Tag: Inducted 2004

Bruce Earl Fairbairn (December 30, 1949 – May 17, 1999) was a Canadian musician and international record producer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was active as a producer from 1976 to 1999 and is considered one of the best of his era. His most successful productions are Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi and ‘Pump’…
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Double Exposure was created by Linda Cullen and Bob Robertson. Bob Robertson made regular appearances on the Frosty Forst radio show each morning on CKNW. Robertson acted as weatherman, but added his hilarious vocal impressions to each appearance. Robertson met a very talented young woman named Linda Cullen working at CKMW. The two then paired up professionally and took their…
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Douglas Bennett was born on October 31st 1951, in Toronto, Ontario. He formed Doug and the Slugs in Vancouver in 1977; the band originally consisted of Doug with John Burton (guitar), Drew Neville (keyboards), Dennis Henderson (bass) and Lawrence McGillveray (drums). They began by promoting their own shows and developed an avid following with outrageous ‘theme nights’. In 1978 the band…
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Randy Bachman was born in Winnipeg, Canada on September 27th, 1943. At age three he won a singing contest on CKY’s King of the Saddle program. By age 5 he had started studying the violin in the Royal Toronto Conservatory of Music. Randy Bachman is a legendary figure in the rock and roll world as a guitarist, songwriter, performer and…
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