Sunday, July 1, 2012

Canada Day - Music

Happy Canada Day to all who are celebrating.  Today I'm thinking about music.  Here are 10 musicians or groups that you may, or may not, know are Canadian or have Canadian roots:


Alanis Morissette:  Ottawa, Ontario
"You Oughta Know", "Jagged Little Pill"

The Band:  Toronto, Ontario
"Up On Cripple Creek", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"

Bryan Adams:  Kingston, Ontario (my hometown!)
"Cuts Like a Knife", "Everything I Do, I Do It For You"

The Guess Who:  Winnipeg, Manitoba
"American Woman", "No Sugar Tonight" 

 Justin Bieber: Stratford, Ontario
"Baby", "Never Say Never" 

Leonard Cohen:  Montreal, Quebec
"Suzanne", "I'm Your Man", "Hallelujah"

Neil Young:  Toronto, Ontario
"Heart of Gold", "Southern Man", "Powderfinger"

Nickelback:  Hanna, Alberta
"How You Remind Me", "Rockstar"

Shania Twain:   Windsor, Ontario
"The Woman In Me", "You're Still The One"

Steppenwolf:  Toronto, Ontario
"Born to be Wild" , "Magic Carpet Ride"

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