This Day in History: 2022-08-07
1969: A version of The Stampeders top Canada’s RPM singles chart with “Sweet City Woman,” starting a three-week run.
1974: Lenny Breau is in Nashville, recording with jazz great Buddy Emmons. The sessions are released as the MINORS ALOUD album.
1978: April Wine closes out a two-week run at #50 on Billboard\’s chart with “Enough Is Enough.”
1982: Aldo Nova is on Billboard’s list for the second and last time, peaking at #65 with “Foolin’ Yourself.”
1986: BTO is in Barrie, Ontario for a show at Molson Park.
1989: In a ceremony outside Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Blue Shadows perform for free outside A&B Sound in Vancouver.
1996: Anvil performs at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Wacken, Germany. The show finds its way to DVD in 2004 as one-half of BACK TO BASICS.
1998: Cruzeros release their second album, EL NINO.
2009: Headpins, Streetheart are in Regina for the Queen City Ex.
2011: Billy Talent released the single, “Surprise Surprise.”
2014: The three-day Rockin’ River Rockfest outside Mission, BC begins. On the card are Terri Clark, Gord Bamford, and Lee Aaron, Streetheart are in Grand Forks, BC for CannaFest.
2015: Sister Grace and The Blue Mules are among the artists kicking off the annual Dog Patch Music Festival, outside Loon Lake, Sask.
2015: The Dead South are at home in Regina for the Folk Festival.
2019: Madchild see their DOPE SICK album certified gold.