t Knock On My Door,” the second of a three week run. 1966: Paupers are in Toronto for the first of …
Feb 21 1948: Offenbach bassist MIchel Lamothe is born in Sainte Hyacinthe, Quebec. 1960: Former Annihilator frontman and DOA bassist Randy Rampage is born in Vancouver as Randall Desmond Archibald. 1965: The Esquires open for The Beach Boys at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens. Backstage after the show, the band is awarded the first ever RPM …
Feb 19 1938: Blues legend Dutch Mason is born Norman Byron Mason in Lunenburg, NS. 1946: Paul Dean of Loverboy, Scrubbaloe Caine, and Streetheart is born in Vancouver. 1952: Saga and Gilmour Negus Project drummer Steve Negus is born in Hamilton. 1965: The Esquires open for The Beach Boys at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens. 1965: …