This Day in History: 2022-09-04
1971: Joni Mitchell releases the single “Carey.”
1976: BTO is in Vancouver for a show at PNE Coliseum.
1978: Teaze is in Tokyo at the Nakano Sun Palace. The show becomes part of the TOUR OF JAPAN album.
1979: Trooper releases FLYING COLOURS.
1980: The Good Brothers are in Kitchener, Ontario at the Coronet Theatre for the first of a two-night stand. The show becomes part of their LIVE album later that year.
1982: Toronto‘s “Your Daddy Don’t Know” peaks at #3 on the Canadian chart.
1982: Coney Hatch is in Toronto, opening for Cheap Trick at the CNE Grandstand.
1983: Rough Trade opens for David Bowie in Toronto at the CNE Stadium.
1987: Tim Feehan releases the single, “Listen For The Heartbeat.”
1990: Rush releases CHRONICLES, their first ‘best of’ package.
1994: A star studded cast including Rush‘s Alex Lifeson, Tom Cochrane and Lawrence Gowan perform “All Along The Watchtower” at Toronto’s Kumbaya Festival.
1995: Tom Cochrane tops Canada’s RPM singles chart with “I Wish You Well,” the start of a two-week run.
1996: White Wolf‘s ENDANGERED SPECIES lp is re-released on CD as a Japanese import, ten years since its original release.
2001: April Wine releaese their BACK TO THE MANSION album.
2001: Bif Naked releases her album, PURGE.
2003: The Undesirables rock Hugh’s Room in Toronto.
2004: The Tea Party peaks at #5 on Billboard’s chart with “Seven Circles.”
2007: Helix‘s THE POWER OF ROCK & ROLL album is released in the US.
2008: Frank Marino is in Blanox, Penn closing out a two-month, 26 date North American tour at Moondogs.
2008: Bryan Adams performs a solo acoustic show to a sold-out audience at Toronto’s The Carlu.
2009: Bryan Adams performs at Edmonton’s Telus Field following a baseball game.
2010: Nelly Furtado performs for the first time in Warsaw, Poland.
2012: The Sheepdogs release their fourth album, self-titled.
2012: Matt Mays + El Torpedo release their COYOTE album.
2015: Early country pioneer Hal Willis dies of natural causes at the age of 82.
2015: The Dead South are in Cookeville, Tennessee for the Muddy Roots Festival.
2015: Bob Bryden releases the single, “Mona Lisa With The Dishpan Hands.”
2019: Tommy Grasley releases the single, “I Believe In Love.”
2019: Keelie release their latest single, “Know It All.”