Blue Rodeo

Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have been signed with Warner Music Group since their debut album, Outskirts, in March 1987. Including Outskirts, they have 14 full-length studio albums, four live recordings, one greatest hits album, and two video/DVDs, along with multiple solo albums, side projects, and collaborations.

History

Band

The band consists of original members Jim Cuddy (guitar/vocals), Greg Keelor (guitar/vocals), and Bazil Donovan (bass), plus newer additions of Glenn Milchem (drums), multi-instrumentalist Bob Egan (formerly of Wilco), keyboardist Michael Boguski, and guitarist Colin Cripps. Drummers Cleave Anderson and Mark French, keyboardists Bob Wiseman, James Gray and Bob Packwood, and multi-instrumentalist Kim Deschamps are 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 City for some adventure and to help their music careers. There they met Bob Wiseman. When they came back to Toronto in the summer of 1984, 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 Bazil Donovan, and with this the band Blue Rodeo was born. In 1985 Blue Rodeo played their first show together at The Rivoli in Toronto.

Blue Rodeo (film)

Blue Rodeo is a made for television movie adapted from the novel by Jo-Ann Mapson. It first aired on CBS as a Sunday night movie of the week on October 20, 1996. Blue Rodeo was directed by Peter Werner and stars Ann-Margret and Kris Kristofferson.

Credited Cast

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Blue Rodeo: 1987 - 1993

Blue Rodeo: 1987 - 1993 is a 2012 compilation box set by Blue Rodeo. It comprises remastered versions of Blue Rodeo's first five albums, all released between 1987 and 1993, as well as three discs of remixes, outtakes and demos of unreleased material from the band.

Disc listing

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