MARCH
March 1 1970: Joni Mitchell's LADIES OF THE CANYON, featuring "Big Yellow Taxi," enters the Top 30 on the Billboard album chart. 1996: Unidisc re-releases Leyden Zar's second self-titled album on CD. 2009: Cornerbrook, NF hosts the annual East Coast Music Awards. Hey Rosetta! takes home three, while Gord Sampson, Jill Barber and Matt Andersen each take home one.
March 2 1974: Terry Jacks hits #1 on billboard with "Seasons In The Sun," the first Canadian single to sell over 100,000 copies.
March 3 1982: Mamas and the Papas, with original member Denny Doherty play the first show of their brief reunion tour at New York's Other End Club. 1988: Triumph releases CLASSICS, a best of compilation. 1991: Paul Shaffer hosts the annual Juno Awards. For the first time in the ceremony's history, it's held outside of Toronto, at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
March 4 1975: Hawksley Workman is born Ryan Corrigan in Huntsville, ON. 1977: April Wine opens for the Rolling Stones (billed as "The Cockroaches") the first of two consecutive nights at Toronto's El Mocambo Club. April Wine's shows become April Wine Live At The El Mocambo. The Stones also release the tapes as a live album, Love You Live. 1986: The Band pianist and vocalist Richard Manuel dies at age 41. He was found after hanging himself after a show at the Cheek to Cheek nightclub in Winter Park, FL. 2001: Rick Mercer hosts the Juno Awards in Hamilton. It's the fifth time they're held at Copps Coliseum. 2004: Avril Lavigne kicks off a mini-tour of America's shopping malls at the Mall of America outside Minneapolis, MN. She plays cuts from her new album Under My Skin.
March 5 1979: Trooper releases HOT SHOTS. 2005: Gordon Lightfoot is inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. 2010: "The Story of Anvil" won for best documentary at the Independent Spirit Awards in a ceremony in Los Angeles.
March 6 2007: The Tragically Hip release WORLD CONTAINER in the US. 2009: Bedouin Soundclash premieres their new music video for the song "Hearts in the Night" on the website of the David Suzuki Foundation.
March 7 1969: Buffy Sainte Marie and Ian & Sylvia both play the Fillmore East in New York for the first time. 1993: Snow tops Billboard's chart with "Informer." 1995: Jane Siberry releases the album A COLLECTION - 1984 - 1995. 1999: Mike Bullard hosts the Juno Awards in Hamilton, the fourth time the ceremonies have been held there. 2010: Halifax singer/songwriter Joel Plaskett took home three trophies during the East Coast Music Awards' celebrations in Sydney, NS. Other winners on the night included Lennie Gallant, Catherine MacLellan, and the Moterleague, among others.
March 8
March 9 1968: Joni Mitchell's untitled debut album, produced by David Crosby and sometimes referred to as 'Song to a Seagull,' is released. 1988: Leonard Cohen is presented an award by CBS Records in New York to commemorate the sale of more than five million albums outside the US market. 1997: The Juno Awards, hosted by Jann Arden, are held for the third straight year in Hamilton. 1999: Helix releases DEEP CUTS – The Best of Helix.
March 10 1996: The Juno Awards are held in Hamilton for the second straight year, and are hosted by Anne Murray. 2009: Jeff Healey releases LEGACY, VOLUME 1 - a 30+ track CD/DVD combo, containing a bunch of cameos on remixed tracks, studio videos and live performances.
March 11 1970: During the annual ceremony in New York, Blood, Sweat & Tears, featuring David Clayton-Thomas, are nominated for a then-record eleven Grammy Awards. They \'only\' win three. 1972: Neil Young's fourth solo album, HARVEST tops the album charts for the first of two weeks. Having sold more than 4 million copies, it remains his best-seller album to date, spawning hits like "Heart of Gold," "Old Man," and "The Needle and The Damage Done."
2008: Poet/songwriter Leonard Cohen is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He's inducted by longtime friend Lou Reed during the ceremony in New York.
March 12 1981: Rush releases MOVING PICTURES. 1989: After not having a ceremony in '88, the Juno Awards are held in Toronto, hosted by Andre Phillippe Gagnon. Among the winners are Glass Tiger, Robbie Robertson, Sass Jordan, and Colin James. 2000: The Moffats host the Juno Awards in Toronto. It's the first time they're held at the Skydome. Chantal Kreviazuk, Bryan Adams, Tal Bachman, and The Rankins all take home awards in various categories. 2010: Local sensations Cold Tie Walker open for The Stampeders in Bonnyville, AB.
March 13 1997: Joni Mitchell meets the daughter she gave up for adoption 32 years earlier during a private reunion in Los Angeles. 2010: Shanneyganock headlines The Lobster Bash IV in Cold Lake, AB. March 142000: BOTH SIDES NOW, a sappy album of love songs featuring Joni Mitchell and other songwriters, is released. She is accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra. 2005: Blue Rodeo's Greg Keelor releases SEVEN SONGS FOR JIM in memory of his deceased father.
March 15 1994: Country babe Michelle Wright co-hosts the Nashville Network's top-rated show, "Music City Tonight" with Charlie Chase. It's the first time a Canadian co-hosts the show. 2008: Goddo releases an archive series from before their first recorded album in 1977. The double disc package called UNDER MY HAT - VOLUME 1 features two complete performances, from the Tudor Tavern in Cambridge, ON and one from Montreal's Mustache Club. Included are 16 previously unreleased tracks.
March 16 1956: The Diamonds release what would be their biggest single, "Little Darlin'," which peaks at #2 in the US for eight weeks. 1985: Triumph sets out on their Thunder 7 tour, the last with Rik Emmett. 2007: Shanneyganock headlines The Lobster Bash IV in Cold Lake, AB.
March 17 1988: Blue Rodeo performs in New York at the Bottom Line Club, in the wake of the release of their debut CD, OUTSKIRTS and the single, "Try." 1989: Tom Cochrane and Red Rider perform with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. THE SYMPHONY SESSIONS would be the last album under the 'Red Rider' name. 2010: Daryl Gray, ex of Helix, does a St. Patrick's Day show at Clancy's in Burlington, Ont with his side project Claddagh.
March 18 1972: Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" tops the Billboard charts. It's his only solo single to ever go top 30 in the US and features Lynda Ronstadt and James Taylor. 1978: Mahogany Rush appear at the California Jam II festival in Ontario, California. Also on the bill are Aerosmith, Santana, Heart, Dave Mason, and Ted Nugent. 1990: Rick Moranis of SCTV fame hosts the Juno Awards in Toronto for the first time. 2005: David Clayton-Thomas releases AURORA. 2006: The Fables play in Cold Lake at The Great Canadian Lobster Bash, their first appearance in Alberta's Lakeland Area. They're backed up by Johnny Bagpipes Johnson.
March 19
March 20 1957: Greg Godovitz of Fludd and Goddo fame is born in Toronto. 1968: Buffalo Springfield, which features Neil Young, and Eric Clapton are arrested during a Los Angeles party, for "being in a place where it is suspected marijuana is being used." Clapton is later found innocent, while the Buffalo Springfield guys receive $100 fines each. 1980: Loverboy enter Little Mountain studio in Vancouver and begin recording their debut album. 1989: Blue Rodeo releases their second album, DIAMOND MINE. 1994: In Toronto, Roch Voisine hosts the Juno Awards for the first time, and the only time. Lawrence Martin is the recipient for the newly added Best Music of Aboriginal Canada recording for his song, "Wapistan." 2005: Glass Tiger perform at The Phoenix in Toronto. The recording becomes their GLASS TIGER LIVE album. 2008: Blue Rodeo plays a special show for the troops in Afghanistan. While there, they also get a tour of Camp Mirage and play some ball hockey, along with NHL veterans.
March 21 1971: The Guess Who's only US #1 single "American Woman" enters Billboard's charts. 1979: Burton Cummings hosts the Juno Awards for the first of four times. 1993: Celine Dion hosts the Juno Awards in Toronto for the first and only time. 1994: Neil Young's Grammy-nominated "Philadelphia," from the AIDS-themed movie of the same name, loses to Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia' (also on the soundtrack), for Best Song from a Motion Picture.
2000: 300 people spend their hard earned money on the premier of Alanis Morissette's off-Broadway play, "The Vagina Monologues." Most demand their money back.
March 22 1975: Liona Boyd makes her New York debut at the Cargnegie Recital Hall. 1994: Rush performs in Auburn Hills, MI at The Palace. The show is taped and eventually winds up on the DIFFERENT STAGES album almost 3 years later. 1998: Jason Priestly hosts the Juno Awards in Vancouver, only the second time they've been held there. Colin James wins for Best Blues Album. 2002: Anvil releases LIVE IN CONCERT.
March 23 2004: Triumph releases A NIGHT OF TRIUMPH on dvd.
March 24 1990: Alannah Myles tops the Billboard charts with the single about Elvis, "Black Velvet." 1998: Jann Arden releases HAPPY? 2007: Jann Arden is admitted to intensive care in a Calgary hospital for a condition commonly associated with acute stress and exhaustion.
March 25 1974: The Juno Awards are held in Toronto's Inn on The Park for the last time. It's the first year Best Album is added, Bachman Turner Overdrive takes it home for their BTO II lp. 1980: Triumph release the PROGRESSIONS OF POWER lp. 1995: The Tragically Hip are the musical guests on Saturday Night Live, where they perform "Grace, Too" and "Nautical Disaster." 1997: Anvil releases their new album, PLUGGED IN PERMANENT.
March 26 1984: Pat Travers' show in West Palm Beach, FL winds up as part of King Biscuit Flower Hour's live series in 1997. 1995: The cast of "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" hosts the Juno Awards in Hamilton, the first time of three times they're held there and only the second time they're held outside Toronto. 2007: Escape Records re-releases Zon's ASTRAL PROJECTOR and BACK DOWN TO EARTH as a double CD package.
March 27 1981: Rush plays the Forum in Montreal for taping for the EXIT STAGE LEFT lp. 2005: Neil Young undergoes surgery to address a brain aneurysm. He made a quick and full recovery.
March 28 1970: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young release "Woodstock." It's a cover of a Joni Mitchell song, and goes to No. 11, one of the group's biggest hits. 1989: Alannah Myles releases her self titled debut lp. 2001: Jazz great Moe Koffman passes away at the age of 72. 2003: With the exception of a couple of teenagers, everyone yawns when it's reported that Avril Lavigne is covering Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" for a charity disc benefiting war victims.
March 29 1944: Terry Jacks is born in Winnipeg, MB. 1948: Nash The Slash is born Jeffrey Plewman in Toronto. 1969: Blood Sweat & Tears, featuring David Clayton-Thomas sees "Spinning Wheel," their biggest hit, peak at number 1 on Billboard. 1992: Rick Moranis hosts the Juno Awards for the second time in three years in Toronto.
2005: Neil Young has brain surgery after suffering an aneurysm. The operation is successful.
March 30 2006: David Clayton-Thomas' self titled 1972 effort sees the light of day on CD. 2010: Sony Music Canada releases a compilation album, consisting of 2010 Juno Award nominees. On the record are Michael Buble, Nickelback, Jann Arden, Hedley, and 16 other groups and artists. Proceeds go to a non-profit organization set up by CARAS.
March 31 1985: KD Lang appears with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and is signed to a record deal shortly thereafter. |
