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    Blue Rodeo

    Blue Rodeo, a rock group, was formed in 1984 by high school friends and songwriters Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor. After playing as the high-energy pop group the HiFi's and the New York-based Fly to France, Cuddy and Keelor returned to Toronto and recruited self-taught jazz pianist Bobby Wiseman, bass guitarist Bazil Donovan, and drummer Cleave Anderson. Beginning in clubs along their hometown's Queen Street, Blue Rodeo delivered a melodic blend of folk, rock and country marked by Beatle-esque harmonies.

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    Blue Rodeo

    Its affinity for the "roots music" styles of US pop - country, rockabilly, and folk-rock, as well as rock 'n' roll - initially drew Blue Rodeo comparisons to The Band and gave it both a populist and critical appeal.

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    Blue Rodeo (Profile)

    Jim Cuddy hears the music. I see the grotty stairwell. Standing in the open doorway amid the stacks of cardboard boxes and equipment cases, he slaps his palms together and cocks his head for the echo that stretches thin above us.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on July 15, 2002

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    Bob Cole

    Robert Cecil Cole, CM, sports announcer, broadcaster (born 24 June 1933 in St. John’s, NL; died 24 April 2024 in St. John’s). One of Canada’s most iconic sports broadcasters, Bob Cole was the voice of English-language hockey broadcasts in Canada for five decades. He worked as a play-by-play announcer for Hockey Night in Canada, first for CBC Radio and TV and then for Sportsnet. Cole was the lead announcer on Hockey Night in Canada for nearly 30 years. He also covered the Olympic games for 45 years. He was inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame and the Order of Canada. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.

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    Bob Ezrin

    Robert Alan “Bob” Ezrin, OC, producer, keyboardist, songwriter, entrepreneur, philanthropist (born 25 March 1949 in Toronto, ON). Bob Ezrin is one of the music industry’s most successful record producers. He produced commercial breakthrough albums for Alice Cooper and KISS, as well as such classic rock staples as Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Peter Gabriel’s “Solsbury Hill” and The Kings’ “This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ to Glide.” Other artists Ezrin has worked with in his 50-year career include Lou Reed, Elton John, Rod Stewart, U2, Jay-Z and Taylor Swift. An Officer of the Order of Canada, Ezrin has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and Canada’s Walk of Fame. In early 2025, he moved back to Canada and renounced his US citizenship in protest of the second administration of US president Donald Trump.

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    Bob Hahn

    Bob Hahn (Robert Henry). Composer, arranger, administrator, singer, b Kindersley, near Saskatoon, 8 Apr 1920, d Toronto 26 Jul 1993.

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    Bob Rock

    ­Robert Jens Rock, record producer, engineer, guitarist, songwriter (born 19 April 1954 in Winnipeg, MB). Bob Rock started out as a recording engineer and enjoyed some success as a core member of the punk/new wave/pop band Payola$ before going on to produce top-selling albums by such artists as The Cult, Mötley Crüe, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Our Lady Peace, Simple Plan, Michael Bublé and many others. Known for a big, muscular, radio-friendly sound, highly-polished production values and an ability to play to an artist’s strengths, Rock has produced or engineered some of the most commercially-successful rock records of all time. He has won multiple Juno Awards and been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

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    Bob White (theatre director)

    White graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Montréal's Loyola College in 1970 and acquired a Masters in drama from the University of Alberta 2 years later.

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    Bobby Breen

    Isadore Borsuk (a.k.a. Bobby Breen), actor, singer (born 4 November 1928 in Montréal, QC; died 19 September 2016 in Pompano Beach, Florida). Boy soprano Bobby Breen was one of Hollywood’s most popular child stars of the 1930s. His cherubic appearance, angelic voice and innocent personality earned him a reputation as “the boy Shirley Temple.” After his Hollywood career ended at age 12, he spent his adult years performing in nightclubs, playing piano and running a talent agency. His cult status was secured when his picture was included on the cover of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967).

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    Bobby Curtola

    Robert Allen Curtola, CM, singer, songwriter (born 17 April 1943 in Port Arthur, ON; died 4 June 2016 in Edmonton, AB). Bobby Curtola emerged as a teen idol and dominated the Canadian pop chart in the 1960s. His string of hit singles, including “Fortune Teller” (1962), dominated the Canadian singles chart from 1960 to 1967 and sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Curtola was one of the first Canadians to receive a multi-million-dollar contract to perform in Las Vegas. He also helped raise millions of dollars for charities as a host of various telethons. He was a Member of the Order of Canada, the RPM Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2019.

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    Bobby Curtola

    Bobby (Robert Allen) Curtola. Singer, songwriter, b Port Arthur (Thunder Bay), Ont, 17 Apr 1943.

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    Bobby Gimby

    Bobby (Robert Stead) Gimby. Orchestra leader, trumpeter, songwriter, b Cabri, west of Moose Jaw, Sask, 25 Oct 1918, d North Bay, Ont, 20 Jun 1998.

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    Bobby Hales

    Bobby (Robert Arthur) Hales, trumpeter, conductor, arranger, composer (born 9 August 1934 in Avonlea, SK; died 15 October 2016 in Port Coquitlam, BC).

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    Fredrick Bodsworth

    Fredrick Bodsworth, nature writer (born at Port Burwell, Ont 11 Oct 1918, died 15 Sep 2012).

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    Bonnie Burnard

    Bonnie Burnard, short story writer (born 15 January 1945 in Petrolia, ON; died 4 March 2017 in London, ON). Burnard wrote two books of short fiction and one novel.

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