Category: Canada’s Best Music
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The Maple List – Number 164 – Sylvia Tyson
Born in 1940, Sylvia Tyson (Fricker) is an important part of Canadian music history. Best known as part of the folk due Ian and Sylvia, she continues to perform with the folk group Quartette and has since 1993. During the Canadian Content days of radio, she and her ex-husband Ian Tyson, were staples on Canadian…
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The Charts This Week – October 9, 2021
Number 1 on the CKUA album chart is Andy Shauf and the album is “Wilds”. This is his latest release and is a follow up to his successful record of 2020, “The Neon Skyline”. The song I have chosen is titled “Jaywalker” and is available at all the regular streaming sites. An interesting song, pay…
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Canada’s All Time Top Songs – #97
We have now got to 97 on the list, “Crying Over You” by Platinum Blonde. The band formed in the early 80’s and had a string of hits on Canadian airwaves. They had minimal success in the USA, so my readers from anywhere but Canada will find them to be a new band. The song…
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Canada’s All Time Top Songs – #98
At 98 is a signature song from former Sweeney Todd singer, Nick Gilder. The track is Hot Child In The City. Sweeney Todd had a big hit in 1976 with Roxy Roller. After that success, Nick left the band, going solo and signing a record deal in the USA. That deal spawned the featured song…
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This Week’s Birthdays in Canadian Music – August 1 to 7, 2021
A busy week for birthdays, so let’s get started. We have so many that we will split things up into 2 posts. I will try and do a second post tomorrow, personal stuff takes precedence. First up is Andre Gagnon, a pianist, composer and actor who turned 79 on August 1. Born the youngest of…
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