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Robert J. Stone
Robert J. (Bob) Stone (1944–2009) was a Canadian music entrepreneur who worked as an independent label owner, record promoter, producer, cover designer and publisher. He is known for the Stone Records label and World Records Group which manufactured records for several hundred independent acts including Nash The Slash and Rough Trade. Career Stone was born in Brampton, Ontario in 1944 and moved to Oshawa, Ontario in the 1960s where he lived until his death in 2009. Following his relocation to Oshawa, he founded Robert J. Stone and Associates and soon thereafter, the Stone Records label. At the start of 1966, Stone represented over thirty labels in Canada including Island Records, Fontana Records, Ariola Records, Discobel and Sapraphon. The most notable of these was Island Records, which Stone Records acquired the Canadian licensing rights to in 1966. Working with Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, Stone convinced him that the record "Shotgun Wedding" by Roy 'C' was going to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone Records
Stone Records is a British, independent, classical record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, .... History Stone Records was founded in 2008 by opera singer Mark Stone to produce his own recordings. He began by making CDs of English song, but the label soon attracted other artists interested in releasing independent recordings. As such its repertoire has widened to include instrumental, choral and orchestral works. The artist list has grown steadily over the first few years and includes important collaborations with the Oxford Lieder Festival, contemporary composers such as Ronald Corp and Paul Carr, and chamber ensembles the Lendvai String Trio and the Phoenix Piano Trio. References Bloomberg article 3 November 2010Spectator article 22 January 2010Metro a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1906, the TSO gave regular concerts at Massey Hall until 1982, and since then has performed at Roy Thomson Hall. The TSO also manages the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO). Peter Oundjian was the music director from 2004 to 2018. Sir Andrew Davis, conductor laureate of the TSO, was the orchestra's interim artistic director from 2018 to 2020. Gustavo Gimeno has been the music director of the TSO since the 2020–2021 season. History The TSO was founded in 1922 as the New Symphony Orchestra, and gave its first concert at Massey Hall in April 1923 with 58 musicians. The first conductor was Luigi von Kunits, and that season there were twenty concerts, as well as a performance at a spring festival. In the summer of 1924, the symphony performed at the Canadian National Exhibition The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), also known as The Exhibition or The Ex, is an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Content
Canadian content (abbreviated CanCon, cancon or can-con; ) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) requirements, derived from the Broadcasting Act of Canada, that radio and television broadcasters (including cable and satellite specialty channels, and since the passing of the '' Online Streaming Act'', Internet-based video services) must produce and broadcast a certain percentage of content that was at least partly written, produced, presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from Canada. CanCon also refers to that content itself, and, more generally, to cultural and creative content that is Canadian in nature. Current Canadian content percentages are as follows: radio airplay is 35% (with partial exceptions for some specialty formats such as classical). Some stations are required to air a higher percentage based on their "promise of performance" information during their license submission. Broadcast television is 55% CanCon yearly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Harron
Donald Hugh Harron, (September 19, 1924 – January 17, 2015) was a Canadian comedian, actor, director, journalist, author, playwright, and composer. Harron is best remembered by American audiences as a member of the cast of the long-running country music series ''Hee Haw'', on which he played his signature character of Charlie Farquharson. Early life Harron's parents, Lionel William Harron and Delsia Adah Maud Hunter Harron, owned and operated Harron's Cleaners and Dryers in Toronto. Beginning at the age of ten, he earned extra money for the family during the Great Depression, doing "chalk talks" telling humorous stories while drawing caricatures in coloured chalk at company or club banquets, making $10 or $15 a talk. As a result of his performances, he was invited to audition for, and won, a part in the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission radio series ''Lonesome Trail'' in 1935. As a teenager, Harron spent time working as a farm hand in rural Ontario; experience he later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Cremo
Lee Cremo (30 December 1938 – 10 October 1999) was a Mi'kmaq fiddler from Cape Breton Island, Canada. Early life He was born on 30 December 1938 in Barra Head, Richmond County, Cape Breton Island. His family moved to Eskasoni, Cape Breton when he was four. Cremo learned fiddling from his father, Simon Peter Cremo, and Wilfred Prosper, and noted Prosper and Buddy MacMaster as an influences. He used to play all night with Prosper, learning tunes and passing on ones he learned to Prosper. His first fiddle was a hand-me-down from his great grandfather, who reportedly received it from a Scottish settler. Cremo had a lengthy career as a fiddler performing and recording around Canada. He also went to school for carpentry, and worked as a carpenter before becoming a full time fiddler. He was a member of the Eskasoni First Nation. Career He primarily worked through the Cape Breton style of fiddle playing, performing many traditional pieces, but he also composed his own works including: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Hynes
Ron Hynes (December 7, 1950 – November 19, 2015) was a folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was especially known for his composition " Sonny's Dream", which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41st greatest Canadian song of all time on the 2005 CBC Radio One series '' 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version''. Biography Ron Hynes was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in December 1950, and raised in Ferryland. He was a founding member of The Wonderful Grand Band, one of Newfoundland's most popular performing groups, and has released seven solo albums. His debut album, ''Discovery'', released in 1972, was the first album composed of totally original content by a Newfoundland artist. Hynes is a seven-time East Coast Music Awards winner, and past Juno and Canadian Country Music Awards nominee. He was named Artist of the Year ('92) and was presented with the prestigious Arts Achievement Award (2004) by the Newfoundland/Labrador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan's Fancy
Ryan’s Fancy was an Irish folk music group active from 1971–1983. The band consisted of multi-instrumentalists Denis Ryan, Fergus O'Byrne, and Dermot O'Reilly, all of whom were Irish immigrants to Canada. History 1967–1970: Early years Between the years of 1967–1969, O'Byrne, O'Reilly and Ryan emigrated to Toronto from Ireland in search of "better jobs". Not initially intent on working professionally as musicians once in Canada, their musical skills and experience, combined with their Irish heritage, provided them opportunities in the vibrant Canadian folk scene. Originally playing only at house parties and gatherings as a means of earning extra money, they quickly found themselves immersed within the Irish folk music scene in Toronto. O'Byrne, O'Reilly and Ryan first played together as members of the Sons of Erin. The original Sons of Erin lineup featured O'Byrne and O'Reilly along with Gary Kavanagh, Mick Crowley, Ben Brooks and bandleader Ralph O'Brien. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maritimes
The Maritimes, also called the Maritime provinces, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The Maritimes had a population of 1,899,324 in 2021, which makes up 5.1% of Canada's population. Together with Canada's easternmost province, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Maritime provinces make up the region of Atlantic Canada. Located along the Atlantic coast, various aquatic sub-basins are located in the Maritimes, such as the Gulf of Maine and Gulf of St. Lawrence. The region is located northeast of New England in the United States, south and southeast of Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula, and southwest of the island of Newfoundland. The notion of a Maritime Union has been proposed at various times in Canada's history; the first discussions in 1864 at the Charlottetown Conference contributed to Canadian Confederation. This movement formed the larger Dominion of Canada. The Mi'kmaq, Maliseet and Passamaquodd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensington Market (band)
Kensington Market, aka 'The Market', was a Toronto-based rock band, active from 1967 to 1969. Named after a downtown Toronto neighbourhood, it was known for 'gentle, lyrical, rock music', masterful musicianship, and for being was one of the first Canadian rock bands to develop a style independent of US and British models. History The band was formed by singer/songwriter and guitarist Keith McKie, former Bobby Kris & The Imperials guitarist and pianist Gene Martynec, bass player Alex Darou, drummer Jimmy Watson and former Luke & The Apostles frontman, singer/songwriter Luke Gibson. McKie and Darou were from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario where, along with Bob Yukich and Alfred Johns, they had band The Vendettas, which had opened for The Everly Brothers, The Dave Clark Five, and The Searchers. In 1965, The Vendettas moved to Toronto and were invited to audition for Ronnie Hawkins. Nothing materialized from that and Darou left to play with David Clayton-Thomas, but they were able to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crowbar (Canadian Band)
A crowbar, also called a wrecking bar, pry bar or prybar, pinch-bar, or occasionally a prise bar or prisebar, colloquially gooseneck, or pig bar, or in Australia a jemmy, is a lever consisting of a metal bar with a single curved end and flattened points, used to force two objects apart or gain mechanical advantage in lifting; often the curved end has a notch for removing nails. The design can be used as any of the three lever#Classes_of_levers, lever classes. The curved end is usually used as a first-class lever, and the flat end as a second-class lever. Designs made from thick flat steel bar are often referred to as utility bars. Materials and construction A common hand tool, the crow bar is typically made of medium-carbon steel, possibly hardened on its ends. Commonly crowbars are forged from long steel products, long steel stock, either hexagonal or sometimes cylindrical. Alternative designs may be forged with a rounded I-beam, I-shaped cross-section shaft. Versions u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Harms
Dallas Harms (July 18, 1935 – October 12, 2019) was a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Twenty of Harms' singles made the ''RPM'' Country Tracks charts, including the number one single " Honky Tonkin' (All Night Long)". Harms was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989. Harms was born in Jansen, Saskatchewan, but was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, and was awarded the Hamilton Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include: A * A.C. ... for 2016. He died in Hamilton on October 12, 2019. Discography Albums Singles References External links * Entry at 45cat.com45cat.com as The Nashville Sounds Of Dallas Harms And The Spartons {{DEFAULTSORT:Harms, Dallas 1935 births 2019 deaths Canadian country singer-songwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orval Prophet
Orval William Prophet (31 August 1922 – 4 January 1984) was among the first Canadian country music performers to achieve a career of international scope. Early life Prophet was born in Edwards, Ontario, now part of Ottawa. During his teens, he sang pop songs within his family and performed at church and community functions. He changed his focus to country music after he heard Hank Snow's music and concluded that "Western folk-songs would fit my style". During World War II, Prophet worked on his family's farm since health limitations precluded him from military service. He performed for injured soldiers in Ottawa, walking from his home to their hospital. He is a second cousin of Ronnie Prophet who is also a country musician. Career From 1944 to 1949, he performed throughout eastern Ontario in a country band led by Bill Sheppard. In Ottawa, his live radio performances were featured on CFRA's ''Fiddler's Fling'' from 1947 to 1951. A Canadian tour with Wilf Carter (musician), Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
