Join us for an evening of live music, trivia, and conversation with the local music historian and author David McPherson as he discusses his new book 101 Fascinating Canadian Music Facts. Music lovers and trivia buffs alike will love this collection of stories, discovering fun facts and hilarious tale's from Canada's music industry.
David McPherson is the author of the acclaimed The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern: A Complete History and Massey Hall. He has written for Grammy.com, the Globe and Mail, SOCAN’s Words and Music, No Depression, American Songwriter, and Acoustic Guitar. He lives in Waterloo, Ontario.
Copies of David's books will be available for purchase from Words Worth Books.
A book signing will follow the event.
To register for the event, please visit: https://www.kpl.org/programs-and-events/event-listing/event?&eventID=4792&eventDateID=6437
101 Fascinating Canadian Music Facts by David McPherson
101 true stories to surprise and delight Canadian music fans.
Did you know that Serena Ryder played the quietest concert ever from the ocean floor during low tide at Fundy National Park? Or that “I’ll Never Smile Again,” the hit that launched Frank Sinatra’s career, was written by Toronto pianist Ruth Lowe? What about 12-year-old Liberty Silver singing in a reggae band that opened for Bob Marley at Madison Square Garden? Did you know that the title of the Tragically Hip’s 1991 album, Road Apples, is not talking about apples?
In 101 Fascinating Canadian Music Facts, author and historian David McPherson shares these and 97 other tales gathered from his more than 25 years working in the music industry. Music lovers and trivia buffs alike will enjoy perusing this collection of stories — collected from coast to coast — to discover surprising facts and hilarious tales from Canada’s music industry.