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April 14 1901: Henry Burr appears at the opera house in Saint John, NB in his first notable concert with the Scottish soprano Jessie MacLachlan. 1928: Pianist Norman Armadio is born in Timmins, Ontario. 1948: Greg Adams is born in Toronto. 1972: April Wine is in Montreal opening for Jethro Tull at the Forum. …
March 3 1958: Frank Wilks is born in Toronto. 1966: Buffalo Springfield is officially formed at a Los Angeles party. It includes Canadians Neil Young, Dewey Martin, and Bruce Palmer, and together they’d release three albums and enjoy several hits, including “Ohio,” “For What It’s Worth,” and “Mr Soul.” 1967: Ian & Sylvia enter the …
Feb 27 1952: The Four Lads have the #1 song on Billboard with “Cry.” 1959: Bob Regan and Lucille Starr release their first single under the name The Canadian Sweethearts, “What’s The Password?” 1967: The Paupers are in New York at the Cafe A Go Go, opening for Jefferson Airplane. 1971: Steppenwolf is in Cherry …
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 25 1905: New Brunswick born tenor Harry H. McClaskey, under the stage name of Irving Gillette, debuts on the American charts with the song “Sing Me To Sleep” on the Edison label. It peaked at #8 and charted for only one week. McClaskey was better known under his main stage name of Henry Burr. …
Feb 22 1952: Opera star Jeanne Gordon succumbs to a heart attack in her Macon, Missouri home. She was 67. 1958: The Alan Freed movie, “The Big Beat,” which features The Diamonds, among other artists, debuts in Detroit. 1960: Conductor Percy Faith starts a 9-week run at No.1 on the US chart with “Theme From …
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: …
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 14 1935: Jazz great Rob McConnell is born in London, Ontario. He would go on to record over 30 albums with The Boss Brass. 1965: The Royal Family play their first gig, at the Muk Luk Mardi Gras in Edmonton. 1970: Andy Kim peaks at #90 on Billboard’s chart with “A Friend In The …
Feb 5 1943: Chuck Winfield, trumpet player for Blood Sweat & Tears is born in Toronto. 1950: Sam Moon is born in Sydney, NS as Richard Boudreau. 1955: New York radio station WNEW announces the winners of its annual popularity poll: Toronto’s Crew-Cuts are amng the winners. 1967: Grant Smith & The Power perform in …