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Veteran broadcaster and musicologist Jim Hurcomb is hitting all the right chords with his new book “Rockin’ on the Rideau: The 70’s”.

OTTAWA -- Jim Hurcomb’s written a love letter. It’s a tribute to Ottawa’s great musicians of the 1950s and 60s—performers who gave Ottawa a golden era of rock ‘n roll. “It was really an unprecedented time. Someone called Ottawa Liverpool North in the 1960’s. The musicians and fans knew this. And thanks to the book, nobody’s going to forget it,” said Hurcomb. The book is called “Rockin’ on the Rideau: Ottawa’s Golden Age of Rock and Roll”. It’s fitting that Jim ...

Rockin On The Rideau book chronicles 1960s Ottawa music scene Published by Victoria’s FriesenPress, Jim Hurcombs Rockin’ On The Rideau has sold well on Amazon.ca, hitting the Top 5 on the list of rock ‘n’ roll best sellers. Author of the article: Lynn Saxberg Publishing date: Mar 10, 2021  •  March 10, 2021  •  4 minute read  •  Jim Hurcomb has written a book, Rockin on the Rideau, about Ottawas fertile music scene of the 1960s. Photo by Errol McGihon /Postmedia Re...