Canadians

[janmike]

Here's a list that should satisfy your curiousity for a while.

Canadian Musicians

When was the invasion? We have always been here. :D

[Willow]

I hope OR (organized Rhyme is in there) Nothing like Tom Green rappin ;)

[phoneisbusy]

Add Cowboy Junkies to the list if you'd like.

You should watch the Canadian Conspiracy if it every airs again...
Lorne Greene? Green Card?? hmmm...

regards

Dave

[Willow]

Where to start...

Avril, Nelly Furtado,Finger 11 crap too many to name

[ND13]

I thought Aldo Nova was Canadian

Oh wait, he is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Nova

[GV#27]

I believe Alanis and Shania have or had the 2 highest sales for an album for a female and Celine is up there as well.Our girls kick butt.

[GV#27]

BTO and The Who? WAAAAAAA

It is the Guess Who not the Who.With Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman who is the B in BTO.

[zx_toth]

I thought Aldo Nova was Canadian

Oh wait, he is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Nova

Im Canadian. Would you like to hear me sing ;)

[janmike]

Provinces and territories.

[George Grand]

The Band was prevalent during the late 60's through the 70's. They broke with the burgeoning hard rock/psychedelic scene, and were almost like a band of minstrels. They made it big singing about bits and pieces of what everyone thought was small-town America. They were four Canadians, an American, and one of the best bands ever.

[GV#27]

They made it big singing about bits and pieces of what everyone thought was small-town America. They were four Canadians, an American, and one of the best bands ever.

And their biggest hit was American Woman.

[avguytx]

What about Loverboy? Man, that was a great import! :D













Just kidding...I still listen to their stuff. ;)

[janmike]

And their biggest hit was American Woman.

The Band or The Guess Who.

[GV#27]

The Band or The Guess Who.

doh:o I thought George was talking about the Guess Who but they didn't have an American.I most certainly could be wrong but I thought The Band only had one Canadian,Robbie Robertson.I thought Helm ,Danko, Manuel where Americans.

[Polkersince85]

The Band .................one of the best bands ever.

You can find me up on Cripple Creek.

[janmike]

Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko & Garth Hudson were all born in Ontario, Canada. Levon Helm was born in the USA.

[GV#27]

Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko & Garth Hudson were all born in Ontario, Canada. Levon Helm was born in the USA.

Wow, I knew Robertson was but the others I was not aware where home grown.

[janmike]

Don't forget about The Weight and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Talk about a walk down old memory lane. WOW - A flashback.

[GV#27]

What about Loverboy? Man, that was a great import! :D

Yeh,they where every bit as talented as RUSH.:D

[janmike]

These are the ones that come to mind that I grew up with. About 1/2 of these play at dances at my high school back in the late 60's and 70's. The rest I have seen live. Some you like and other, oh well. :)

April Wine
The Arrows (grew up 2 doors down from Dean McTaggart)
The Band
Blue Rodeo
Crowbar
Edward Bear
Five Man Electrical Band
A Foot in Coldwater
The Good Brothers
Glass Tiger
The Guess Who
Heart
Max Webster
Prairie Oyster
Rush
The Stampeders
Steel River
The Tragically Hip
Triumph
Trooper
Neil Young & Crazy Horse



And 3 that I have never heard,
**** the Facts
****ed Up
Holy ****

These are or were actual bands.

[GV#27]

Oh Yes Edward Bear,my favourate song when I was ten.. ish was Last Song.

I would add Red Rider,Harlequin,Prizm.

[George Grand]

The Band was a true phenomenon. There will never be another group of musicians quite so talented, and quite so poignant. Richard Manuel hung himself after a reunion show. Rick Danko OD'd on something. Those two did the lion's share of the vocals. I really couldn't stand any of the songs that Levon Helm performed lead vocals on, such as Cripple Creek, The Night They Drove.... I did like the way they did "Don't Do It", and "Ophelia". The only two songs Helm sang that I liked.

If you want a great demo of what that band was capable of doing, get the video "The Last Waltz". It was their last concert as a band (Robertson left after that), performed at The Winterland Theater in San Francisco. Many of their musical friends showed up to help them celebrate. Check out Rick Danko's lead vocal on "It Makes No Difference" and "Stage Fright". POIGNANT would be a understatement. Richard Manuel looked and spoke like a bear, but sang like a nightingale. Check out "Whispering Pines" from their second album "The Band", an album which has never failed to make Rolling Stone's Top 25 or 50 albums of all-time. Levon Helm also wrote a book which I found to be fascinating reading.

[ND13]

Heart is from Seattle.

[janmike]

I stand corrected. They are yours. That was EASY.

[Midnite Mick]

American Woman by the Guess Who is actually a put down of America, yet it was still very big. I also always interpreted Neil Young's Keep on Rockin in the Free World as putting negativity on free society as well. Both Burton Cummings and Neil Young are from my home town. Us Peggers are very rebellious I guess:D

[janmike]

Not likely. After purchasing MIT Shotgun S1 bi-wired cables I have finally come to the conclusion the those that cannot hear the difference are either deaf or just plain F*^$(@G stupid. There goes that civility out the window.

[GV#27]

Neil Young are from my home town. Us Peggers are very rebellious I guess:D

The little town of Omemee Ontarioi(just a 15 minute drive from my place)also claim him as his dad lived there and Neil did as a Young... ster.

[ka7niq]

These are the ones that come to mind that I grew up with. About 1/2 of these play at dances at my high school back in the late 60's and 70's. The rest I have seen live. Some you like and other, oh well. :)

April Wine
The Arrows (grew up 2 doors down from Dean McTaggart)
The Band
Blue Rodeo
Crowbar
Edward Bear
Five Man Electrical Band
A Foot in Coldwater
The Good Brothers
Glass Tiger
The Guess Who
Heart
Max Webster
Prairie Oyster
Rush
The Stampeders
Steel River
The Tragically Hip
Triumph
Trooper
Neil Young & Crazy Horse



And 3 that I have never heard,
**** the Facts
****ed Up
Holy ****

These are or were actual bands.

Heart is not a Canadien Band.
They are from my old hometown of Seattle, Wa

[ka7niq]

American Woman by the Guess Who is actually a put down of America, yet it was still very big. I also always interpreted Neil Young's Keep on Rockin in the Free World as putting negativity on free society as well. Both Burton Cummings and Neil Young are from my home town. Us Peggers are very rebellious I guess:D

"I don't need your War Machines, I don't need your Ghetto Scenes"
Ya think ?
Of course, if China ever attacks North America, our Canadien friends will embrace our "War Machines", Eh ?
After all, it might be hard to defend Saskatoon with just a Hockey Stick

[Keiko]

These are the ones that come to mind that I grew up with. About 1/2 of these play at dances at my high school back in the late 60's and 70's. The rest I have seen live. Some you like and other, oh well. :)

April Wine
The Arrows (grew up 2 doors down from Dean McTaggart)
The Band
Blue Rodeo
Crowbar
Edward Bear
Five Man Electrical Band
A Foot in Coldwater
The Good Brothers
Glass Tiger
The Guess Who
Heart
Max Webster
Prairie Oyster
Rush
The Stampeders
Steel River
The Tragically Hip
Triumph
Trooper
Neil Young & Crazy Horse

That's a good list janmike. So many great bands out of the Great White North. Out of all of those, Rush is absolutely my favorite. I really dig their earlier material. Probably their best stuff is from the Moving Pictures
album back IMO. They still kick out some decent tunes and really put on an awesome show. Triumph was another excellent progressive band from the early 80's.