1946: Duris Maxwell, drummer for Skylark, Powder Blues, and Doucette is born in East York, Ontario as Ted Lewis.

1956: Uriah Heep frontman Bernie Shaw is born in Victoria, BC.

1968: “How’d We Ever Get This Way” by Andy Kim peaks on Canada’s pop chart at #16.

1971: Bif Naked is born in New Delhi, India, and named Elizabeth Torbert shortly after being adopted.

1974: “Sundown” by Gordon Lightfoot begins a three-week run on top of Canada’s RPM singles chart.

1977: Teaze opens for Triumph at the Stockade in Swift Current, Sask.

1985: Sheriff play their last show ever in Toronto.

1990: Colin James releases his sophomore album, SUDDEN STOP.

1991: Aldo Nova performs at Hart Plaza in Detroit.

1999: Sarah McLachlan releases her live album, MIRRORBALL.

2002: Photograph, The Farside, and Bentwood Rocker & The Sands Of Time take the stage in Belleville, Ontario for “The Rick Meagher Rock & Roll Extravaganza” at the Belleville Sports Centre.

2000: Bryan Adams is in Tokyo for the first of a two-night stand at The Nippon Budokan Hall. The shows end up on his LIVE AT THE BUDOKAN album a few years later.

2004: Randy Bachman delves into his jazz roots, releasing JAZZ THING.

2004: James F. “Jimmy” Arnold of The 4 Lads dies of lung cancer in Sacramento, CA.

2004: Alanis Morissette announces her engagement to boyfriend Ryan Reynolds, who you may remember from such films as National Lampoon’s Van Wilder … or not ….

2005: Nickelback release the single, “See You At The Show.”

2006: Billy Talent release their new single, “Devil In A Midnight Mass.”

2006: Kenny Wade is in Cold Lake, Alta for a show at the Royal Canadian Legion.

2006: Joshua’s Habit releases the album, WASH THE FILTH.

2007: Richard Bell, piano player in Janis Joplin’s Full Tilt Boogie Band and Crowbar dies after a long battle with cancer at the age of 61.

2010: Sarah McLachlan releases her LAWS OF ILLUSION album, her first album of all new recordings in seven years.

2010: The Stanfields release their debut album, VANGUARD OF THE YOUNG AND RECKLESS.

2011: Sum 41 release the single, “Baby You Don’t Want To Know.”

2011: Tom Jackson, Johnny Reid, and The Travelling Maybels are among the performers outside Edmonton for a disaster relief concert for the victims of Slave Lake, Alberta’s fire.

2011: Sheepdogs are the musical guests on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.

2013: Kingdoom is in Halifax for a show at the Seahorse Tavern.

2013: Coney Hatch is in Kitchener, Ontario for a show at Edelweiss Tavern.

2017: Lunch At Allen’s is in Nanaimo, BC for a show at the Port Theatre.

2017: The Trews are in Burlington, Ontario for a show at the Burlington Sound of Music Festival.

2017: Shania Twain releases her new single, “Life’s Gonna Get Good.”

2018: Tamia releases her new single and video, “Leave It Smokin’.”

2018: Killer Dwarfs open for Helix at the Grey Eagle Event Centre in Calgary.

2018: Whale & The Wolf and Small Town Artillery are in Vancouver for a show at the Roxy Cabaret.

2019: Tom Cochrane is the halftime entertainment at Commonweath Stadium, as the Eskimos beat up the Alouettes.