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#2,881
Canadian Rock facts:-

The first rock record in Canada was made in 1956 in Edson, Saskatchewan.
The band's name was "Edson".
The released song was called "Edson"
They later made an album called....."Edson"

Ed Edson was the lead singer who formed the band and wrote the songs.

The second album was called "Edson Again"

The third was called " Edson--Greatest Hits".



Neil Young never worked for the Municipality Of Dalman, Manitoba..
Neither did any member of Saga, Rush, or Arcade Fire......
 
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#2,882
Nowadays we have all kinds of recording devices........

But early on in the time of classical composers such as Mozart and Beethoven they didn't.

So they would have groups of people known as Travelling Expressarios.

These groups would consist of 15 people that could accurately vocally mimic the notes on a piano.

Eight of them could mimic Treble notes. Seven could mimic Bass clef.

People like Mozart were extremely busy composing and didn't have much time to go around demoing their works to producers and other concert-hall promoters.

So they would have the Expressarios come over and memorize a work note for note, then have them rehearse it as a final mix.

Off the group would go, to the promoter or producer, and upon arriving would sing the work, all fifteen of them at once, mimicking a piano perfectly.

This was the origin of 15-note polyphony.

The group was trained not to hang onto "sustain" too long...or they'd be forced to drop a note or two.

Later on these groups often expanded up to 25 people, to include other instruments when one of the original 15 discovered he could imitate drums by making a noise that resembled " Ba-domp--bishttt--b'tutta--b'bomp"....
 
#2,885
Things could be worse..

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#2,889
In 1721 the pirate Black Bart Roberts used a clever ruse to get close to a more heavily armed French Man 'O War by pretending to be a merchant vessel. This included members of the crew playing music on deck as they approached. They were rail to rail before the French discovered the trick. The French immediately began firing cannons. The pirates opened up with muskets and pistols. The musicians continued to play throughout the battle. That is why, to this day, we have pyrotechnics at concerts.
 
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