News

October 2022

• The CMRMC is pleased to announce that Scott Wenger has joined the Board of Directors and will bring his extensive experience in business, government relations, and the arts to our exciting new Museum experience.

September 2022

• We are very pleased to announce that the CMRMC has received Registered

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September 2021

• 18 short documentary videos and articles are added to the new Stories page of the website (NB: hotlink the word Stories?), with sample ‘Exhibits’ (more in-depth explorations of music genres and artists) coming soon!

August 2021

• The lengthy and detailed work required for the Foundation’s CRA charitable status

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The band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1964 as The Rebounds. The Rebounds had five members: Rich Dodson, Len Roemer, Brendan Lyttle, Kim Berly, and Race Holiday. They renamed themselves The Stampeders in 1965 and Len Roemer was replaced with Ronnie King and Van Louis. In 1966 they relocated to… Read More

Ritchie Yorke (12 January 1944 – 6 February 2017) was an Australian-born author, broadcaster, historian and music journalist, whose work was widely published in the U.S., UK, Canada and elsewhere. Yorke arrived in Canada in 1967, settling in Toronto. He found work with the Toronto Telegram before being appointed the… Read More

Robbie Lane and the Disciples is a Canadian rock band, that peaked in the 1960s. A cover of Neil Sedaka’s “What Am I Gonna Do” was their biggest success, reaching #10 in 1966. They also recorded an early version of the hit song “Soul Deep” in 1966. Beginning as Ronnie… Read More