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Ross Barrett was born in 1944 in Nelson, BC starting his life long commitment to music at the young age of 8, taking piano lessons with a local teacher. His newfound love metamorphosed into a longstanding relationship with the saxophone, which he first picked up as a teenager. At the tender age of 14 he…
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Manager, agent, talent buyer, music educator, and advocate Rob Pattee spent over 40 years in the music industry breaking acts and handling their career trajectory…

The BC Entertainment Hall of Fame is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Rick Scott, who was inducted in 2019. Scott, who passed away at his home on Vancouver Island at age 77, pioneered rogue folk in the iconic B.C. trio Pied Pumkin (with Shari Ulrich and Joe Mock), then…
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The Arctic Club was one of several cocktail and supper clubs in Vancouver, operating throughout 1930s, 40s, and 50s

The Palomar Supper Club was one of Vancouver’s most popular nightclubs throughout the Jazz Age. Opening in 1937 and closing in 1955