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Nov 7 1943: Joni Mitchell is born in Fort Macleod, Alberta as Roberta Joan Anderson. 1951: Kevin MacMichael, a co-founding member of the 1980s pop group Cutting Crew, is born in Saint John, NB. 1955: Shirley Rose Eikhard is born in Sackville, NB. 1966: Little Caesar & The Consuls enter the Canadian pop chart at …
Nov 6 1939: Early country star R Harlan Smith is born on a farm near Central Butte, Saskatchewan. 1940: Guy Lombardo releases the single, “The Moon Fell In The River.” 1944: Bill Henderson of Collectors, Chilliwack, and UHF is born in Vancouver. 1948: Steppenwolf bassist Rushton Moreve is born in LA as John Rushton Morey. …
Nov 5 1959: Bryan Guy Adams is born in Kingston, Ontario. 1966: The Paupers are in Toronto for a show at Gogue Inn, along with The Associates and Wyldfyre. 1967: The Paupers are in Detroit, opening for MC5 and closing a three-night run at the Grande Ballroom. 1969: Steppenwolf‘s MONSTER album is released, along with …
Oct 24 1946: Jerry Edmonton, drummer for Steppenwolf, is born in Oshawa, Ont. as Gerald McCrohan. 1947: Kenny Shields ( Witness Inc, Streetheart) is born in Nokomis, Saskatchewan. 1964: The Spats make their only appearance on American Bandstand, performing "The Roach" and "Gator Tails and Monkey Ribs." 1966: Les Sultans enter the Canadian pop chart …
Sept 30 1940: Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield fame is born Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff in North Dundas, Ont. 1953: Paul Harwood, bassist for Mahogany Rush, is born in Montreal. 1957: Honeymoon Suite drummer Dave Betts is born in Toronto. 1967: Ugly Ducklings debut at #89 on the Canadian pop chart with “Gaslight.” 1967: Stitch …
Sept 24 1946: Brett Wade of The Wade Brothers is born in Langley, BC. 1959: Voivod guitarist Denis D’Amour is born in Montreal. 1965: The Chessmen play with The Beach Boys, Charlie Rich, and The Castaways at the Vancouver PNE Gardens. 1966: The 14-hour long Toronto Sound Revue at Maple Leaf Gardens features The Spasstiks, …
Sept 2 1951: Goddo axeman Gino Scarpelli is born in Cosenza, Calibria, Italy. 1967: Lynne Jones’ “Take The Bad With The Good” tops the Canadian country top 10 chart. It’s also the last of a 10 week run for “The Alcan Run” from Bud Roberts, which sits at #10. 1966: Buffalo Springfield is at Melodyland …
Aug 11 1943: Guess Who and Scrubbaloe Caine bassist Jim Kale is born in Winnipeg. 1946: Grant Smith of Grant Smith and The Power is born in Toronto. 1946: Michael Fonfara, keyboardist for Jon Lee & The Checkmates, Rhinoceros, Blackstone, Electric Flag, and Lou Reed, among others, is born in Stevensville, Ont. 1959: Alan Frew …
Aug 5 1941: Lenny Breau is born in Auburne, Maine. 1947: Gordon MacBain, drummer for Bobby Kris & The Imperials is born in Toronto. 1947: Greg Leskiw of Kilowatt, Mood Jga Jga, Les Q, and The Guess Who is born in Winnipeg. 1965: Bobby Curtola releases the single, “Makin’ Love.” 1967: “Labourer” by 49th Parallel …
Aug 25 1949: World-renowned composer Fariborz Lachini is born in Iran. He migrates to Canada in 1988 following the Islamic Revolution. 1957: Paul Anka sees “Diana” top the UK pop chart. 1967: The Fifth release the single, “Yesterday’s Today.” 1974: Steppenwolf release their SLOW FLUX album. 1974: Original Caste release the album, BACK HOME. 1976: …