The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

A Complete History

David McPherson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2017
Dundurn Group Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4597-3494-4 (ISBN)

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Toronto was a very different place when the Horseshoe Tavern opened seventy years ago, and the bar has changed along with the city. From country to rock, punk, alt/country, and back to roots, the Horseshoe has attracted the premier acts from all eras of music, and launched the careers of many of Canada’s best-known artists.

A complete history of Toronto’s legendary Horseshoe Tavern, “the Birthplace of Canadian Rock,” to coincide with its seventieth anniversary.

Like the Queen Street strip that has been its home for seven decades, the Horseshoe Tavern continues to evolve. It remains as relevant today as it did when Jack Starr founded the country music club on the site of a former blacksmith shop. From country and rockabilly to rock ‘n’ roll, punk, alt/country, and back to roots music, the venerable live music venue has evolved with the times and trends — always keeping pace with the music.

Over its long history, the Horseshoe has seen a flood of talent pass through. From Willie Nelson to Loretta Lynn, Stompin’ Tom Connors to The Band, and Bryan Adams to the Tragically Hip, the Horseshoe has attracted premier acts from all eras of music. In The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern, David McPherson captures the turbulent life of the bar, and of Canadian rock.

David McPherson is a regular contributor to Words + Music, Hamilton Magazine, and No Depression. Over the years his writing on music has also appeared in Paste, American Songwriter, Canadian Musician, Exclaim!, and at Chartattack.com. He lives in Waterloo, Ontario.

Foreword by Jim Cuddy
Introduction

1. The Outsider
2. Nashville North
3. Tom’s Stompin’ Grounds
4. The Garys Shake Things Up
5. The Show Hank Williams Never Gave
6. The ’Shoe Rises Again
7. Rockabilly and a Roots Rock Revival
8. The Early Nineties
9. Secret Shows
10. Tales from the Bar
11. Ushering In a New Era

Afterword: The Next Seventy Years Are Anyone’s Guess
Acknowledgements
Sources
Index
Image Credits
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	31.01.2018
Vorwort	Jim Cuddy
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	333 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
ISBN-10	1-4597-3494-7 / 1459734947
ISBN-13	978-1-4597-3494-4 / 9781459734944
Zustand	Neuware