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RPM Magazine
''RPM'' ( and later ) was a Canadian music-industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. ''RPM'' ceased publication in November 2000. ''RPM'' stood for "Records, Promotion, Music". The magazine's title varied over the years, including ''RPM Weekly'' and ''RPM Magazine''. Canadian music charts ''RPM'' maintained several format charts, including Top Singles (all genres), Adult Contemporary, Dance, Urban, Rock/Alternative and Country Tracks (or Top Country Tracks) for country music. On 21 March 1966, ''RPM'' expanded its Top Singles chart from 40 positions to 100. On 6 December 1980, the main chart became a top-50 chart and remained this way until 4 August 1984, whereupon it reverted to a top-100 singles chart. For the first several weeks of its existence, the magazine did not compile a national chart, but simply printed the cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Grealis
Walt is a masculine given name, generally a short form of Walter (name), Walter, and occasionally a surname. Notable people with the name include: People Given name * Walt Arfons (1916-2013), American drag racer and competition land speed record racer * Walt Bellamy (1939-2013), American National Basketball Association player, two-time Basketball Hall of Fame inductee * Walt Bellamy (ice hockey) (1881-1941), Canadian hockey player * Walter Blackman, American member of the Arizona House of Representatives * Walt Bowyer (born 1960), American former National Football League player * Walt Brown (politician) (born 1926), American politician * Walt Clago (1899-1955), American football player * Walt Corey (born 1938), American former National Football League player * Walt Disney (1901-1966), American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur and philanthropist * Walt Dropo (1923-2010), American Major League Baseball and college basketball player * Walt Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Esquires (Canadian Band)
The Esquires were a Canadian band, based in Ottawa, active from 1962 to 1967. The band is notable as the recipient of the first Juno Award in Canada, as well as being one of Canada's earlier pop music recording acts. The first Canadian music video ever made is said to be that of an Esquires song. The band is also notable as having had Bruce Cockburn as a later member, and also for one of its hit songs, "It's a Dirty Shame", having been written by William Hawkins. History The Esquires (not to be confused with the earlier-founded (1957) R&B group The Esquires from Milwaukee, Wisconsin) were co-founded in Ottawa, in 1962, by Clint Hierlihy and Gary Comeau, while both were still in high school. The band developed a strong local following during the 1962-1963 period, modeling their sound on that of Cliff Richard and the Shadows. The group attracted the attention of Montreal singer Marty Hill. They were asked to back Montreal singer Andy Kim for his performance during Dick Clar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Caesar And The Consuls
Little Caesar and the Consuls is a Canadian rock band, originally active in Toronto from 1961 to 1971. The earliest tangible evidence of a group by that name is in the February 23, 1961, issue of the Weston, Ontario, ''Times & Guide'', which mentions that they played for the Downsview Junior Teen Club's Valentine Party at Beverley Heights Junior High School the previous Saturday. Two members of Little Caesar and The Consuls, pianist and vocalist Bruce Morshead and saxophonist Norm Sherratt, had previously been part of a group named The Consuls after a popular automobile. In early 1959, disappointed with the lack of success and because Robbie Robertson refused to play bass, a role for which he had recently been hired, the five-piece Consuls disbanded. Robertson, guitarist and vocalist Gene MacLellan and drummer Peter DeRemigis promptly formed The Suedes, with Johnny Rhythm (real name, John Rutter) joining as a vocalist. Morshead returned to his full-time employment at the bank. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Girl Sloopy
"Hang On Sloopy" (originally "My Girl Sloopy") is a 1964 song written by Wes Farrell and Bert Berns. Rhythm and blues vocal group the Vibrations were the first to record the tune in 1964. Atlantic Records released it as a single, which reached No. 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The song is associated with Ohio State University and is Ohio's official rock song. The song became standard fare for garage bands and, in 1965, it became one of the first songs recorded by the Yardbirds with guitarist Jeff Beck. A version by the rock group the McCoys was the most successful, when it reached number one in the singles chart. Recordings by additional artists also reached the charts, including versions in Spanish and Portuguese. The original version of Sloopy was written by a "high school kid in St. Louis" and sold to Bert Russell, also known as Bert Berns, according to Rick Derringer of the McCoys. By one account, the inspiration for the song was Dorothy Sloop, a jazz singer from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and is known internationally as a folk-rock legend. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings said "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Lightfoot's songs, including "For Lovin' Me", "Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues", " Ribbon of Darkness"—a number one hit on the U.S. country chart with Marty Robbins's cover in 1965—and "Black Day in July", about the 1967 Detroit riot, brought him wide recognition in the 1960s. Canadian chart success with his own recordings began in 1962 with the No. 3 hit Me) I'm the One", followed by recognition and charting abroad in the 1970s. He topped the US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girlfriends (band)
Travis Tatum Mills (born April 12, 1989), previously known by his stage name T. Mills, is an American rapper, singer, and actor from Riverside, California. Following his name change from T. Mills to Travis Mills, he began hosting an eponymous show on Apple Music 1. Early life Travis Tatum Mills was born on April 12, 1989 in Riverside, California. At the age of 5, Mills' uncle gave him his first guitar and at the age of 15 Mills stopped playing sports to start a punk rock band. Career 2008–2010: Career beginnings and ''Ready, Fire, Aim!'' At the age of 17, Mills began writing songs in his bedroom, using music software such as Apple's Garage Band. At the age of 18, Mills began posting some of his music on his Myspace page. In 2008, Mills signed a deal to the indie record label Uprising Records. 2011–2012: Signing to Columbia Records, ''Leaving Home'' and MtvU's Woodie Awards In 2011, Mills signed a deal to Columbia Records, following him signing a deal, he began r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guess Who
The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1965. The band originated in 1962 and achieved an international hit single with a cover of "Shakin' All Over" in 1965 under the name Chad Allan and the Expressions. After changing their name to The Guess Who, they found their greatest success in the late 60s and early 70s, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman, with hit songs including "American Woman", "These Eyes", " No Time" and many others. During their most successful period, The Guess Who released eleven studio albums, all of which reached the charts in Canada and the United States. They may be best known for their 1970 album ''American Woman'', which reached no. 1 in Canada and no. 9 in the United States, while five other albums reached the top ten in Canada. The Guess Who charted fourteen Top 40 singles in the United States and more than thirty in Canada. The Guess Who officially broke up in 1975, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Allen (musician)
Barry Allen Rasmussen (July 29, 1945 – April 4, 2020),Barry Allen, Edmonton musician, dead at 74 at CTV Edmonton; published April 5, 2020; retrieved April 5, 2020 known professionally as Barry Allen, from , was an award-winning ian and record producer/engineer. Career |
Catherine McKinnon (actress)
Catherine McKinnon (born May 14, 1944) is a Canadian actress and folk/pop singer. Early life and education Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, McKinnon began as a child performer, making her debut radio broadcast at age eight and her television appearance at age 12. She subsequently studied music at Mount St. Vincent College in Halifax. Career In the 1960s she was a regular on CBC radio and television, including the Halifax based CBC television program ''Singalong Jubilee''. In 1964, she popularized the song "Farewell to Nova Scotia" when she used it as the theme song for the ''Singalong Jubilee''. McKinnon's first and biggest selling album, ''Voice of an Angel'', was a collection of folk material, but she has also recorded ballads, torch songs, and songs by notable pop songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and Buffy Sainte-Marie. She has also been a stage actress, appearing in Canadian productions of '' Turvey'', '' The Wizard of Oz'', and ''My F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Curtola
Bobby or Bobbie may refer to: People * Bobby (given name), a list of names * Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh * Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea * Bobby (screenwriter) (born 1983), Indian screenwriter * Bobby, old slang for a constable in British law enforcement * Bobby, disused British railway term for a signalman Events * Kidnapping of Bobby Greenlease, a 1953 crime in Kansas City, Missouri * Murder of Bobby Äikiä, Swedish boy who was tortured and killed by his mother and stepfather in 2006 Dogs * Greyfriars Bobby (1855–1???), legendary 19th century Scottish dog * Bobbie (dog), a British regimental dog who survived the Battle of Maiwand * Bobbie the Wonder Dog, an American dog that walked 2,551 miles to find its owners Films * ''Bobby'' (1973 film), an Indian Bollywood film * ''Bobby'' (2002 film), an Indian Telugu film * ''Bobby'' (2006 film), a film about the day Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated Music * BOBBY (band), an American indie-folk-psychedeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quality Records
Quality Records was a Canadian entertainment company which released music albums in Canada on behalf of American record labels. They also released recordings by Canadian artists. The company operated between 1950 and 1985 with offices in Toronto. The company also ran from 1990 to 1998 as "Quality Special Products" with Offices both in Canada and the United States. History In the 1950s and 1960s it was commonplace for American labels without Canadian branches to lease their recordings out to Canadian-based labels that would release the songs on their behalf north of the border. Quality was one of the largest and most visible of these companies; aside from the Quality brand itself, several other sister labels such as Reo were employed for this purpose. US labels distributed via Quality included Essex Records, Chess Records and Sun Records. As a result, it was through Quality that Canadian audiences first heard the music of Bill Haley and His Comets, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capitol Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note in the United States in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn E. Wallichs. Capitol was acquired by British music conglomerate EMI as its North American subsidiary in 1955. EMI was acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012, and was merged with the company a year later, making Capitol and the Capitol Music Group both distributed by UMG. The label's circular headquarters building is a recognized landmark of Hollywood, California. Both the label itself and its famous building are sometimes referred to as "The House That Nat Built." This refers to one of Capitol's most famous artists, Nat King Cole. Capitol is also well known as the U.S. record label of the Beatles, especially during the years of Beatlemania in America from 1964 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
