1944: John Caldwell of Mother Tucker’s Yellow Duck is born in Vancouver.

1947: Orest Andrews, guitarist for Gettysbyrg Address, is born in Winnipeg.

1962: Paul Anka guest stars on The Ed Sullivan Show for the third time.

1967: “I Take It Back” by The Shondells peaks on the Canadian chart at #50.

1967: Ugly Ducklings peak on the Canadian chart with “Just In Case You’re Wondering,” at #68.

1967: Stitch In Tyme is in the Canadian top 100 for the first time, at #43, with “Got To Get You Into My Life.”

1973: The Flying Dutchman are at Project 70 Studios in Edmonton, recording their IN THE MOOD WITH THE FLYING DUTCMAN album.

1975: Privilege is the entertainment in Lethbridge, Alta during the opening ceremonies of the Canada Winter Games.

1980: Max Webster is in Kitchener, Ontario for a show at the Coronet Motor Hotel.

1980: Rush is in St Louis, Missouri’s Kiel Auditorium for the first of three sold out shows in as many nights.

1988: Bruno Gerussi’s Medallion is at home in Vancouver for an all-ages show at The Town Pump.

1992: The Cowboy Junkies release the album BLACK EYED MAN.

1994: Bryan Adams joins Sting and several Australian stars in a benefit concert at Sydney’s Football Stadium, raising about $600,000 to aid victims of bush fires in the Sydney area.

2003: Rush releases SPIRIT OF RADIO – GREATEST HITS.

2008: “So Happy,” the lead single from Theory of a Deadman‘s SCARS & SOUVENIRS album is released.

2009: Leonard Cohen donates £90,000 to Australian bushfire victims.

2014: Luba releases her ICON album.

2014: Sam Roberts releases his new album, LO-FANTASY, debuting at #3.

2014: KD Lang makes her Broadway debut at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in the musical, “After Midnight” which celebrates jazz star Duke Ellington’s stint at the famous Cotton Club venue in New York City.

2016: Honeymoon Suite are in Thunder Bay, Ontario for a show at Rockhouse.

2017: Streetheart are in Edmonton at Century Casino. Opening is Rockin’ Rick & The Party Crashers.