The Canadiana that starts with the letter B for me is the Canadian band, Blue Rodeo.
You may already know that I’m a big fan of Canadian music. From Rush to April Wine to Great Big Sea to Shania Twain, we have such a wide variety of great musicians that we should be proud of. There’s nothing I love more than being in the U.S. and hearing a Canadian song on the local radio – and then experiencing disbelief when I tell them the song/band/singer is Canadian. Prime example: Life is a Highway by Canadian Tom Cochrane. The song hit #1 in Canada and #6 on the Billboard Charts in the United States. But no one knew it was a Canadian song!
So back to Blue Rodeo. One of my favourite Canadian bands. Mostly led by Jim Cuddy and Greg Keeler, two, incredibly talented singers and songwriters,the country rock band came to be in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
I love pretty much all of Blue Rodeo’s music – I never get sick of listening and singing along to their most popular songs, my favourite being “5 Days in May” from the 1993 album “Five Days in July”, also the band’s most successful album.
Lead singer Jim Cuddy has also pursued a solo career on the side while continuing to be a part of Blue Rodeo. You can hear his Blue Rodeo influence in his own solo pursuits, such as “Pull Me Through” a great hit from 2006.
Enjoy!
Never heard of this band, but they sound great. I have lots of Canadian musicians I like, so this may need to be added to the list.
They have a great sound. Some of my other favourites are Tragically Hip, April Wine and Great Big Sea! Oh and Alannah Myles (Black Velvet is a great song!).
I have not heard of this band…Would love to go to Canada at some point…
Hi! Thanks for popping in at my blog….come to see where you are…Most interesting…enjoyed the Music. 🙂
I am ashamed to admit I know little about Canada, so went back and read ‘A’ and will no doubt be back later in the month to learn some more 🙂
Suzanne from
Suzannes Tribe
I was introduced to Blue Rodeo when I lived in Canada and my favourite song of theirs (the only song I know, actually) is Bulletproof as that was the single that played on the radio when I was there 🙂 Still love that song.
I love Bulletproof! It’s a song I always go back to when I need to be reminded that sometimes we can’t handle everything that’s thrown at us! Thanks for stopping by!