Rocklands also has overseen tours with such leading Canadian artists as Stompin’’ Tom Connors, Hank Snow, Rita MacNeil, Anne Murray, Wilf Carter, Tommy Hunter, the Carlton Showband, the Family Brown, k.d.
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Rocklands Entertainment’s portfolio since has consisted of multiple tours and shows in theatres, arenas, and concert halls by such non-Canadians as Charley Pride, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Jean Shepard, George Hamilton IV, Bill Anderson, Mickey Gilley, Roger Whittaker, Stonewall Jackson, Roy Clark, Randy Travis, Mac Wiseman, Little Jimmy Dickens, and the Von Trapp children. Attaining a booking license, and working under the Rocklands’ shop sign, he landed a booking with CBC-TV star Tommy Hunter, “Canada’s Country Gentleman.” Edwards brought Hunter into the agency fold and quickly followed up by booking such popular Canadian acts as Eddie Eastman, Carroll Baker, and the Leahy Family.Īfter Rocklands booked the Kitty Wells Family Show on several Canadian dates, Johnny Wright, Kitty’s husband, and co-star, recommended Rocklands to the legendary Wilf Carter (aka Montana Slim) which led to Canadian bookings by the agency of Hank Snow, Canada’s most famous country star, then living in Nashville. While still attending Kenner Collegiate in Peterborough, Edwards began promoting shows, and dances.
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It is conceivable that without Edwards’ lead as forceful pioneer country music promoter, and without his beliefs and ideals, that Canada’s country music universe, especially its impact in smaller rural markets, may never have happened.
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“Brian Edwards–“The Promoter,” a 420-page book co-written with Ed Arnold, released last month, is a fascinating account of a multi-faceted career which began in 1980 when Edwards was a 17-year-old high school student.
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If there was a Mount Rushmore honoring Canadian musical artists, perhaps in the Canadian Rockies, it’d feature the legendary Canadian country performers Hank Snow, Wilf Carter, Tommy Hunter, Rita MacNeil, Stompin’ Tom Connors, and Carroll Baker.Īll booked for decades in Canada by Brian Edwards of Rocklands Entertainment based in Peterborough, a speck of a city in Central Ontario.Ĭanada’s First Lady Of Country Music, Baker is the remaining survivor of this classic country posse. This week In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc: Brian Edwards, CEO, and President, Rocklands Entertainment Inc.