Yonge Street: Toronto Rock & Roll Stories
Reviews
Overview
Before Barenaked Ladies, Broken Social Scene and Rush rose from Toronto's music scene, there was Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins, Robbie Robertson and Gordon Lightfoot making a name for themselves on Yonge Street. This three-part documentary reveals the history of how Toronto's main drag became the leading destination for singers, musicians and music fans not only in the city but across Canada as well. It began in the mid-1950s and flourished until the early '70s, and in between such artists as David Clayton-Thomas, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Levon Helm, Led Zeppelin and Jeff Beck performed on Yonge Street. In addition to archival audio and video footage, featured interviewees include Hawkins, Robertson, Lightfoot, music producer Daniel Lanois and festival promoter John Brower.
Other works by Bruce McDonald
Viewers Also Enjoyed
Women Who Rock
&TEAM 100 Days Journey ~Howling out to the World~
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
Grandsupertingltangl
The Superfantastic Story of Balão
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
YOASOBIライブ映像作品集『THE FILM』
Rock Family Trees
American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America
Pop & Passion
True Trans
as1one: The Israeli-Palestinian Pop Music Journey