The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. It is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper.
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Richard and Linda Thompson: Linda and Richard Find There’s Life After Divorce
Interview by Charles Bermant, The Globe and Mail, 6 April 1985
LINDA THOMPSON’S memories of touring the United States with her soon-to-be ex-husband Richard are filtered through an alcoholic haze and a skewed sense of delight. ...
The Beach Boys: New Wave of Popularity for The Beach Boys
Report and Interview by Charles Bermant, The Globe and Mail, 25 July 1985
JONES BEACH, NY. The Beach Boys are taking advantage of this seaside theatre, an idyllic setting for one of their concerts, by beating the audience ...
Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Glitches add spontaneity to Bob Dylan and Tom Petty show
Live Review by Charles Bermant, The Globe and Mail, 1986
BOB DYLAN FORGOT a lot of the words to his own songs. He blew the payoff line of 'The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll' completely. ...
A Conspiracy of Hope: Amnesty International
Report by Charles Bermant, The Globe and Mail, 6 June 1986
A CONSPIRACY OF Hope, a package tour benefiting the human rights organization Amnesty International, kicked off at the Cow Palace Wednesday night with more than ...
The Kinks, Ray Davies: Ray Davies Gets the Kinks Out Musically
Interview by Charles Bermant, The Globe and Mail, 6 December 1986
BY VIRTUE OF its title, The Kinks' new Think Visual album should have a more elaborate cover. Instead it is only an exaggerated supergraphic, with ...
The KBC Band: Steered By Old Airplane Crew
Report and Interview by Charles Bermant, The Globe and Mail, 9 January 1987
THE KBC BAND breezed through the first part of rehearsal, but was stymied by 'In the Midnight Hour', a late addition to the New Year's ...
Ronnie Lane Determined Disease Won’t Beat Him
Profile and Interview by Charles Bermant, The Globe and Mail, 27 July 1987
SAN FRANCISCO. The last time Ronnie Lane performed here it was for 16,000 people in a sold-out arena. On this night, he has managed to ...
Report by Charles Bermant, The Globe and Mail, 14 September 1987
SAN FRANCISCO – The first cosmic occurrence was before noon, when Jesse Colin Young sang the last chorus of 'Get Together'. He let the crowd ...
George Harrison Surfaces With A Cheery Hello
Interview by Charles Bermant, The Globe and Mail, 26 September 1987
GEORGE HARRISON has emerged to call attention to his future, but willingly discusses his past. As a Beatle Harrison was all hair, knees and teeth, physically ...
Joe Ely: Career Heats Up For Joe Ely
Interview by Charles Bermant, The Globe and Mail, 29 September 1987
WITH ITS OWN hot brand of Texas rock and roll, the Joe Ely Band has transformed the tiny stage of this rural club into a ...
Obituary by Nicholas Jennings, The Globe and Mail, 23 June 2007
AMONG BLUES-ROCK soloists and accompanists, he had few equals. An exceptional pianist, organist and accordion player, Richard Bell left his mark on more than 400 ...
Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Kate McGarrigle: Acclaimed musician left her mark
Obituary by Nicholas Jennings, The Globe and Mail, 20 January 2010
FOLK SINGER KATE McGarrigle left a deep musical legacy both in recordings with her older sister Anna McGarrigle and in her two children, singer-songwriters Rufus ...
Lighthouse, The Paupers: Skip Prokop: Lighthouse co-founder made rock history
Obituary by Nicholas Jennings, The Globe and Mail, 8 September 2017
SKIP PROKOP was one of Canada's first major rock stars, a world-class drummer and talented songwriter who co-founded the groundbreaking jazz-rock band Lighthouse, which earned ...
Jackie Shane: Transgender soul singer thrilled crowds
Obituary by Nicholas Jennings, The Globe and Mail, 2 March 2019
JACKIE SHANE broke all the rules. An American-born, black, transgender woman, Ms. Shane first came to Canada in the conservative early 1960s and won over ...
Jack Scott: Canada's forgotten rock 'n' roll star
Obituary by Nicholas Jennings, The Globe and Mail, 20 December 2019
IN THE LATE 1950s and early '60s, there were few bigger stars than Jack Scott. With his signature mix of snarling rockers and soothing ballads, ...
Wray Downes: Jazz pianist Wray Downes was known for his expressive right hand
Obituary by Nicholas Jennings, The Globe and Mail, 1 April 2020
WRAY DOWNES was a gifted pianist, an Oscar Peterson protégé blessed with perfect pitch and impeccable timing and a bebop man who possessed one of ...
Lucille Starr: Country singer Lucille Starr mastered yearning ballads and rockabilly yelps
Obituary by Nicholas Jennings, The Globe and Mail, 10 May 2020
SHE WAS Canada's consummate country music queen: petite, buxom and with towering hair to match a voice that could scale heartbreaking heights. Beginning in the ...
Elyse Weinberg: Forgotten folk singer had a surprising late-in-life comeback
Obituary by Nicholas Jennings, The Globe and Mail, 15 May 2020
SHE WAS one of Yorkville's forgotten female folkies, a contemporary of Joni Mitchell and a friend of Neil Young who left Toronto in 1968 for ...
R. Dean Taylor: Toronto-born singer-songwriter R. Dean Taylor became a surprise Motown star
Obituary by Nicholas Jennings, The Globe and Mail, 21 January 2022
HE WAS AN unlikely pop star of the post-Woodstock era. Clean-shaven and pipe-smoking, with short, clipped hair and a preference for cardigans and safari jackets, ...
Ronnie Hawkins: Rocker Ronnie Hawkins was also a mentor to iconic Canadian musical acts
Obituary by Nicholas Jennings, The Globe and Mail, 30 May 2022
HE WAS SUCH a good ol' boy, a teller of such tall tales and the master of so many self-deprecating one-liners it was often easy ...
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