Category: Artists
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The first entry into our top 100 is Honeymoon Suite and their song Love Changes Everything. Back in the hair band days of the 1980’s, Honeymoon Suite was formed in 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The name and the place share a connection, very witty. They had a string of hits in Canada throughout the…
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Today I chatted with Adam Johnson. He is an indie artist out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, who just recently charted as number 1 on the Canadian Indie Country Countdown. Quite an accomplishment as you will read.Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada who just recently charted as number 1 on the Canadian Indie Country Countdown. Quite an accomplishment as…
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Welcome to the bestowing of the coveted “I won the Music Trivia Question for the Day, I tried to make a speech, to shut me up they gave me this award” Award. The question was: Who’s real name was Frederick Bulsara? The answer: Freddie Mercury Freddie was born…
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I am going to make a small change to the format. I am thinking that I can create milk 2 posts a week out of this feature. Starting on Thursday (tomorrow, Friday in Australia and Thursday thirty in Newfoundland (that’s a Canadian in joke)) I will post the big question. You will have a couple…
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The previous question was: Q: In the song “A Day In The Life” by the Beatles, there is a line referring to a particular place. What is Blackburn, Lancashire and why does it have 4,000 holes in it? The answer is: John Lennon wrote the song and read newspapers to gather some of the snippets…
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The previous question was: Q: What was Motown‘s first million selling hit? The answer is: “Shop Around” by The Miracles. The song was recorded and released in 1960. This was before they were known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. The artist on this classic was credited as The Miracles…
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Georgia Tom, (Thomas Dorsey) is considered by many to be the father of black gospel music. He was born in Villa Rica, Georgia in 1899, living to the ripe old age of 93, passing away in 1993. His early career was spent with such famous blues men as Tampa Red. Later in his career, he…