Influential Canadian Artists...

[Algonquin]

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I was just going over in my head who I felt were true Canadian music Icons, and was suprised to see only five references of this man listed here on the Fret, and 3 of them were from me.

As much as I love the Tragically Hip, this man just captures 'Canadiana' for me and so many others...

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Are there any Canadian artists that have inspired or moved you in one way or another?... feel free to post your favourites here.

Cheers :beer: Labatt's

[Tig]

3 come to mind immediately... :canada:
Rush
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Frank Marino
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Neil Young
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[sunvalleylaw]

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[t_ross33]

April Wine
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Triumph
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Teenage Head
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[t_ross33]

The Northern Pikes
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Wide Mouth Mason
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The Pursuit of Happiness
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[t_ross33]

Prism
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Daniel Lanois
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Ian Tyson (feat. Neil Young)
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Nice thread Algonquin... I could go on and on (and on)... :dude

[t_ross33]

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And a pic with me from the Songwriters Circle show I did with them this past Thursday :dude

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[Spudman]

Bryan Adams gave me some great songs to cover while I was on the road...

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...and helped me get laid a lot.

[Blaze]

Joni Mitchell



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[sunvalleylaw]

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I enjoy these guys. Sunday morning is a good time for some BNL.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az5YBdtSE9Y

I loved these guys. Still do. This is the only vid I could find. "Sweet Sweet Girl" is a great track too, as are most from their first album.

[oldguy]

The Guess Who and, later, BTO.
I really liked "Let It Ride" when it came out.

[R_of_G]

Harry Manx

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[t_ross33]

Harry Manx

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NICE!!! :applause don't know how this guy has escaped me... I have something new to dig for now :thumbsup

[R_of_G]

NICE!!! :applause don't know how this guy has escaped me... I have something new to dig for now :thumbsup

I found out about him a few years ago as he was a student of one of my heroes, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.

Bhatt created the Mohan Veena, the instrument Manx is playing in the first video; an acoustic guitar to which Bhatt added both drone and sympathetic strings to achieve some of the sounds found in Indian classical music.

[Algonquin]

There isn't a single song listed in this thread that hasn't put a big smile on my face today! I could post a few more myself, but I'd really prefer what everyone else has to say.

Are there any Fretters on the European side of the world that may have had some expose to Canadian artists? I can think of a couple that seemed to do much better there than here.

[Tone2TheBone]

T-Ross beat me to Triumph. I always thought Rik Emmett had the best Marshall amp tone. Brings back the best memories of my youth.

[sunvalleylaw]

Celine Dion? Oh wait, never mind.

[piebaldpython]

How about blues guitarist, Sue Foley, from Ottawa??? :digit

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[Tig]

Celine Dion? Oh wait, never mind.

Why not throw in Justin Bieber, born in Ontario? :puke:

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[Blaze]

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[R_of_G]

Unbeknownst to many, the guy playing guitar here is Canadian...

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[Jimi75]

Yeah you can crucify me now for mentioning them, but I'd like to mention Nickelback. Excellent songwriting, coll guitar playing. In a way they influended me regarding the songwriting aspect and structuring a song.

I think they have influenced quite a bunch of new and upcoming bands already.

[t_ross33]

Yeah you can crucify me now for mentioning them, but I'd like to mention Nickelback. Excellent songwriting, coll guitar playing. In a way they influended me regarding the songwriting aspect and structuring a song.

I think they have influenced quite a bunch of new and upcoming bands already.

:thwap

Just kidding, Jimi. While not a big fan of their music, I can appreciate their ability to write catchy songs with great hooks. They've been able to apply good pop songwriting principles within a hard rock/metal setting. We haven't really seen much of that since the 80's. At over 20 million album sales in the US alone, somebody must like them :rockya

[FrankenFretter]

One word: Shatner!


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[NWBasser]

Already mentioned in the second post (as they should be!), but Rush is why I picked up the bass and took an interest in playing music. They also occupy the biggest chunk of space on my iPod.

They've also been hugely influential on a lot of newer rock musicians. They may not be the biggest-selling Canadian group, but I'd hazard a guess that they may well be the most influential one.

PS - I had no idea Joni Mitchell was Canadian.:canada: :thumbsup

[stingx]

Geez Louise! No one mentioned Aldo Nova?

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[kidsmoke]

T-Ross beat me to Triumph. I always thought Rik Emmett had the best Marshall amp tone. Brings back the best memories of my youth.

+1

My son and I bonded a couple years back when I had him the car one day and cranked "lay it on the line" and "Fight the good fight". I'm a child of the 80's but not much of the music of that period excites me. Triumph and Rush were two bands that I spent a lot of time with.

I think any of the artists I would have mentioned are here.

Lanois.....I doubt most people realize what a huge impact this man has had on the popular music the last 30 years, and I love that clip!

I'm also a bit Candy Rat Records fan. Some amazing musicians are playing these wood boxes in the great white north, eh? :canada:

Don Ross is probably my favorite. While many of these guys - Andy McKee?!?!?! - are tecnically dazzling and excellent, Ross puts a little more lyrically/whimsically into his stuff. Age perhaps.

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[stingx]

One word: Shatner!


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http://www.gew3.org/covers/r/artists/200/william-shatner.jpg

If some people are "hams" then Shatner would be the whole pig!

[t_ross33]

They may not be the biggest-selling Canadian group, but I'd hazard a guess that they may well be the most influential one.

PS - I had no idea Joni Mitchell was Canadian.:canada: :thumbsup

Rush is ranked THIRD for most consecutive Gold or Platinum studio albums... behind the Beatles and the Rolling Stones!!! (I was pleasantly shocked and surprised to find this out :thumbsup ). Their tour dates consistently sell out worldwide. They are certainly riding a wave of popularity and critical acclaim right now. I'd venture to say they are the biggest and most influential Canadian group, but I'm a big fan and seriously biased :french

Not only is Joni a Canadian, spent a good deal of her early years right here in Saskatchewan!

[Algonquin]

A HUGE fan of this band back in the day.
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[Algonquin]

Trev (t_ross33) already posted these guys previously, but this had to be one on my all time favourites albums growing up. Other than Trev and a hand full of others like Ted S, Helliot and Krash... I'm guessing not too many other Fretters are familiar with them.
Who says all infuences have to be good ones! :rockon:

Here's a bunch of cuts from 'Frantic City'
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[stingx]

SAGA friggin' rocks! I actually preferred them over Rush 30 years ago. :rockya

[NWBasser]

SAGA friggin' rocks! I actually preferred them over Rush 30 years ago. :rockya

Blasphemy!!;)

[NWBasser]

Rush is ranked THIRD for most consecutive Gold or Platinum studio albums... behind the Beatles and the Rolling Stones!!! (I was pleasantly shocked and surprised to find this out :thumbsup ). Their tour dates consistently sell out worldwide. They are certainly riding a wave of popularity and critical acclaim right now. I'd venture to say they are the biggest and most influential Canadian group, but I'm a big fan and seriously biased :french

Not only is Joni a Canadian, spent a good deal of her early years right here in Saskatchewan!

Hey T-Ross, I'm extremely biased as well since Rush is my favorite band by a large margin. They've probably inspired more bassists and drummers than any rock band. Funny thing that most bass players and drummers look up to Geddy and Neil, but not that many guitarists would list Alex as their main influence. At least I love playing Rush on guitar as well as bass.

[MAXIFUNK]

I see Mahogany rush listed

B.T.O Bachman–Turner Overdrive for sure needs to be on this list.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman%E2%80%93Turner_Overdrive

[sumitomo]

Dang Maxi beat me to BTO,Hey what about that Robert Renman guy?Excuse me I have to wipe this poop off my nose!LOL! Sumi:D

[R_of_G]

Shadowy Men On a Shadowy Planet.

Probably best known for this...

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An excellent instrumental rock band.

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[Algonquin]

From the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Games at BC Place, kd Lang singing a Leonerd Cohen classic.
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[Tig]

From the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Games at BC Place, kd Lang singing a Leonerd Cohen classic.


That performance will send chills down your spine!
KD easily has the best voice from Canada, IMO.

[Blaze]

The Legendary Mr.Gould ...:applause :applause


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[oldguy]

Dang Maxi beat me to BTO Sumi:D

Hey, I beat 'ya both (but who's counting?) :D
"Let it ride"....... great song..... Guess Who had some good ones also.
Canada has given us some really good music.
Go Canada!!! :canada:

[guitarhack]

Bump for Bruce Cockburn. I just recently discovered him and have his Live Solo cd. Great stuff.

[Robert]

Joni Mitchell!

[Katastrophe]

That performance will send chills down your spine!
KD easily has the best voice from Canada, IMO.


+1. She did a duet with Roy Orbison on "Crying", and it still sends chills up my spine.

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Big thumbs up for Triumph and Rush, too. They provided a healthy chunk of the soundtrack for my life during high school, and beyond.

[sumitomo]

Well I gave you Canuckleheads a long chance,The Tele Master,Roy Buchanan62uOUyEcx3M&featureSumi:D:digit
As far as I'm concerned his career was born in Canada!

[mrmudcat]

Why of course our founding Fret Father Robert:french

[Algonquin]

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[mrmudcat]

Well I gave you Canuckleheads a long chance,The Tele Master,Roy Buchanan62uOUyEcx3M&featureSumi:D:digit
As far as I'm concerned his career was born in Canada!



Good one there sumi brother..............:digit

[R_of_G]

It took this long to get to this one. I'm ashamed of myself.

One of the greatest bands ever.

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[t_ross33]

Here's one that might surprise a few folks here:

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Which reminds me of a couple more local pickers and grinners... Freddie hosts an annual Guitar Camp about an hour North of here and Redd was one of the guest instructors this past year (damn.... couldn't make it!!!). Anyway, I give you Freddie Pelletier and his son Clinton:

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[Blaze]

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[Algonquin]

:AOK Blaze, the Stampeders bring back so many fond memeories of the car radio when we were young... great post!

And Trev... keep posting artists like Wide Mouth Mason that come out of the great province of Saskatchewan!

I've appreciated all the posts in this little thread, and I hope more will kick in with some they consider their favourites! :applause

[tjcurtin1]

I really dug that Daniel Lanois piece!

[t_ross33]

And Trev... keep posting artists like Wide Mouth Mason that come out of the great province of Saskatchewan!

Since you asked so nicely :thumbsup

My buddy Greg Hargarten aka Ricasso
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Deep Dark Woods
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[t_ross33]

Kick Axe... good ol' 80's metal from Saskatchewan :rockya
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Queen City Kids (from Regina, Saskatchewan - the "Queen City) :dance
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Not from Saskatchewan, but definitely Canadian. We opened for these guys last year :rockya
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More Canuckleheads
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[t_ross33]

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Canadian AND lead singer Kenny Shields is from Saskatchewan
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Can you tell I love my Canucks :canada:

[Blaze]

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[t_ross33]

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Born in, you guessed it, SASKATCHEWAN! Man, I'm on a roll tonight :happy

[Algonquin]

And another great musician from Sasquatchewan!
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[t_ross33]

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[t_ross33]

2 for 1

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[Blaze]

On the frenchie side of Canada..

Octobre

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Harmonium

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[tjcurtin1]

Don't forget....... ANVIL!

[NWBasser]

Joni Mitchell!

This is the one that introduced me to Joni through Jaco's work.

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[Robert]

Why of course our founding Fret Father Robert:french

:) thanks but I don't qualify to be in this kind of company!

[Monkus]

Aside from the greats listed there are some young 'uns that influenced my playing, in no particular order they are:


Barenaked Ladies, love the rhythm guitar on this one.

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Finger Eleven

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Our Lady Peace

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Rhymes with Orange

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Classic (to me)

jeff Healey Band
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Bachman Turner Overdrive (1974)
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April Wine
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[oldguy]

:) thanks but I don't qualify to be in this kind of company!

I beg to differ......... here's the topic

Influential Canadian Artists...

The Dolphinstreet and Fret licks I've learned have really helped my playing.
I've made pretty good progress hanging out watching that big veiny guy teach guitar on the 'net.:french
I'd say that qualifies as an Influential (Swedish) Canadian Artist. :rockya

[Algonquin]

Some more April Wine, as covered by Deeaa, Rockermann and Chris Bell :dance
http://soundcloud.com/project-43/roller

[Algonquin]

Gordon Lightfoot, Burton Cummings, Anne Murray, Joni Mitchell, Dan Hill, Neil Young, Bryan Adams, Corey Hart, Bruce Cockburn, Geddy Lee, Mike Reno, Liberty Silver, Carroll Baker, Ronnie Hawkins, Murray McLauchlan, Véronique Béliveau, Robert Charlebois, Claude Dubois, Don Gerrard, Salome Bey, Mark Holmes Lorraine Segato, Lisa Dalbello, Alfie Zappacosta, Paul Hyde, Carole Pope, Liona Boyd, Tom Cochrane, Tommy Hunter, Kim Mitchell, Oscar Peterson, Paul Shaffer, Jane Siberry, Sylvia Tyson.
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[sunvalleylaw]

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I attended a show by this stately gentlemen a year or two ago. He was a very strong influence on another influential canadian artist when he was a young man playing this song repeatedly on the jukebox in a diner in Falcon Lake near Winnepeg.

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This is an awesome DVD by the way if you have never seen it.

[Blaze]

2 JAZZ LEGENDS..

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[R_of_G]

Big fan of Oscar Peterson. I guess I never knew he's Canadian. Good for him.

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[NWBasser]

Big fan of Oscar Peterson. I guess I never knew he's Canadian. Good for him.

:canada:

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Another Oscar fan here that wasn't aware of his Canadian heritage.:canada:

Awesome clip!:applause

[Iago]

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[NWBasser]

I'm quite surprised these guys haven't made the list yet:

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[t_ross33]

I'm quite surprised these guys haven't made the list yet:

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ooo! Nice catch :applause more 2 for 1... the beginning reminds me of Spinal Tap's "Big Bottoms" :thumbsup

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[Algonquin]

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[FusedGrooves]

I love the Philospher Kings.......

[Retro Hound]

What? No one's mentioned Michael J. Fox?

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