Category: Classic Rock
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This Week’s Birthdays in Canadian Music
We have two birthdays to make note of this week. First a Canadian institution, Geddy Lee (Gary Lee Weinrib), the lead vocalist, bass player and keyboardist for one of Canada’s greatest bands, Rush. He celebrated his 68th birthday on July 29th. He initially joined Rush in 1968, and they began the trek to superstardom. The…
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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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Canada’s All Time Top Songs – #99
At 99 we present We Run by Strange Advance. A Vancouver new wave band, they formed in 1982, and were almost immediately nominated for a Juno (Canada’s Grammy) as most promising band in 1983. We Run was taken from their album, 2WO and released as a single in 1985. It reached number 28 on the…
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Canada’s All Time Top Songs – #100
The first entry into our top 100 is Honeymoon Suite and their song Love Changes Everything. Back in the hair band days of the 1980’s, Honeymoon Suite was formed in 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The name and the place share a connection, very witty. They had a string of hits in Canada throughout the…
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Remembering Ray Sawyer
The singer of the iconic song, “The Cover Of The Rolling Stone” passed away on December 31, 2018 at the age of 81. Usually a back up singer for Dr Hook and the Medicine Show, he sang lead for this song and will always be remembered for it.
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