Rockabilly

On the second floor of a Shoppers Drug Mart, there’s a shrine to Yonge Street’s musical history

July 4, 2018 Nick Krewen Special to The Star It’s not often that you have the opportunity to shop for acne ointments and body lotion before stepping into a museum that spotlights a bygone era of Toronto’s fabled musical history. But there The Friar’s Music Museum sits – on the second floor of Shoppers Drug Mart’s brand-new Yonge and Dundas location opposite the Eaton Centre – offering a time capsule…

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Where’s LaBeef? Sleepy LaBeef

PUBLISHED IN THE KITCHENER-WATERLOO RECORD APRIL 3, 1998   By Nick Krewen When you’ve been around as long as Sleepy LaBeef, the myths start piling on as frequently as the miles. Now celebrating his 40th year on the road, the legendary rockabilly, country, gospel and blues specialist was rumored to have entered the wrestling ring to supplement his early income as a musician. “No, I’ve never wrestled,” maintains LaBeef in…