Blue_Rodeo
Blue Rodeo
History
Band
The band consists of original members Jim Cuddy (guitar/vocals), Greg Keelor (guitar/vocals) and Bazil Donovan (bass), plus newer additions Glenn Milchem (drums), multi-instrumentalist Bob Egan, and Bob Packwood (keyboardist). Packwood was the replacement for James Gray, who left the band in 2005 after their release of Are You Ready. Drummers Cleave Anderson and Mark French, keyboardist Bob Wiseman, and multi-instrumentalist Kim Deschamps are also former band members.
Cuddy and Keelor met in high school and became great friends. After University, when all their other friends were starting to get jobs, they decided to form a band and started to play music more often. They put together a few different bands without much luck. They released a single as Hi-Fi's in 1980. Cuddy and Keelor moved to New York for some adventure and to help their music. There they met Bob Wiseman. When they came back to Toronto in the summer of '84 they thought about putting another band together. They had already thought of the name for the band before they met Cleave and asked him to join the band. Cleave brought along his friend, Donovan, and with this Blue Rodeo was born.
Blue Rodeo is one of the most successful and well known contemporary Canadian bands, having released 11 full-length studio albums, three live recordings, one greatest hits package and five video/DVDs. Their studio albums have sold over three million copies. Cuddy, Keelor, Donovan and Egan have all released solo albums, and Glenn Milchem performs his own solo music under the pseudonym "the swallows".
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, Crash Vegas, Cowboy Junkies, Sarah Harmer and Kathleen Edwards. They have won many Canadian music awards, including seven Juno Awards and seven SOCAN awards.
Band members
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Television and film
Blue Rodeo is the band appearing at the end of the 1990 film Postcards from the Edge.The song "Bad Timing" is played towards the end of a season finale of the hit Canadian show Corner Gas.
The song "Try" is played in the background of the bar in the film Navy Seals.
Performances
On Canada Day 2008, Blue Rodeo played on Parliament Hill. The band closed the show before the commencement of the fireworks and was joined on stage by several other artists to perform "Lost Together."Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | CRIA | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN | ||||
| 1987 | Outskirts | 20 | 4× Platinum | Risque Disque/Atlantic | |
| 1989 | Diamond Mine | 2 | 4 | 3× Platinum | |
| 1990 | Casino | 6 | 2× Platinum | ||
| 1992 | Lost Together | 3 | 2× Platinum | ||
| 1993 | Five Days in July | 3 | 8 | 6× Platinum | Warner Music Canada |
| 1995 | Nowhere to Here | 18 | 2 | 2× Platinum | |
| 1997 | Tremolo | 1 | 8 | Platinum | |
| 2000 | The Days in Between | 5 | 4 | Gold | |
| 2002 | Palace of Gold | Platinum | |||
| 2005 | Are You Ready | Gold | |||
| 2007 | Small Miracles | 5 | |||
Compilation and live albums
| Year | Album | CAN | CRIA | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Daze In America Live EP (unreleased to public) | Warner Music Canada | ||
| 1995 | From There to Here (unreleased to public) | |||
| 1999 | Just Like a Vacation | 20 | Platinum | |
| 2001 | Greatest Hits (US release 2004) | 2× Platinum | ||
| 2006 | Blue Rodeo Live in Stratford 1 - Friday Jan. 13, 2006 | Instant Live | ||
| 2006 | Blue Rodeo Live in Stratford 2 - Friday Jan. 14, 2006 | Instant Live |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | CAN Country | CAN AC | |||
| 1987 | "Outskirts" | 35 | Outskirts | ||
| "Try"A | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1988 | "Day After Day (Rose Coloured Glasses)" | 40 | 24 | ||
| "Rebel" | 71 | 33 | |||
| 1989 | "Diamond Mine" | 7 | Diamond Mine | ||
| "How Long" | 25 | 21 | |||
| "House of Dreams" | 49 | ||||
| 1990 | "Love and Understanding" | 32 | |||
| "Til I Am Myself Again"B | 3 | 1 | 2 | Casino | |
| 1991 | "Trust Yourself" | 13 | |||
| "What Am I Doing Here" | 33 | 41 | 17 | ||
| "After the Rain" | 30 | ||||
| 1992 | "Lost Together" | 3 | 6 | Lost Together | |
| "Rain Down on Me" | 11 | 23 | 26 | ||
| 1993 | "Angels" | 75 | |||
| "Flying" | 42 | ||||
| "Already Gone" | 33 | 14 | 21 | ||
| "5 Days In May" | 4 | 16 | 5 | Five Days In July | |
| 1994 | "Hasn't Hit Me Yet" | 8 | 8 | ||
| "Bad Timing" | 17 | 15 | |||
| "Dark Angel" | 19 | ||||
| "Til I Gain Control" | 24 | ||||
| 1995 | "Head Over Heels" | 36 | 4 | 16 | |
| "Save Myself" | Nowhere to Here | ||||
| "Side of the Road" | 4 | 9 | |||
| "Better Off As We Are" | 5 | 15 | |||
| 1996 | "Blew It Again" | 70 | |||
| "Girl In Green" | |||||
| 1997 | "It Could Happen To You" | 4 | 23 | 8 | Tremolo |
| 1998 | "Falling Down Blue" | 50 | 75 | ||
| "Shed My Skin" | |||||
| 1999 | "Somebody Waits" | 29 | 45 | 8 | The Days in Between |
| 2000 | "Always Getting Better" | 41 | |||
| "The Days in Between" | |||||
| 2001 | "Sad Nights" | ||||
| "To Love Somebody" | Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 | ||||
| 2002 | "Bulletproof" | Palace of Gold | |||
| "Walk Like You Don't Mind" | |||||
| 2003 | "Stage Door" | ||||
| "Palace of Gold" | |||||
| 2005 | "Rena" | Are You Ready | |||
| "Can't Help Wondering Why" | |||||
| 2007 | "Four Strong Winds" | The Gift - A Tribute to Ian Tyson | |||
| "C'mon" | 68 | Small Miracles | |||
| "3 Hours Away" | 43 | 29 | |||
| 2008 | "This Town" | 73 | |||
- A"Try" was certified Gold by the CRIA.
- B"Til I Am Myself Again" peaked at #19 on the US Modern Rock chart and #37 on the US Mainstream Rock chart.
Videography
- Postcards from the Edge (1990)
- Blue Movies (1991)
- In Stereovision (2004) - Certified 3× Platinum by the CRIA.
- Watch This! (2004) - Features the video of Blue Rodeo's hit single, "Bulletproof."
- Toronto Rocks (SARSfest) (2004) - Canadian edition featuring Blue Rodeo.
See also
References
External links
- Official Website of Blue Rodeo
- A Profile: "True Blue Rodeo"
- Official Website of Jim Cuddy
- Official Website of Greg Keelor
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Last updated on Monday September 22, 2008 at 08:41:58 PDT (GMT -0700)
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