Blue Rodeo
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Blue Rodeo in concert, September 2005 |
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario |
Country | Canada |
Years active | 1984 - present |
Genres | Country rock |
Labels | Warner Music Canada |
Members | Jim Cuddy Bazil Donovan Bob Egan Greg Keelor Glenn Milchem |
Past members | Cleave Anderson Kim Deschamps Mark French James Gray Bob Wiseman |
Website(s) | bluerodeo.com |
Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto. They have been signed with Warner Music Canada since their debut album Outskirts in March 1987.
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[edit] History
The band consists of original members Jim Cuddy (guitar/vocals), Greg Keelor (guitar/vocals) and Bazil Donovan (bass) plus newer additions Glenn Milchem (drums), and multi-instrumentalist Bob Egan. Keyboardist James Gray recently left the band and was replaced with the newest member of the Blue Rodeo family, Bob Packwood. Drummers Cleave Anderson and Mark French, keyboardist Bob Wiseman and multi-instrumentalist Kim Deschamps (Cowboy Junkies, Andrew Walker, Charlie Robison)are also former band members.
Blue Rodeo is one of the most successful and well known contemporary Canadian bands, having released 10 studio albums, one live album, a greatest hits collection and a DVD which have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. In addition, both Cuddy and Keelor have released solo albums. Blue Rodeo members have collaborated extensively with other notable Canadian artists, including Sarah McLachlan, The Tragically Hip, Burton Cummings, Great Big Sea, Jann Arden, The Sadies, Skydiggers, and the Cowboy Junkies. They have won many Canadian music awards, including 7 Juno Awards and 7 SOCAN awards.
[edit] Discography
- Outskirts (1987)
- Diamond Mine (1989)
- Casino (1990)
- Lost Together (1992)
- Five Days in July (1993)
- Nowhere to Here (1995)
- Tremolo (1997)
- Just Like a Vacation (1999)
- The Days in Between (2000)
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2001)
- Palace of Gold (2002)
- Are You Ready (2005)
[edit] Singles
1987
- Rose Colored Glasses
- Try
1989
- Diamond Mine
1990
- Trust Yourself
- After the Rain
- Till I am Myself Again
1992
- Flying
- Lost Together
1992
- 5 Days in May
- Hasn't Hit me Yet
- Bad Timing
- Dark Angel
1995
- Side of the Road
- Better Off as We Are
1997
- It Could Happen to you
2001
- To Love Somebody
- After the Rain(re-release)
2002
- Bulletproof
2005
- Rena