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LOOKING FOR TROUBLE (1980) Even The Score You Better Run 5035 Get Your Hands Off Of Me Do What You Want Tie Me Down Don’t Stop Me Now Looking For Trouble Delirious Shot Down Let’s Spend The Night Together LOOKING FOR TROUBLE (US – 1980) Even The Score You Better Run 5035 Get Your Hands …
A native of Durham, North Carolina, Anne Elizabeth Woods moved from San Fransisco to Toronto in the mid 70’s after fronting Sass, and then Gambler. She was introduced to Brian Allen in 1977, whose own band, Rose was on the verge of being cut from their label if they didn’t produce a ‘hit’. Woods guested …
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, …
March 20 1937: Early country icon Tommy Hunter is born in London, Ontario. 1940: Ray Hutchinson of The Beau Marks is born in Montreal. 1947: Gaye Delorme is born in Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1951: Greg Godovitz of Fludd and Goddo is born in Toronto. 1965: Hank Snow peaks at #7 on Billboard’s country chart the …
June 29 1960: Paul Anka appears on ABC TV’s special “Coke Time.” 1966: The Ugly Ducklings open for their idols, The Rolling Stones at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. 1970: The Band is in New York City at the Wollman Skating Rink during the Schaefer Music Festival. 1971: Matthew Good is born in Burnaby, BC. …
June 28 1969: Rhinoceros are in New York City at the Wollman Skating Rink during the Schaefer Music Festival. 1970: The Band, Janis Joplin, Ian & Sylvia, Mashmakhan and a host of others take part in the Festival Express Toronto to Calgary train/concert excursion. 1973: The Band, the Grateful Dead, and the Allman Brothers Band …
June 27 1942: Composer/pianist Frank Mills is born in Montreal. 1966: Lovin’ Spoonful, which features Canadian Zal Yanovsky peaks at #2 on RPM’s Top 100 list with “Jug Band Music.” 1970: Festival Express, a touring concert consisting of The Band, The Good Brothers, Mashmakhan, and Ian & Sylvia, among others, is in Toronto for the …
June 26 1906: School principal by day, Alexander Muir, who wrote the “The Maple Leaf Forever,” one of the most popular patriotic songs ever, dies in Toronto at the age of 75. 1943: Composer and lyricist Cliff Jones is born in Toronto. 1946: Max Webster bassist Mike Tilka is born in Munster, Indiana. 1966: Buffalo …
June 23 1920: Dixieland jazz saxophonist and bandleader Lance Harrison is born in Vancouver. 1948: Myles Goodwyn, of April Wine is born in Woodstock, NB. 1960: At 20, Paul Anka becomes the youngest performer ever at the time to perform at New York’s Copacabana nightclub. 1962: Bobby Curtola peaks at #41 on Billboard’s chart with …
June 22 1956: Allan Mix, bassist for Rhinoceros, Cheyenne Winter, and Skylark is born in Edmonton. 1959: Alan Anton, bassist for the Cowboy Junkies is born in Montreal. 1964: Bobby Curtola‘s “As Long As I’m Sure of You” enters the Canadian charts at # 16. 1968: “How’d We Ever Get This Way” by Andy Kim …