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[Slinger]

Doucette rang a bell, but then I realised it was due to Canadian-born journalist Lise Doucette who works on the BBC.

Don't forget Luke Doucet, who's also Canadian

 

[Chili Bo Billy]

More from the greatest talent ever to come out of the Great White North:

Is there anything that man can't do?

 

[Chili Bo Billy]

Strange Advance was another Canadian band from the 80's.

 

[wrench45us]

c'mon now who can forget the Paupers?

'another's man's hair on my razor' such a classic album ender

 

[Qlanq]

I have a lot of the rock stuff here on vinyl from the time.
Triumph, Max Webster, Kim Mitchell ect.
More I have on vinyl/cd:
Coney Hatch
'Til Tuesday-can't remember the name of the singer who went solo and also sang on that Rush album
Lisa Dalbello-has been mentioned before but is really cool
Amy Mann-remembered
FM
Wireless- one of my favourite bands- check this out

 

[Qlanq]

Thor anyone?

 

[Marial]

I've heard of 5440, Bruce Cockburn, and the Tragically Hip. None of the others are familiar, but I do want to check out Mariana's Trench. I briefly dated a Brazilian girl in college named Mariana. So... yeah.

 

[wmhill]

Monster Truck not sure if they were already mentioned.

New from the truck...... https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLHeeK4Kzmo&h=iAQHGDtFV

 

[Richland123]

I have heard of most them, I own many albums by Canadian acts and have played songs by many of them in my bands. I have been to Canada many times and met and jammed with musicians there. Canadian bands rock. I could add quite a few to the list as well.

Check out this website of Canadian music acts.

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Here are some more you may or may not know; but, you might have heard songs by them.

Trooper
Zon
Wireless
Teaze
Straight Lines
Fast Forward (mostly Canadian)
Anvil
Allanah Myles
Sass Jordan
Zwol
Wrabit
Brave Belt
Blue Rodeo
Coney Hatch
Cowboy Junkies
Powder Blues Band
FM
Doug & The Slugs
Mahogany Rush
Finger Eleven
Default
Hawk Nelson
Starfield
The Hunt
Helix
Haywire
Corey Hart
The Jitters
Andy Kim
Klaatu
Diana Krall
Lynx
Leyden Zar
Moxy
Murray McLauchlan
Aldo Nova
The Nylons
Our Lady Peace
Offenbach
Three Days Grace
Platinum Blonde
Poppy Family
Payolas
Red Rider
Saga
Scrubbaloe Caine
Sherriff
Alias (mostly Canadian)
Frozen Ghost
The Stampeders
Sweeney Todd
Streetheart
Spoons
Teenage Head
Theory Of A Deadman
Ian Thomas
Thor
Nick Gilder
Pat Travers
Ian & Sylvia
Urgent
Union
The Kings
Chilliwack
A Foot in Cold Water
Crash Test Dummies
Men Without Hats
Simple Plan
Sum 41
Skylark
Idle Eyes
The Guys
The DeFranco Family
Steppenwolf (you all know of them; but did you know they were Canadian?)
Andy Kim
The Arrows

 

[Baird6869]

Moxy - 70's band

Forgot all about em.

Funny, I used to play with their guitarist (Earl Johnston) when he hosted a jam night in Pickering (Harp & Crown) every once in a while. Dude is still killer player.

He is still likely playing there but it has been a couple of years for me.

 

[wrench45us]

ok how about Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans

 

[Richland123]

I have a lot of the rock stuff here on vinyl from the time.
Triumph, Max Webster, Kim Mitchell ect.
More I have on vinyl/cd:
Coney Hatch
'Til Tuesday-can't remember the name of the singer who went solo and also sang on that Rush album
Lisa Dalbello-has been mentioned before but is really cool
Amy Mann-remembered
FM
Wireless- one of my favourite bands- check this out

Sorry, but 'Til Tuesday and Aimee Mann were from Boston, Massachusetts

As far as Wireless, I saw them and met them back in 1976. Really good band. I have all their albums.

 

[Richland123]

A few more with a country flavor

Terri Clark

Showdown (remember The Rodeo Song)

Long Tom and the Dusty Danglers

 

[MonetBass]

For me, I've heard of these:
Kim Mitchell - "Go For Soda" (on my iPod - great song)
Tal Bachman - "She's So High"
Gino Vanelli - "I Just Want To Stop"
Glass Tiger - "Someday"
Triumph - "Lay It On The Line" (80's radio staple)

 

[/\/\3phist0]

Good day Talkbass,

For those that do not know in the Great White North we have a program referred to as "Canadian Content" or "CanCon" for short. This ensures Canadian media is made by Canadian people to a certain extent. The program affects all media in Canada but this thread is specifically about the music. To my understanding, Radio stations actually vary in the amount of content they are required but the average is around 35%. My friend is a local rock DJ and this was how she relayed it, she may be wrong but she is the only insider I know. Anyways... this program has made it possible for a lot of Canadian talent to get to the national stage and then, hopefully, on to the international (i.e. American) market. It also creates a whole slew of "Canadian stars."

This thread is dedicated to all the artists I know as Canadian stars. To my knowledge, these artists have never had any real success outside of our borders. I am posting them here to see who people have actually heard of, if any, at all. Where, or how high, somebody may have charted isn't really a good example of who might know them. I am just curious to gauge some success among the average Joe. I realize this is a massive list so I will just assume you don't really know the people you do not mention. I also figure this will expose everybody to some great new artists.

Some of these names are household names within Canada, so expect a few surprises. I know many of my friends have been shocked by some of these names. I am sure I will be shocked on some artists success (or lack of.) I have avoided all international Canadian stars, I know you guys have heard of Nickelback and Rush. Many Canadians have no idea CanCon exists and that these artists have no success outside of Canada. I know when I was child I remember thinking "how did they get Glass freakin' Tiger" to come my local town? I thought they were total superstars based on how much the radio played them.

I focused on artists that have had national success. There were lots of successful indie bands I was going to include but I tried to focus more on household radio names/songs, bands your mom would have heard of. Think "bands that were on Much Music." These artists cover all genres and go as far back as the 60s. I tried to choose the most successful songs for artists but I am going off my memory of the radio, not actually charts. Please feel to correct me where I may be wrong. I tried to include the genre but some folks are hard to pigeonhole. I also included outside links otherwise this thread would be offensive to load and view.

Here they are, in no particular order:
(Decade Genre) Artist - Song

(60s Rock) Crowbar - Oh, What a Feeling
(00s Pop) Bran Van 3000 - Drinkin' in L.A.
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(00s Pop) Sky - Love Song
(00s Pop) Soul Decision - Faded
(90s Pop) McMaster & James - Thank You
(00s Rock) Hawksley Workman - Jealous of Your Cigarette
(00s Rock) Robin Black and the International Rockstars - Some of You Boys
(00s Nu-Metal) Kazzer - Pedal to the Metal
(80s Rock) Lee Aaron - Whatcha do to my Body
(90s Rock) Wide Mouth Mason - My Old Self
(90s Rock) Headstones - Smile and Wave
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(90s Rock) 54-40 - Ocean Pearl
(90s Rock) Northern Pikes - She Ain't Pretty
(80s Rock) Headpins - Don't It Make You Feel
(80s Pop) Toronto - Your Daddy Don't Know
(70s Country) Stompin' Tom Connors - Good Old Hockey Game
(90s Pop) The Moffats - I'll Be There For You
(00s Rap) Swollen Members - Fuel Injected
(80s Rock) Max Webster - Paradise Skies
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(90s Rock) Age of Electric - Remote Control
(90s Rock) Serial Joe - Mistake
(90s Pop) Invalid Link Removed
(00s Pop) Wave - California
(90s Pop) Invalid Link Removed
(80s Rock) Payolas - Eyes of a Stranger
(80s Pop) Gowan - A Criminal Mind
(90s Rock) Bif Naked - I Love Myself Today
(80s Rock) Rough Trade - High School Confidential
(80s Rock) Honeymoon Suite - Burning In Love
(80s Pop) Eight Seconds - Kiss You When It's Dangerous
(80s Rock) Streetheart - Look In Your Eyes
(90s Rock) Tragically Hip - New Orleans Is Sinking
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(90s Rock) I Mother Earth - One More Astronaut
(10s Pop) Mariana's Trench - Pop Music 101
(70s Pop) Gino Vanelli - I Just Want to Stop
(00s Rock) Thornley - Come Again
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(90s Rock) Big Sugar - Diggin' A Hole
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(80s Rock) Prism - Spaceship Superstar
(80s Rock) Helix - Rock You
(80s Pop) Glass Tiger - Someday
(90s Pop) Philosopher King's - Hurts To Love You
(90s Pop) Prozzak - Strange Disease
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(80s Rock) Triumph - Lay It On The Line
(00s Rap) Jelleestone - Money Can't Buy Me Happiness
(90s Rock) Moist - Push
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(90s Rock) Matthew Good Band - Load Me Up
(90s Rock) Invalid Link Removed
(90s Rock) Treble Charger - American Psycho
(80s Rock) Kick Axe - On the Road to Rock
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(90s Pop) Amanda Marshall - Beautiful Goodbye
(80s Rock) Doucette - Mama Let Him Play
(80s Pop) Bruce Cockburn - Wondering Where the Lions Are
(90s Pop) B-4-4 - Get Down
(80s Rock) David Wilcox - Layin' Pipe
(90s Rap) Organized Rhyme - Check The O.R.
(90s Rap) Dream Warriors - My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style
(90s Rock) The Watchmen - Stereo
(90s Folk) Rita MacNeil - Working Man
(90s Folk) Ashley Macisaac - The Devil in the Kitchen
(00s Rock) Sam Roberts - Brother Down
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(10s Pop) Serena Ryder - Stompa
(90s Pop) Love Inc - You're a Superstar
(90s Rock) Rheostatics -Claire
(90s Folk) Grapes of Wrath - All the Things I Wasn't
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So... who do you know?

Ya missed Aprilwine -sign of the gypsy queen
I know Biff Danger (kind of the canuk No Doubt)
Doucette
Kick Axe
Triumph (awesome band)
Glass Tiger
Helix
Payola
Honeymoon Suite
Gino vanelli

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

Ya missed Aprilwine -sign of the gypsy queen
I know Biff Danger (kind of the canuk No Doubt)
Doucette
Kick Axe
Triumph (awesome band)
Glass Tiger
Helix
Payola
Honeymoon Suite
Gino vanelli

April Wine were featured in Joe Dirt (and other films), I knew they had major American success. That's why they were omitted.

Kind of surprised I missed Trooper though...

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Don't forget Luke Doucet, who's also Canadian

I'd have to know who that is to forget them!

 

[SirMjac28]

I didn't know the Cowboy Junkies were from Canada? and Steppenwolf also?

 

[-Asdfgh-]

I didn't know the Cowboy Junkies were from Canada? and Steppenwolf also?

If Steppenwolf had been Canadian surely the song would have been 'Born to be slightly unruly (as long as this doesn't inconvenience you, eh)'

 

[Richland123]

A few more Canadian act songs I really like. These songs should have bigger international hits.

Harlequin - Innocence



Chilliwack - My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)



Chilliwack - Arms Of Mary



Chilliwack - Whatcha Gonna Do (When I'm Gone)



Colin James - Chicks, Cars And The Third World War

Colin James Chicks, Cars And The Third World War - YouTube

Colin James - Keep on Lovin' Me Baby



Haywire - Operator Central



Haywire - Short End Of A Wishbone



A Foot In Cold Water - Make Me Do Anything You Want



Skylark - Wildflower



Idle Eyes - Tokyo Rose



The Guys - Man With A Moustache

THE GUYS - MAN WITH A MOUSTACHE - YouTube

The Arrows - Meet Me In The Middle

The Arrows-Meet Me In The Middle - YouTube

The Jitters - Last Of The Red Hot Fools

Last of the Red Hot Fools - YouTube

The Jitters - Closer Every Day

THE JITTERS - Closer Every Day - YouTube

Prism - Take Me To The Kaptin

Prism - Take Me To The Kaptin - YouTube