This Day in History: 2022-02-03
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 Young for the band to see chart action.
1968: 49th Parallel is in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan for the second of a two-night stand at Temple Gardens Dance Hall.
1970: Troyka releases their self-titled and only album.
1973: “You Turn Me On Like A Radio” by Joni Mitchell enters Billboard’s charts at #25.
1973: Edward Bear‘s “Last Song” tops Canada’s RPM singles chart, beginning a two-week run.
1973: The Guess Who‘s “Follow Your Daughter Home” is released.
1978: Garnett Ford‘s debut album, UNDER THE INFLUENCE is released.
1979: The Blues Brothers, featuring Dan Akroyd and a mostly-Canadian back-up band, went to No.1 on the US album chart with BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES.
1984: April Wine release their ANIMAL GRACE album.
1988: Rush‘s show in San Diego, CA is taped and used for the A SHOW OF HANDS double live album.
1990: Roch Voisine wins the best international French-language album award at a ceremony in Paris. His album HELENE is on top of the French pop chart at the time.
1990: Jesse Winchester walks off stage 30 minutes into a concert in Atlanta. He officially retired from touring a few days later.
1991: Wild T & The Spirit release their LOVE CRAZY album.
1995: Jeff Healey is in Stuttgart, Germany for the Stuttgart Jazz Festival.
2008: Dan Hill releases his autobiography, “I Am My Father’s Son.”
2008: Sam Roberts releases his LOVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD album in the US.
2009: Danko Jones releases his Europe-only album, B SIDES.
2009: The Rankin Family release their THESE ARE THE MOMENTS album.
2009: Sarah McLachlan releases the single, “Don’t Give Up On Us.”
2013: Honeymoon Suite do a show in their hometown of Niagara Falls, at the Greg Frewin Theatre.
2017: Big Wreck, featuring Canadian Ian Thornley, release their GRACE STREET album.
2018: Doors & Fours release the video for their new single, “The More You Know.”
2019: Platinum release their new album, MOMMY.
2020: Dirt Road Opera release their new single and video, “Rattlin’ Bones.”