My wife, brother and his GF used to meet at the Rotters club in Ottawa in the late 70s. You'll likely add some names to your list if you want to check the link:

The First 25 Years Of Punk In Ottawa 1978-2002: A Gigography

ottawapunkhistory.blogspot.com

 

If Blue Rodeo is old enough, and we’re talking bar bands, then Handsome Ned should be included.

 

If Blue Rodeo is old enough

Keelor and Cuddy have been together since the late 70’s, formed Blue Rodeo in 83 or 84ish… Outskirts was 1987. They get my vote though.
My wife is a bit older than me, she’s seen Blue Rodeo at some pretty small venues way back when they were starting out.

 

Nice that you're doing this @Supra.
Or, we can reference this site.

Artists – CanadianBands.com

 

Fine, be that way!!!

 

Rocki Rolletti.

 

Here's the updated, unverified for validity, list. Please don't make shit up...yes, looking at you Chocolate Bunnies from Hell 😄

54-40​

Abrahams Children​

A Foot in Coldwater​

Aldo Nova​

Anvil​

April Wine​

Bearfoot​

Blue Peter​

Blue Rodeo​

Boys Brigade​

Breeding Ground​

Brian Adams​

Bruce Cockburn​

BTO​

Chilliwack​

Collin James​

Coney Hatch​

Copper Penny​

Cowboy junkies​

Crowbar​

David Wilcox​

Dayglo Abortions​

DOA​

Domenic Troiano​

Doug and the Slugs​

Ed Bickert​

Exciter​

Flat Tire​

Fludd​

FM​

Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush​

Frank Soda and the Imps​

Goddo​

Gowan​

Grapes of Wrath​

Harlequin​

Haywire​

Helix​

Honeymoon Suite​

Ian Thomas​

Images in Vogue​

Irish Rovers​

Jane Siberry​

Jeff Healy​

Jerry Doucette​

Joni Mitchell​

Kick Axe​

Kilowatt​

Kim Mitchel​

Klaatu​

Lee Aaron​

Lenny Breau​

Lighthouse​

Loverboy​

Major Hoople’s Boarding House​

Martha & The Muffins​

Matt Minglewood​

Max Webster​

Men Without Hats​

Mickey Rat​

Morgan Davis​

Moxy​

Murray Mclauchlan​

Nash the Slash​

Nazareth​

Neil Young​

Northern Pikes​

Paul James​

Payolas (Rock & Hyde)​

Platinum Blonde​

Prism​

Queen City Kids​

Rough Trade​

Rush​

Saga​

Seadog​

Skinny Puppy​

Steppenwolf​

Strange Advance​

Streetheart​

Sweeny Todd​

Teaze​

Teenage Head​

Telemann (later called Rabid)​

The Band​

The Box​

The Bureaucrats​

The Good Brothers​

The Guess Who​

The Headpins​

The Kings​

The Lydia Taylor Band​

The Pumps​

The Red Squares​

The Spoons​

The Stampeders​

The Watchmen​

Toronto​

Triumph​

Trooper​

Valdy​

Walter Rossi​

Zon​

 

Please don't make shit up...yes, looking at you Chocolate Bunnies from Hell 😄

Ahem .. Chocolate Bunnies From Hell – CanadianBands.com

As funny as Rainbow Butt Monkeys and Finger 11 (Burlington).
Same band, just changed their name.

 

 

Chocolate Bunnies from Hell?

 

Also Irish Rovers. The band started in Toronto.

When I was in Ireland last year, I asked quite a few people if they knew any of their well known songs. No one ever heard of them.

 

Too much to go through again, but was Blue Rodeo (1984) mentioned?

 

Cowboy junkies

 

Watching an Australian show on Netflix last night (The Messenger) and to my surprise the Junkies Sweet Jane was played during a slow-dance segment. Twice.

 

Yes, it was popular here too on the radio.

 

When I was living in the States at that time as a kid, The Kings and Aldo Nova were on the radio quite a bit. Def had their 15 minutes, but not much more.

 

Aldo Nova, Yes!! Forgot them too!!!

 

Moxy, Bearfoot, Abrahams Children, Copper Penny

 

Being on PEI, I need to add Haywire!Bad Bad Boy

 

The Band
Years active -1967-1977, 1983-1999.
Famously mostly Canadian.

 

Teaze, a local hard rock band from Windsor Ontario, made it big in Japan. 9 albums if I recall correctly.

Mark Bradac, who ran a pawnshop that I used to frequent, was a member of that band, and also part of the cast on a short lived Canadian TV pawnstars show.

 

Not bands per se, but

Walter Rossi
Domenic Troiano
Ed Bickert
Morgan Davis
Paul James
Lenny Breau
Joni Mitchell

 

Ian Thomas

 

life was great in the 70s early 80s

 

and I have yet to mention the Beatles of Acadian music...1755 😄

 

Neil Young

 

Here's what we got...80 bands so far

54-40​

A Foot in Coldwater​

Anvil​

April Wine​

Blue Peter​

Boys Brigade​

Breeding Ground​

Brian Adams​

Bruce Cockburn​

BTO​

Chilliwack​

Collin James​

Coney Hatch​

Crowbar​

David Wilcox​

Dayglo Abortions​

DOA​

Doug and the Slugs​

Exciter​

Flat Tire​

Fludd​

FM​

Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush​

Frank Soda and the Imps​

Goddo​

Gowan​

Harlequin​

Helix​

Honeymoon Suite​

Ian Thomas​

Images in Vogue​

Jane Siberry​

Jeff Healy​

Kick Axe​

Kilowatt​

Kim Mitchel​

Klaatu​

Lee Aaron​

Lighthouse​

Loverboy​

Major Hoople’s Boarding House​

Martha & The Muffins​

Matt Minglewood​

Max Webster​

Men Without Hats​

Mickey Rat​

Murray Mclauchlan​

Nash the Slash​

Nazareth​

Payolas (Rock & Hyde)​

Platinum Blonde​

Prism​

Queen City Kids​

Rough Trade​

Rush​

Saga​

Seadog​

Skinny Puppy​

Steppenwolf​

Strange Advance​

Streetheart​

Sweeny Todd​

Teenage Head​

Telemann (later called Rabid)​

The Box​

The Bureaucrats​

The Good Brothers​

The Guess Who​

The Headpins​

The Lydia Taylor Band​

The Pumps​

The Red Squares​

The Spoons​

The Stampeders​

The Watchmen​

Toronto​

Triumph​

Trooper​

Valdy​

Zon​

 

A Foot in Coldwater

 

 

.

 

Not rock music per say..... But I got for an X-mas gift in 1978 an LP by some country rockers.... The Good Brothers. The LP: "Doin' The Wrong Things Right!" Their lead player Danny McBride lent his rock guitar licks to that LP that really made me take note of what they were capable of. Here's an example: