The Music Legends and their Stories

Endurance2024 · Mar 14, 2026

The last few years I’ve found it fascinating watching documentaries on classic rock bands. Like Lynard Skynard, and The Band and Once We’re Bothers

Last year I was contemplating seeing the Steve Miller Band but didn’t pull the trigger. I also came late to the party with the Tragically Hip. Never saw them live unfortunately.

How about you? Any bands you might be seeing this year or regret never taking in a live performance?

And also the legends that keep performing to this day enhancing their performances with fun fact stories. Like Randy Backman here,

xmontrealer · Mar 14, 2026

Endurance2024 said:
The last few years I’ve found it fascinating watching documentaries on classic rock bands. Like Lynard Skynard, and The Band and Once We’re Bothers

Last year I was contemplating seeing the Steve Miller Band but didn’t pull the trigger. I also came late to the party with the Tragically Hip. Never saw them live unfortunately.

How about you? Any bands you might be seeing this year or regret never taking in a live performance?

And also the legends that keep performing to this day enhancing their performances with fun fact stories. Like Randy Backman here,

Randy Bachman has great posts on TikTok.

I followed him, as we both had shared Winnipeg memories from the 60's.

We conversed a bit, but too often his side of the conversation was obvious AI.

Some of the stuff we talked about, such as the early days of the Guess Who, and some of their early concerts in Winnipeg, especially the "invitation only" one for Prince Charles, seemed genuine.

Burton Cummings, also a "friend" on TikTok, gave me his phone number for WhatsApp conversations, as we were acquaintances back in the day. But he was more interested in talking about himself than shared Winnipeg 60's experiences...

Ponderling · Mar 14, 2026

We just hit a pub in the west end and hear bar cover bands do good live renditions of the tunes we enjoy.
Typically once a month.
Dinner sometimes with friends before the band comes on.
The two of us do that for about $100 a night.

I would rather do that 10-14 times a year than blow my wad on one mega concert fee in an out of town trip event.

Sonic Temple · Mar 14, 2026

Always wanted to see Queen with Freddy live and Michael Jackson. In Uni - had a opportunity to see Pearl Jam - but couldn't go - been trying to see them ever since

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ogibowt · Mar 14, 2026

unfortunately most of the legends i listened to are dead

seanzo · Mar 15, 2026

Daft Punk is hands down my biggest regret. I had a chance to go see them on their Alive 2007 tour in Toronto but I had just came back from NYC that week where I saw Rage Against the Machine, Wu Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, Mos Def and Talib Kweli at Rock the Bells. I really wish I was alive and of age back in the 70s because I would have loved to see bands like the Doobie Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Earth, Wind and Fire, Kool & The Gang, Chic and ELO when they were in their prime but alas I was destined to be an 80s baby.

Endurance2024 · Mar 15, 2026

seanzo said:
Daft Punk is hands down my biggest regret. I had a chance to go see them on their Alive 2007 tour in Toronto but I had just came back from NYC that week where I saw Rage Against the Machine, Wu Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, Mos Def and Talib Kweli at Rock the Bells. I really wish I was alive and of age back in the 70s because I would have loved to see bands like the Doobie Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Earth, Wind and Fire, Kool & The Gang, Chic and ELO when they were in their prime but alas I was destined to be an 80s baby.

All great bands.. I have to admit I wasn't a big concert goer and my dad was protective of me concerned I might get caught up in the drug scene when I asked if I could go the next night to the same concert.

Bands I was lucky enough to see some were Super Tramp, The Who and The Beach Boys who at the time were a bit of a blast from the past but they put on great show. Had all the fans in their feet signing and dancing to all their mega hits

Also Springsteen and the E-street Band saw like 3 times during the 80s. Best bang for the $ as their shows went almost 4 hours. They had great music and Bruce added stories introducing some if his songs which always left me with a better appreciation of the song.

One weird thing About The Who concert was the opening acts in my case was Elvis Costello I believe who has a song or two on the radio at the time was bood through is whole set and stuff thrown up on stage. I couldn't understand it. My buddies told me it's just the Who fans they don't want to see anyone else but their band and the opening acts are just in the way of that. Saw them again at Maple Leaf Gardens the last show of their final tour. Don't remember if there was an opening acts that night.

xmontrealer · Mar 15, 2026

Endurance2024 said:
All great bands.. I have to admit I wasn't a big concert goer and my dad was protective of me concerned I might get caught up in the drug scene when I asked if I could go the next night to the same concert.

Bands I was lucky enough to see some were Super Tramp, The Who and The Beach Boys who at the time were a bit of a blast from the past but they put on great show. Had all the fans in their feet signing and dancing to all their mega hits

Also Springsteen and the E-street Band saw like 3 times during the 80s. Best bang for the $ as their shows went almost 4 hours. They had great music and Bruce added stories introducing some if his songs which always left me with a better appreciation of the song.

One weird thing About The Who concert was the opening acts in my case was Elvis Costello I believe who has a song or two on the radio at the time was bood through is whole set and stuff thrown up on stage. I couldn't understand it. My buddies told me it's just the Who fans they don't want to see anyone else but their band and the opening acts are just in the way of that. Saw them again at Maple Leaf Gardens the last show of their final tour. Don't remember if there was an opening acts that night.

One of the best shows I ever saw was Elvis Costello & The Attractions at the Theatre St. Denis in Montreal, shortly after the release of their first album.

Such intense energy!

unassuming · Mar 15, 2026

Endurance2024 said:
Also Springsteen and the E-street Band saw like 3 times during the 80s. Best bang for the $ as their shows went almost 4 hours. They had great music and Bruce added stories introducing some if his songs which always left me with a better appreciation of the song.

Agreed , best concerts I went to!

downbound123 · Mar 15, 2026

Beach Boys 1965 Ottawa Auditorium

Staccatos 1964 Fisher Park High School

Gordon Lightfoot 1968 Camp Fortune, Chelsea QC

Jerry Jeff Walker 1977 Calgary

Fenton Robinson Blues Band 1980 Ottawa, Fyfe and Drum room, Beacon Arms Hotel

James Brown 1983 Barrymores, Ottawa

Stevie Ray Vaughan 1984 N.A.C. Ottawa

Simply Red 1987 N.A.C. Ottawa

Human Rights Now! 1988 Big O Montreal.

The Mavericks 1997 Civic Centre Ottawa

Johnny Winter 2007 Bronson Centre, Ottawa

Van Morrison 2007, Bluesfest Ottawa

Buddy Guy 2014 Centre Point Theater Ottawa

Endurance2024 · Mar 15, 2026

Here's another documentary that was interesting.

Lilith Fair Music Festival
An all female music festival tour

Stars like Cheryl Crow, Tracy Chapman, Sarah McLachlan and Jewel. in addition to up and comers catching their big breaks were Nelly Fertado, Christina Aguilera. Dido and The Dixie Chicks

Endurance2024 · Mar 15, 2026

downbound123 said:
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Beach Boys 1965 Ottawa Auditorium

Staccatos 1964 Fisher Park High School

Gordon Lightfoot 1968 Camp Fortune, Chelsea QC

Jerry Jeff Walker 1977 Calgary

Fenton Robinson Blues Band 1980 Ottawa, Fyfe and Drum room, Beacon Arms Hotel

James Brown 1983 Barrymores, Ottawa

Stevie Ray Vaughan 1984 N.A.C. Ottawa

Simply Red 1987 N.A.C. Ottawa

Human Rights Now! 1988 Big O Montreal.

The Mavericks 1997 Civic Centre Ottawa

Johnny Winter 2007 Bronson Centre, Ottawa

Van Morrison 2007, Bluesfest Ottawa

Buddy Guy 2014 Centre Point Theater Ottawa

Thats quite a list. All shows you've been to I assume? Was $4 a lot of money bcak in 65?

xmontrealer · Mar 15, 2026

Live Shows

The 1950’s

Fats Domino – Winnipeg Auditorium

Johnny & The Hurricanes – Winnipeg Auditorium

Les Paul & Mary Ford – Winnipeg Auto Show

The 1960’s

Chad Allan & The Expressions – Winnipeg community club

Burton Cummings & The Deverons – Winnpeg every summer weekend late 60’s, where they played poolside at The Holiday Sun & Swim Club

Lenny Breau – Winnipeg “Stage Door” jazz club

The Guess Who – Winnipeg small club, & then with Prince Charles at a hotel showroom during Prince Charles’ visit to Winnipeg

Neil Young & The Squires – Winnipeg @ St. John’s High School

Neil Young solo acoustic – Winnipeg @ The 4th Dimension coffee house

Gayle Garnett – Winnipeg small club

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Winnipeg @ The 4th Dimension coffee house

Dave Van Ronk – Minneapolis coffee house

Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Winnipeg @ U of Manitoba field house

The Monkees – Winnipeg Arena

Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, Delaney & Bonnie, Mountain – Winnipeg @ The Festival Express concert at The Blue Bomber Stadium

The Supremes – Miami @ The Deauville Hotel

Steppenwolf – Winnipeg arena

James Brown – University of Minnesota field house

James Brown & Rolling Stones – Vancouver @ the Pacific National Exhibition

Tim Hardin – Toronto @ Yorkville coffee house

Lenny Breau – Toronto @ Yorkville coffee house

The 1970’s

Jimi Hendrix & Band of Gypsies – NYC @ The Fillmore East New Year's Day 1970

Jeff Beck Group and Joe Cocker – NYC @ The Fillmore East

Smokey Robinson – Las Vegas @ Caesar’s Palace

Elvis Presley (skinny version) – Las Vegas Hilton

Kenny Rogers – Las Vegas @ Caesar’s Palace

Rolling Stones – Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens

Rolling Stones - Montreal @ Olympic Stadium

John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra – Montreal @ Place Des Arts

Bob Dylan - Montreal Forum

Stevie Ray Vaughan – Montreal Forum

Stevie Wonder – Montreal Forum

Muddy Waters – NYC @ The Electric Circus

The Shirelles – Montreal @ The Hotel Bonaventure showroom

Wayne Cochrane & The C.C. Riders – small club in Miami

The Traamps – Montreal @ The Limelight disco

Kenny Burrell – NYC @ The Village Vanguard jazz club

Joe Pass – NYC @ “The Guitar” jazz club

MC5 - NYC small club

Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Montreal @ Theatre St. Denis

The 1980’s

The Four Tops – Montreal @ BMO Stadium

Muddy Waters – Montreal @ Esquire Show Bar

Culture Club w/Boy George – Montreal Forum

Rod Stewart – Montreal Forum

New Order – Montreal in Lachine auditorium

Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Montreal Bell Canada Centre

Elton John “Red Piano” – Montreal Bell Canada Centre

Van Morrison – Montreal Bell Canada Centre

The Beach Boys – Montreal @ La Ronde amusement park

Albert King – LA @ The Whiskey-a-Go-Go

B.B. King – Montreal @ Place Des Arts

The 1990’s

KC & The Sunshine Band – NYC Radio City Music Hall as part of New Year’s Disco show

Les Paul w/guest Cindi Lauper – NYC @ Iridium jazz club

Albert Collins – Montreal small club

Roomful of Blues – Montreal small club

The 2000’s

Burton Cummings/Randy Bachman – Ontario Place concert theatre

Metric – Toronto @ The Guvernment

Feist – Toronto @ The Guvernment

Peaches – Toronto @ The Guvernment

Broken Social Scene w/J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. – music festival on Toronto Island

Holy Fuck – Toronto @ The Guvernment

Eagles Of Death Metal – Toronto @ The Guvernment

The Who – Hamilton arena

Arcade Fire – Toronto Massey Hall

Gordon Lightfoot-Toronto Massey Hall

The National – Toronto @ Dundas Square during NXNE

ogibowt · Mar 15, 2026

downbound123 said:
View attachment 563863

Beach Boys 1965 Ottawa Auditorium

Staccatos 1964 Fisher Park High School

Gordon Lightfoot 1968 Camp Fortune, Chelsea QC

Jerry Jeff Walker 1977 Calgary

Fenton Robinson Blues Band 1980 Ottawa, Fyfe and Drum room, Beacon Arms Hotel

James Brown 1983 Barrymores, Ottawa

Stevie Ray Vaughan 1984 N.A.C. Ottawa

Simply Red 1987 N.A.C. Ottawa

Human Rights Now! 1988 Big O Montreal.

The Mavericks 1997 Civic Centre Ottawa

Johnny Winter 2007 Bronson Centre, Ottawa

Van Morrison 2007, Bluesfest Ottawa

Buddy Guy 2014 Centre Point Theater Ottawa

Holy Flying Frigg, Downbound...you know from Fenton Robinson....Thumbs up to you....FR..is a fav of mine

Endurance2024 · Mar 15, 2026

xmontrealer said:
Live Shows

The 1950’s

Fats Domino – Winnipeg Auditorium

Johnny & The Hurricanes – Winnipeg Auditorium

Les Paul & Mary Ford – Winnipeg Auto Show

The 1960’s

Chad Allan & The Expressions – Winnipeg community club

Burton Cummings & The Deverons – Winnpeg every summer weekend late 60’s, where they played poolside at The Holiday Sun & Swim Club

Lenny Breau – Winnipeg “Stage Door” jazz club

The Guess Who – Winnipeg small club, & then with Prince Charles at a hotel showroom during Prince Charles’ visit to Winnipeg

Neil Young & The Squires – Winnipeg @ St. John’s High School

Neil Young solo acoustic – Winnipeg @ The 4th Dimension coffee house

Gayle Garnett – Winnipeg small club

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Winnipeg @ The 4th Dimension coffee house

Dave Van Ronk – Minneapolis coffee house

Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Winnipeg @ U of Manitoba field house

The Monkees – Winnipeg Arena

Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, Delaney & Bonnie, Mountain – Winnipeg @ The Festival Express concert at The Blue Bomber Stadium

The Supremes – Miami @ The Deauville Hotel

Steppenwolf – Winnipeg arena

James Brown – University of Minnesota field house

James Brown & Rolling Stones – Vancouver @ the Pacific National Exhibition

Tim Hardin – Toronto @ Yorkville coffee house

Lenny Breau – Toronto @ Yorkville coffee house

The 1970’s

Jimi Hendrix & Band of Gypsies – NYC @ The Fillmore East New Year's Day 1970

Jeff Beck Group and Joe Cocker – NYC @ The Fillmore East

Smokey Robinson – Las Vegas @ Caesar’s Palace

Elvis Presley (skinny version) – Las Vegas Hilton

Kenny Rogers – Las Vegas @ Caesar’s Palace

Rolling Stones – Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens

Rolling Stones - Montreal @ Olympic Stadium

John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra – Montreal @ Place Des Arts

Bob Dylan - Montreal Forum

Stevie Ray Vaughan – Montreal Forum

Stevie Wonder – Montreal Forum

Muddy Waters – NYC @ The Electric Circus

The Shirelles – Montreal @ The Hotel Bonaventure showroom

Wayne Cochrane & The C.C. Riders – small club in Miami

The Traamps – Montreal @ The Limelight disco

Kenny Burrell – NYC @ The Village Vanguard jazz club

Joe Pass – NYC @ “The Guitar” jazz club

MC5 - NYC small club

Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Montreal @ Theatre St. Denis

The 1980’s

The Four Tops – Montreal @ BMO Stadium

Muddy Waters – Montreal @ Esquire Show Bar

Culture Club w/Boy George – Montreal Forum

Rod Stewart – Montreal Forum

New Order – Montreal in Lachine auditorium

Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Montreal Bell Canada Centre

Elton John “Red Piano” – Montreal Bell Canada Centre

Van Morrison – Montreal Bell Canada Centre

The Beach Boys – Montreal @ La Ronde amusement park

Albert King – LA @ The Whiskey-a-Go-Go

B.B. King – Montreal @ Place Des Arts

The 1990’s

KC & The Sunshine Band – NYC Radio City Music Hall as part of New Year’s Disco show

Les Paul w/guest Cindi Lauper – NYC @ Iridium jazz club

Albert Collins – Montreal small club

Roomful of Blues – Montreal small club

The 2000’s

Burton Cummings/Randy Bachman – Ontario Place concert theatre

Metric – Toronto @ The Guvernment

Feist – Toronto @ The Guvernment

Peaches – Toronto @ The Guvernment

Broken Social Scene w/J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. – music festival on Toronto Island

Holy Fuck – Toronto @ The Guvernment

Eagles Of Death Metal – Toronto @ The Guvernment

The Who – Hamilton arena

Arcade Fire – Toronto Massey Hall

Gordon Lightfoot-Toronto Massey Hall

The National – Toronto @ Dundas Square during NXNE

Wowzer.. yer the man!
Could right a book about it from a fans POV. Care to share any stories.

Seriously these acts just here in the 60s?

Neil Young & The Squires – Winnipeg @ St. John’s High School

Neil Young solo acoustic – Winnipeg @ The 4th Dimension coffee house

Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Winnipeg @ U of Manitoba field house

The Monkees – Winnipeg Arena

Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, Delaney & Bonnie, Mountain – Winnipeg @ The Festival Express concert at The Blue Bomber Stadium

xmontrealer · Mar 15, 2026

Endurance2024 said:
Wowzer.. yer the man!
Could right a book about it from a fans POV. Care to share any stories.

Seriously these acts just here in the 60s?

Neil Young & The Squires – Winnipeg @ St. John’s High School

Neil Young solo acoustic – Winnipeg @ The 4th Dimension coffee house

Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Winnipeg @ U of Manitoba field house

The Monkees – Winnipeg Arena

Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, Delaney & Bonnie, Mountain – Winnipeg @ The Festival Express concert at The Blue Bomber Stadium

A long time ago, but a few memories:

Neil & The Squires - basic high school band concert in the school gym, some kids listening, some kids dancing. Mostly cover songs, such as Louie Louie, Farmer John, etc.

Neil solo -just him and his Martin acoustic guitar. Some songs he wrote, mostly folk style. Very self-assured, and professional sounding. As was years later mentioned when he joined in an all-star charity group song, his voice was unique, and pitchy, but he answered that criticism with "Hey man, that's my style." I was friendly with a friend of Neil's who was at the show, Jim Donahue who was big in the Winnipeg folk scene. So we went to Neil's dressing room after the show. Have to say it was like I wasn't there as as far as Neil was concerned. What I remember most is that he used the word "fucking" as opposed to all my friends more common "fuckin'", as an adjective.

Paul Butterfield Blues Band was at the U of M field house. Buzzy Feiten on lead guitar as Mike Bloomfield had already left the group. As they were leaving I asked Buzzy how he got the great overdrive tone out of his Fender blackface Twin Reverb amp. He just said he put JBL speakers in it, and drove them real hard.

The Monkees were a family affair with my parents, brother, and sister, mainly because my 10 year younger sister was a fan. The Monkees were ok, and did their hits. But I was astounded at how good their opening act band was, with a great lead guitarist. But I don't remember their name.

I was too high to remember much about the Festival Express, except Leslie West of Mountain doing a 5 minute killer bluesy solo intro to their set on his Les Paul Jr.

downbound123 · Mar 17, 2026

Endurance2024 said:
Thats quite a list. All shows you've been to I assume? Was $4 a lot of money bcak in 65?

I went to all those shows.
The minimum wage in 1965 was $1.25/hr so yes it was a lot of money. 1/2 day's work to get a ticket.

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