Oct 22

1940: Early country star Joyce Smith is born in Lethbridge,
Alberta.

1951:
Jimi Bertucci of
Abraham's Children is born in
Serra San Bruno, Italy.

1966: It's becoming the norm, as Jim Feilder fills in on
bass for Buffalo Springfield at the Whiskey A Go Go in LA, when
Bruce Palmer was busted the day before in a
drug bust.

1973: "Heartbeat It's A Lovebeat" by
DeFranco Family reaches #8 on
Billboard's Hot 100.

1973: "West Coast Woman" by
Painter makes it to #81 on Billboard's Hot
100.

1977:
Ronnie Prophet peaks at #99 on
Billboard's country chart with "It Ain't Easy Loving
Me."

1982:
Saga open for Jethro Tull at the Selland Arena in Fresno,
Cal.

1983: Tiffany Dowhan is born in Radway, Alberta.

1993:
Sarah McLachlan releases her FUMBLING
TOWARDS ECSTASY album.

1996:
Dianne Heatherington succumbs to cancer
at the age of 48.

1997:
Blue Rodeo's TREMOLO album is certified
gold. It would go on to platinum status.

2002:
Harem Scarem releases WEIGHT OF THE WORLD in
Canada, but in a stroke of marketing genius, someone at Bullseye Records renames
them Rubber.

2002: The Canadian Association of Broadcasters inducts
Bruce Cockburn into the Canadian Broadcast
Hall of Fame.

2004: Bill Reed of
The Diamonds dies in his Florida home.

2005:
Broken Social Scene peak on
Billboard's albums chart at #105 with their self-titled album.

2005:
Trooper plays in Cold Lake, AB at Rocktoberfest.
Headlining is Lothar Twardzik, argued as one of the country's top "Oom
Pah Pah" bands, which featured local tuba hero Doug Sirant.

2006:
Harlequin is inducted into the Western Canadian
Music Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Winnipeg.

2006:
Thor is in Windsor, Ont at the Avalon Front.

2006:
Tragically Hip are in Toronto for a show at
the Phoenix Concert Theatre.

2008:
Honeymoon Suite release the CLIFTON HILL
album.

2010:
Stampeders are in Dryden, Ontario for a show at the
Community Centre.

2011:
Burton Cummings is in Jackpot, Nevada for a
show at Cactus Pete's.

2015:
Hawksley Workman is in Calgary for a show
at MacEwan Theatre.

2015:
Lex Justice is at home in Edmonton for the first of a
three-night run at Blues On Whyte.

2015:
Stampeders are in Glace Bay, NS for a show at Savoy
Theatre.

2016:
Carl Dixon is in Pembroke, Ontario for a solo
show at Festival Hall.

2016:
Tom Cochrane is the musical entertainment in
Winnipeg as the oldtimers Jets and Oilers face off in the NHL's annual
outdoor Heritage Classic at Investers Group Field.

2016:
Hey Romeo! kills it in front of a sold out crowd
at the Community Hall in Cherry Grove, Alberta.

2016:
Shari Ulrich is in White Rock, BC for a show at
Blue Frog Studios.

2018: Julio Biafore releases his new single, "Rocker
Girl."

2019:
Sloan is in Edmonton for a show at Festival
Place.