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THIS GROUP STARTED OUT AS THE SHADES OF BLOND AND BECAME THE 49TH PARALLEL. BUT FIRST THEY WON A BATTLE OF THE BANDS CONTEST RUN BY MEL SHAW THE STAMPEDERS MANAGER. THE WINNER WOULD GET TO RECORD A SINGLE ON MEL SHAW MWC LABEL. HOWEVER MEL SHAW HADN'T COUNTED ON THE SHADES OF BLOND BEATING HIS GROUP THE STAMPEDERS SO HE SWITCHED IT UP BY PUTTING THIS EP OUT WITH 4 DIFFERENT GROUPS ON EACH TRACK INSTEAD. A COMPROMISE THAT THE SHADES OF BLOND WERE NOT EXACTLY HAPPY ABOUT. THIS SONG WAS AHEAD OF ITS' TIME ESPECIALLY IN A REDNECK PLACE LIKE CALGARY. CIRCA 66.

Author: tokensurfer
Keywords: 49TH PARALLEL SHADES OF BLOND CALGARY POP ROCK PSYCH 60'S
Added: May 5, 2008

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Author: MykAussie
Keywords: Football CFL Grey Cup Calgary Stampeders Dent Force Paintless dent removal hail damage mykaussie MYKwebTV TotalCFLwebTV
Added: May 5, 2008

A disarming little tune that hit #8 in October of 1971. The banjo and guitar gives it a warm, folksy feel. It was the only top 10 hit for this trio from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Author: molesworthRAF
Keywords: pop folk vocal Bobby Russell Stampeders
Added: May 2, 2008

Toronto, ON - (May 1, 2008) - An arbitrator has overturned a pending one game suspension of B.C. Lions offensive lineman Jason Jimenez, the Canadian Football League (CFL) announced today. The CFL Commissioner had imposed the suspension on Jimenez following what was ruled to be an illegal block on defensive lineman Anthony Gargiulo of the Calgary Stampeders during a game last November 3rd at B.C. Place Stadium. Pursuant to terms of the collective agreement between the league and the Canadian Football League Players' Association, Jimenez and the players' association requested an arbitrator to review the suspension. The arbitrator ruled that the contact in question was accidental, and set aside the suspension. "We respect the arbitrator's decision, and will continue to work with the CFLPA on issues of discipline and process, in the best interests of our game and our players," said Commissioner Mark Cohon.

Author: Zarquon2008
Keywords: CFL BC Lions Calgary Stampeders Jimenez Gargiulo
Added: May 1, 2008

This video features highlights of Taylor Bourne from his play in a selection of games from the 2007-2008 season as a member of the NWCAA Midget AA Stampeders.

Author: athletesindigital
Keywords: hockey calgary hd2.ca forward center nwcaa stamps stampeders midget aa
Added: April 30, 2008

THE STAMPEDERS MADE THEIR TREK ACROSS CANADA WITH SOME TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS ALONG THE WAY. NORTH BAY WAS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHEN MEN WERE MEN AND DRINKING AND BAR FIGHTS WERE THE NORM. DESPITE BEING STUCK IN NORTH BAY AND THEIR RESOURCES RUNNING LOW THEY WOULD NOT BE DISCOURAGED FROM MAKING INTO TORONTO PARADISE!!?? YIKES WHAT A WRONG IMPRESSION OF THAT CITY. SO AFTER A FEW LITTLE HICCUPS ALONG THE WAY THEY WOULD NOT BE DETERRED FROM THEIR DESTINATION A RECORDING STUDIO IN TORONTO AND A RECORD DEAL. ONCE THEY FOUND THEIR SUPPOSED UTOPIA THINGS DON'T ALWAYS LIVE UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS ESPECIALLY TORONTO. UNDAUNTED THEY RECORDED MORNING MAGIC AND ALL THE TIME. THE A SIDE WRITTEN BY RICH DODSON AND IT HAS A LOVIN SPOONFUL PLAYFULNESS TO IT. AND FOR ALL THEIR TROUBLES IN GETTING TO TORONTO THEIR SINGLE WAS VOTED AS BEST CANADIAN SINGLE OF THE YEAR BY RPM I BELIEVE. AT LEAST IT WAS SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS AFTER GOING FROM CALGARY TO TORONTO IN A BEAT UP CADILLAC ENTERTAINING RIFF RAFF ALONG THE WAY. THIS WAS A NATIONAL HIT ON RPM CHARTS AT AROUND #20. ENJOY THIS FORGOTTEN GEM BY THEM. TOKENSURFER

Author: tokensurfer
Keywords: STAMPEDERS SWEET CITY WOMAN RICH DODSON RONNIE KING 70'S CALGARY ROCK
Added: April 27, 2008

Calgary was named the 2009 host of the CFL Grey Cup. April 23/2008.

Author: kristenodland
Keywords: Calgary Stampeders CFL Grey Cup 2009
Added: April 23, 2008

THIS IS HOW IT BEGAN FOR THE STAMPEDERS FROM CALGARY. IT BEGAN IN 65 WITH LEN ROEMER LEAD SINGER, RACE HOLLIDAY, BRENDAN LYTTLE, KIM BERLY, RICH DODSON AND VAN LOUIS. RACE AND KIM WERE BROTHERS ORIGINALLY NAMED KIMBERLY MYERS AND RACE MYERS(UNSURE OF HIS REAL FIRST NAME). THEY WORE COWBOY HATS AND BOOTS KEEPING INSTEP WITH THE IMAGE OF THE CITY AND THEIR NAMESAKE. THEY WOULD PLAY OUTDOORS WHEREVER THEY COULD FIND A GIG IN CALGARY AND THEY EVEN RELEASED THIS SINGLE TO GET THEMSELVES HEARD AND PROMOTED BY MEL SHAW THEIR NEW FOUND MANAGER. BUT TO MAKE A LIVING AND BE A SUCCESS IN THE MUSIC BIZ YOU HAD TO GET YOURSELF OUT THERE WHERE IT WAS HAPPENIN' AND CALGARY WAS NOT, SO THEY FIGURED TORONTO WAS IT. BY THIS TIME LEN ROEMER WAS NOT UP TO IT AND WANTED OUT, SO IN COMES RONNIE KING, VAN LOUIS YOUNGER BROTHER. THESE TWO WERE BORN IN HOLLAND AND MOVED TO CANADA WHEN THEY WERE OF SCHOOL AGE. RONNIE WAS ONLY 15 AT THE TIME HE JOINED. SO GOING ACROSS THE COUNTRY PLAYING IN BARS COULD BE PROBLEMATIC. BUT WHAT THE HECK, MEL SHAW BOUGHT A BIG OLD CADIILAC WITH ALL 7 OF THEM PLUS THEIR GEAR READY AND LOADED TO GO FROM CALGARY TO TORONTO ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET. THAT'S THE STORY FOR NOW. THE SOTAN LABEL THAT THE HOUSE OF SHAKE WAS ISSUED ON WAS OWNED BY MEL SHAW AND HE RECORDED THIS ONE IN THE RADIO STATION WHERE WAS A DJ IN CALGARY. IT HAS A ROCKABILLY BEAT TO IT AND QUITE INFECTIOUS. THEY WERE DETERMINED TO MAKE A GO OF IT NO MATTER WHAT GOT IN THEIR WAY. AN EXTREMELY RARE 45 AND QUITE COLLECTIBLE. ENJOY

Author: tokensurfer
Keywords: STAMPEDERS SWEET CITY WOMAN RICH DODSON RONNIE KING 70'S CALGARY ROCK Unsigned
Added: April 19, 2008

THIS GROUP STARTED OUT IN CALGARY BEFORE THE 70'S. IN 65 IS WHEN THEY STAMPEDED THE HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THEIR FIRST GIGS. THIS EP ISSUE WAS A RESULT OF A BATTLE OF THE BANDS CONTEST WITH THE TEENS GETTING A CHANCE TO VOTE FOR THE THEIR FAV ON STAGE. MEL SHAW ORGANISED THIS CONTEST HE WAS A POPULAR RADIO DJ IN CALGARY AND HAD HE PRETTY MUCH HAD THE STAMPEDERS UNDER HIS WING. SO HE FELT CONFIDENT THAT HIS BAND WOULD BEAT OUT THE OTHER LOCAL BANDS AND WHAT WAS UP FOR GRABS WAS A RECORD RELEASE ON HIS LABEL. FIGURING HIS STAMPEDERS WAS A SHOE-IN AND IT WAS A GOOD PROMOTIONAL TOOL TO HAVE ALL THE TEENS COME OUT AND HEAR THE STAMPEDERS SHOW OFF THEIR TALENT. IT SEEMED LIKE A SAFE BET AND THEN HE WOULD REWARD THE STAMPEDERS WITH A SINGLE RELEASE ON HIS LABEL. HOWEVER HIS PLAN BACKFIRED, HE HADN'T COUNTED ON THE SHADES OF BLOND CRASHING HIS OTHERWISE PERFECT LITTLE SETUP. SO WHEN WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, THE SHADES OF BLOND WON OUT WITH THEIR IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE. AND MEL SHAW WAS STUNNED TEMPORARILY BY THIS TURN OF EVENTS SO HE HAD TO THINK UP SOMETHING QUICKLY AND DECIDED, BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A CLOSE VOTE HE GAVE THE STAMPEDERS AND THE SHADES OF BLOND PLUS TWO OTHERS A CHANCE TO PROMOTE THEIR SONGS ON AN EP INSTEAD OF A SINGLE RELEASE BY JUST THE WINNER. THE SHADES OF BLOND WEREN'T TOO HAPPY WITH IT. BUT IT WAS A COMPROMISE THAT MEL SHAW COULD LIVE WITH IT AND GET THE STAMPEDERS RECORDED AT THE SAME TIME. BY THE WAY THE SHADES OF BLOND WOULD LATER BECOME THE 49TH PARALLEL. SO THAT'S THE STORY BEHIND THIS EXTREMELY RARE CANADIAN EP. THIS ISSUE RANKS IN THE TOP 5 OF RAREST CANADIAN RELEASES TO FIND IN THE 60'S. THE FRINGE EP, THE STONEMEN, THE SQUIRES (NEIL YOUNG), THE MEDIA(FEATURED ON MY SITE) ARE THE OTHERS. SPECIAL MENTION TO THOSE ROGUES AND THE STAMPEDERS RARE SINGLE HOUSE OF SHAKE AND CHAD ALLAN TRIBUTE TO BUDDY HOLLY ON THE LABEL BUT "I DIDN'T HAVE THE HEART" ON THE VINYL. AS FAR AS PIC SLEEVES GO THE MIDNIGHT ANGELS, THE KING BEES, THE RABBLE AND GUESS WHO(HIS GIRL/IT'S MY PRIDE). TOKENSURFER I APOLOGISE FOR THE SOUND QUALITY BUT IT'S A BIT ROUGH. I DID THE BEST I COULD TO CLEAN IT UP

Author: tokensurfer
Keywords: STAMPEDERS SWEET CITY WOMAN RICH DODSON RONNIE KING 70'S CALGARY ROCK
Added: April 15, 2008

Highlite reel of Kamau Peterson from his days with the Calgary Stampeders. Kamau was orginally drafted by Calgary 6th overall in the 2001 CFL Canadian draft, and playd 3 season with the Stampeders.

Author: inthetunnel
Keywords: Kamau Peterson CFL Football Calgary Stampeders
Added: April 13, 2008