1943: Paul Hoffert of
Lighthouse is born in Brooklyn, NY.
1948:
Jim Byrnes is born in St. Louis, Missouri as James Thomas Kevin Byrnes.
1951: Terry Draper of
Klaatu is born in Toronto.
1976:
Mahogany Rush is in Saskatoon for a show at the Saskatoon Arena.
1979:
Nick Gilder is in Vancouver, opening for The Cars at Pacific Coliseum.
1982: At the time a Police tribute,
Platinum Blonde are in Kitchener, Ontario to close out a three-night run at the
Coronet Motor Hotel.
1985:
Neil Young and
Joni Mitchell are among the performers in Champagne, Illinois at the first Farm Aid
concert, which would raise $10 million for beleaguered farmers and becomes an annual event.
1989:
Neil Young releases FREEDOM, his hardest album in a decade. A blistering performance
of the opening track, "Rockin' in the Free World," on 'Saturday Night Live' is regarded as one of
that show's best performances.
1999:
Shania Twain wins Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards in
Nashville.
2001:
Carolyn Dawn Johnson peaks on Billboard's country chart at #59 with
"So Complicated."
2006: Bruno Mambella, road manager for
Kim Mitchell dies in hospital after a five vehicle pileup near Woodstock, ON.
2007:
The Fables kick off the tour in support of their KINGS & LITTLE ONES album at the St
John's Arts and Culture Centre.
2007:
George Canyon performs at China-Canada: Hand in Hand, a joint concert held in
Vancouver between CCTV (China Central Television) and the CBC to commemorate the one-year countdown of the 2008 Beijing
Olympics. One of the songs performed by Canyon was "What a Fine Jasmine Blossom," a duet with Tang Can, sung
entirely in Mandarin.
2009:
Anvil releases THIS IS THIRTEEN, their 13th album.
2009:
Connie Kaldor releases her POSTCARDS FROM THE ROAD album.
2009:
Barney Bentall releases his THE INSIDE PASSAGE album.
2009:
Corb Lund releases his LOSIN' LATELY GAMBLING album.
2009: Three Days Grace release their third album, LIFE STARTS NOW.
2009:
Billy Talent release their BILLY TALENT III album in the US.
2011:
The Sheepdogs win three CASBY Awards - Favourite New Artist, Favourite Indie Album, and
Favourite New Album.
2017:
Big Sugar is in Truro, NS for a show at the Civic Square.
2017:
Blue Rodeo's GREATEST HITS VOLUME ONE album, released 16 years earlier, reaches
quadruple platinum.
2017:
Matthew Good releases his new album, SOMETHING LIKE A STORM.
2018: Mortal Host release their new single and video, "Mortal Part."
2018:
Danko Jones releases his new single, "We're Crazy" from the upcoming
album, A ROCK SUPREME.
