Canadian rock
Music of Canada
By region
Yukon · Northwest Territories · Nunavut
British Columbia · Ontario · Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prairie Provinces (AB · MB · SK)
Maritime Provinces (NS · PEI · NB)
First Nations (Inuit, Dene, Innu)
Genres
Blues · Celtic · Classical · Folk · Hip hop · Jazz · Pop · Rock
Awards
Junos · Polaris · Félixes · Hall of Fame · ECMAs · WCMAs ·
CASBYs · CRMAs · CCMAs · MMVAs · CUMAs
Charts
Jam! · Chart · Exclaim!
Festivals
CMW · NXNE · Halifax Pop Explosion · Miramichi Folksong
Festival · VFMF · Caribana · Stanfest · Harvest J&B · Evolve
Print media
CM · CMN · Chart · Exclaim! · The Record · RPM · The Coast
Music television
ATN B4U Music · bpm:tv · CMT · MuchLOUD · MuchMore ·
MuchMoreRetro · MuchMusic · MuchVibe · MusiMax ·
MusiquePlus · PunchMuch
National anthem
"O Canada"
Canada has been a source of rock and roll music for dec-
ades, beginning with Paul Anka who in 1957 went to
New York City where he recorded his own composition,
"Diana". The song brought him instant stardom and
went to No. 1 on the U.S. and Canadian charts. Since
then, Canada has produced many internationally-popu-
lar rock and roll artists.
History of rock in Canada
Rock and roll itself arose in the United States in the late
1940s after World War II, from a combination of the
rhythms of the blues, from the African American cul-
ture, and from America’s country music and gospel mu-
sic scene. Though elements of rock and roll can be heard
in country records of the 1930s, and in blues records
from the 1920s, rock and roll did not acquire its name
until the 1950s. An early form of rock and roll was rocka-
billy, which combined country and jazz, with influences
from traditional Appalachian folk, and Gospel music. Go-
ing back even further, rock and roll can trace one lin-
eage to the Five Points, Manhattan district of mid-19th
century in New York City, the scene of the first fusion of
heavily rhythmic African shuffles and sand dances with
melody-driven European genres, particularly the Irish
jig. Rock and Roll spr