Feb 18

1953: Robin Bachman of
Brave Belt and
BTO is born in Winnipeg.

1956:
The Diamonds break the charts for the first time, with
"Why Do Fools Fall In Love?"

1966:
Paupers are in Toronto for a show at the Gogue Inn, with
Jack Hardin & The Silhouettes and The Lively Set.

1967:
Barry Allen peaks on the Canadian chart at #32 with
"Armful of Teddy Bears."

1973:
Blood Sweat & Tears are the first
performers on the very first edition of The King Biscuit Flower Hour radio
program.

1983:
Neil Young is in Toronto for a show at Maple Leaf
Gardens.

1985: "Images," the duet between
Shawne Jackson and Sharon Lee Williams is
released.

1988: Patti Jannetta releases her second album, RESTLESS HEART.

1989:
The Cowboy Junkies are the musical guest on
"Saturday Night Live."

1989:
Tom Cochrane and
Red Rider are in Toronto for a show at Maple Leaf
Gardens.

1991:
Mindstorm release their BACK TO REALITY album.

1992:
One2One (formerly One To One) release the IMAGINE IT
lp.

1995:
Rush‘s Alex Lifeson is at MetalWorks Studio in Toronto,
for his parts on "Just Scream", "Crawl" and "Will of the
Gun" for
Tom Cochrane‘s RAGGED ASS ROAD album.

1996:
Duane Steele releases his debut album, P.O. BOX
423.

2003: CYCLORAMA, the first Styx album to feature
Lawrence Gowan is released.

2006:
Gowan performs with Orchestra London the second of two
nights, where the STRANGE ANIMAL is played in its entirety.

2010: Hometown hero Alex Varughese of
Sugakane,
Vela,
Jimmy & The Sleepers, and
Kingdoom fame headlines the Hearts For Haiti concert in
Cold Lake, AB with his side project,
Lex Justice.

2017:
Matthew Good ends a three-night run at the
Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.

2018: The Justin Beiber Exhibit opens in Stratford, Ontario. Make up your
own jokes.

2019: Across The Board release the third single from their SONIC BOOM
album, "No Curtain Call."