Tag: Music

Tom Lavin and Powder Blues have been, for over three decades, Canada’s leading blues band with a sound, appealing to young and old, being a mix of swing, jazz, blues, rock & roll and rhythm & blues and touring constantly in North America and internationally. The band has won major awards in Canada and the…
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Sally Yeh is a legendary figure in the Chinese music and film industries, with a career spanning over four decades. Yeh, who grew up in Victoria, BC  is a household name in Cantonese and Mandarin pop music.  Renowned for her versatile vocal range, charismatic stage presence, and ability to perform in both Cantonese and Mandarin,…
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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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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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2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Skylark’s Wildflower, the classic Canadian love ballad that endures genres and generations like sidewalk chamomile with over 100 covers and sample versions to become one of the most beloved and performed songs in the history of Canadian pop music.