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Ryan Edwardson (Author)

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September 5, 2009

The Guess Who. Gordon Lightfoot. Joni Mitchell. Neil Young. Stompin' Tom Connors. Robert Charlebois. Anne Murray. Crowbar. Chilliwack. Carole Pope. Loverboy. Bryan Adams. The Barenaked Ladies. The Tragically Hip. Céline Dion. Arcade Fire. K-oS. Feist. These musicians are national heroes to generations of Canadians. But what does it mean to be a Canadian musician? And why does nationality even matter? Canuck Rock addresses these questions by delving into the myriad relationships between the people who make music, the industries that produce and sell it, the radio stations and government legislation that determine availability, and the fans who consume it and make it their own.

An invaluable resource and an absorbing read, Canuck Rock spans from the emergence of rock and roll in the 1950s through to today's international recording industry. Combining archival material, published accounts, and new interviews, Ryan Edwardson explores how music in Canada became Canadian music.


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Canuck Rock is an excellent starting point for those who have yet to discover many of the bands discussed in the book, and can also serve as a nostalgic refresher for those with a stronger understanding of the Canadian music industry... A comprehensive piece of work; entertaining, and fact based, with liberal sprinkling of rock star egos, political shenanigans, and international implications.’ (Carrie Schmidt, ActiveHistory.ca/book-reviews )

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'Canuck Rock is an impressive and important book. Ryan Edwardson takes obvious delight in exploring the minutiae of Canadian pop music and gives every indication of being a fan as well as an historian. Aficionados of Canadian pop music will take great pleasure in the literally hundreds of fascinating details of the "music biz" the author has unearthed.'

(Robert Wright, Department of History, Trent University )

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