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April 12 1944: John Kay, vocalist and prime mover behind Steppenwolf, is born in Tilsit, Prussia, as Joachim Krauledat. 1945: Doug Riley is born in Toronto. 1954: Pat Travers is born in Toronto. 1962: Rob Baker, guitarist for Tragically Hip is born in Kingston, Ont. 1966: Bob Dylan and The Band appear in Sydney, …
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 …
April 28 1940: Johnny Burke is born in Rosaireville, NB as Jean Paul Bourque. 1946: Wayne Davis, bassist for Bobby Kris & The Imperials is born in Toronto. 1959: Ronnie Hawkins releases his biggest single to date, “Mary Lou.” 1966: Buffalo Springfield, featuring Canadians Neil Young, Dewey Martin, and Bruce Palmer start a six week …
April 18 1944: Producer George Semkiw is born in Stanislav, Ukraine. 1966: “Daydream” by The Lovin Spoonful, which features Canadian Zal Yanovsky, peaks at #1 on Canada’s singles chart RPM. 1970: The Guess Who‘s “No Sugar Tonite” debuts and peaks at #39 in its only week on Billboard’s top 40 list. 1973: Rush‘s show …
April 1 1937: Guy Lombardo tops the Billboard chart with “Boo Hoo.” 1948: The musical revue “Spring Thaw” opens at the Museum Theatre in Toronto. 1970: The boys in April Wine depart from the Henman homestead in Lower Sackville, NS in their packed blue van and head off to Montreal. 1972: Mahogany Rush is …
March 30 1959: Hank Snow peaks on Billboard’s country chart the first of two weeks at #19 with “Doggone That Train.” 1968: Celine Dion is born in Charlemagne, Quebec. 1970: Troyka is home in Edmonton for a show at the Kinsmen Field House, opening for the Byrds. 1978: Anne Murray releases her LET’S KEEP IT …
Feb 3 1949: Terry Black is born in Burnaby, BC. 1958: Moe Koffman‘s “Swinging Shepherd Blues” enters the US pop chart at #32. 1968: Ronnie Hawkins sees “Home From The Forest” (written by Gordon Lightfoot) peak at #18 in Canada. 1968: Buffalo Springfield‘s “Expecting to Fly” is released – the first song penned by Neil …
Jan 22 1966: Canadian Sweethearts release the single, “Don’t Knock On My Door.” 1967: Buffalo Springfield finishes off a three night stand in LA at Gazzarro’s. Ken Forssi of Love sits in on bass since Bruce Palmer was arrested in New York three weeks earlier on drugs charges, and abandoned there. 1967: Paupers are in …
Jan 16 1961: Country star Marie Bottrell is born in London, Ontario. 1961: Paul Anka sees “Story Of My Love” peak on Billboard’s pop chart at #20. 1965: The first Guess Who record (under that name) is released, Johnny Kidd’s composition “Shakin’ All Over.” To help break the stigma of being coined another British rip-off …
Dec 1 1920: Canada’s King of the Banjo, Maurice Bolyer, is born in Edmunston, NB. 1932: Fiddle sensation June Eikhard (Shirley’s mother) is born in Moncton, NB. 1941: Kelly Jay of Crowbar is born in Toronto as Blake Fordham. 1941: Pacific Salt sax player PJ Perry is born in Calgary. 1963: Sam Reid, keyboardist for …