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LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Strolling through the Lethbridge Exhibition last Friday afternoon following an interview with Prairie Sky ....
Today in Music History - May 14 Today in Music History for May 14: In 1936, singer Bobby Darin, whose real name was Walden Robert Cassotto, was born in New York City. Darin s big break came in 1958 when he wrote and recorded Splish Splash, which reached No. 3 on the U.S. charts and sold a million copies. His other hits included Queen of the Hop and Mack the Knife. At the beginning of the 60s, he made the transition from teen idol to a more mature star who performed in Vegas nightclubs. He died on Dec. 20, 1973, after heart surgery. In 1943, Jack Bruce, one of the most influential bass guitarists in rock, was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland. His bass playing and tenor vocals with the group Cream in the 1960s were a great influence on the heavy metal groups that followed. He formed Cream with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker in 1966, and they virtually invented the hard-rock trio style, before breaking up in 68. Bruce later played in a variety of styles wit ....
SOCAN Awards to toast 24 people who boosted Canadian content Poll Federal government Bob Ezrin celebrates his award for Producer of the Year at the JUNO Gala dinner in Calgary, Saturday, April 2, 2016. Ezrin is one of 24 people who will be honoured at the SOCAN Awards later this month for helping raise the profile of Canadian-made music.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward TORONTO – The latePierre ElliottTrudeau and famed producer Bob Ezrin, along with 22 others who raised the profile of Canadian-made music, will be toasted at this year’s SOCAN Awards. The music industry organization unveiled plans to dole out its newly created Guardian Award to a series of longtime champions of Canadian content in late May. ....
SOCAN Awards to toast 24 people who boosted Canadian content by David Friend, The Canadian Press Posted May 12, 2021 2:10 pm EDT Last Updated May 12, 2021 at 2:14 pm EDT TORONTO The late Pierre Elliott Trudeau and famed producer Bob Ezrin, along with 22 others who raised the profile of Canadian-made music, will be toasted at this year’s SOCAN Awards. The music industry organization unveiled plans to dole out its newly created Guardian Award to a series of longtime champions of Canadian content in late May. More than half of the “visionaries” will be recognized posthumously, including Kelly Jay Fordham of the band Crowbar, whose 1971 hit “Oh What a Feeling” was the first song to reap the rewards of the Cancon era. ....