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Summary :
Prolific Canadian country-rock band founded in 1987.
Blue Rodeo
Canada
Rock
Country
1985
One of the most recognizable Canadian bands due to tremendous amounts of radio airtime and an easy-listening sound that is recognized nation wide, Blue Rodeo has been performing together for over twenty years.
Though they met in high school, Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, Blue Rodeo's two founding members didn't perform together until after their university graduation. In 1977 the two began Hi Fi, a band that eventually moved to New York and changed their name to Fly to France. After endless self-promotion and sending packages to record labels, they managed to get four demos recorded and returned to Toronto to look for a record deal.
In 1985, the band Blue Rodeo was formed after the addition of a couple of old friends from the Toronto music scene. Cleave Anderson and Bazil Donovan joined to perform their first gig on Toronto's Queen Street. After working the scene for a couple of years, WEA Music of Canada signed a deal with Blue Rodeo and their album Outskirts was released later that year. The hit song "Try" was part of that album that quickly went to double platinum status in Canada.
Touring with kd lang during the promotion of Outskirts helped the release of the second album Diamond Mine which was released in 1989.
Blue Rodeo received a number of Juno awards that year and were well on their way to success. 1990 brought about the release of 'Casino' and the first time that they were to have a break into the US market. Though the American market was and has been bit difficult to break into, there were no problems in Canada. The album reached platinum sales in no time.
The 90s brought four more albums from Blue Rodeo. Lost Together, Five Days in July, Nowhere to Here and Tremelo all which were consistent with what fans had grown to appreciate and expect: the best example of a country rock group - the band is neither but they are both.
Their latest album, 'Days in Between' has received mixed reviews though to the die-hard fans that the band has created it is another hit.
Dave Brosha
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Name : Blue Rodeo
Style :
"Rock"
"Country"
From : Canada
Founded : 1985
Members :
lead vocals, guitar : Jim Cuddy
lead vocals, guitar : Greg Keelor
drums : Glenn Milchem
bass : Bazil Donovan
keyboards : James Grey
pedal steel : Kim Deschamps
Past members :
drums : Mark French
drums : Cleave Anderson
keyboards : Bob Wiseman
Resources :
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musicbrainz
artistdirect
vh1
rollingstone
Releases :
1989 : album - Diamond Mine
1987 : album - Outskirts
1997 : album - Tremolo
1995 : album - Nowhere To Here
1990 : album - Casino
1992 : album - Lost Together
1999 : album - Just Like A Vacation
2001 : album - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
1993 : album - Five Days In July
1994 : single - Hasn't Hit Me Yet
1989 : single - How Long
1993 : single - Angels
1989 : single - Diamond Mine
1987 : single - Try
1994 : single - Bad Timing
1993 : single - Five Days In May
1991 : single - What Am I Doin' Here
1997 : single - It Could Happen To You
1993 : single - Already Gone
1995 : single - Save Myself
1992 : single - Rain Down On Me
1988 : single - Rebel
1990 : single - Love And Understanding
1989 : single - House Of Dreams
1991 : single - Trust Yourself
1993 : single - Flying
1998 : single - Shed My Skin
1988 : single - Day After Day
1992 : single - Lost Together
1991 : single - Till I Am Myself Again
1991 : single - After The Rain
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BIOGRAPHY
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| One of the most recognizable Canadian bands due to tremendous amounts of radio airtime and an easy-listening sound that is recognized nation wide, Blue Rodeo has been performing together for over twenty years.
Though they met in high school, Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, Blue Rodeo's two founding members didn't perform together until after their university graduation. In 1977 the two began Hi Fi, a band that eventually moved to New York and changed their name to Fly to France. After endless self-promotion and sending packages to record labels, they managed to get four demos recorded and returned to Toronto to look for a record deal.
In 1985, the band Blue Rodeo was formed after the addition of a couple of old friends from the Toronto music scene. Cleave Anderson and Bazil Donovan joined to perform their first gig on Toronto's Queen Street. After working the scene for a couple of years, WEA Music of Canada signed a deal with Blue Rodeo and their album Outskirts was released later that year. The hit song "Try" was part of that album that quickly went to double platinum status in Canada.
Touring with kd lang during the promotion of Outskirts helped the release of the second album Diamond Mine which was released in 1989.
Blue Rodeo received a number of Juno awards that year and were well on their way to success. 1990 brought about the release of 'Casino' and the first time that they were to have a break into the US market. Though the American market was and has been bit difficult to break into, there were no problems in Canada. The album reached platinum sales in no time.
The 90s brought four more albums from Blue Rodeo. Lost Together, Five Days in July, Nowhere to Here and Tremelo all which were consistent with what fans had grown to appreciate and expect: the best example of a country rock group - the band is neither but they are both.
Their latest album, 'Days in Between' has received mixed reviews though to the die-hard fans that the band has created it is another hit.
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