The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern: A Complete History
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (921 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01N97PCXA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 386 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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(BlogTO)At a time when music venues are under attack by gentrification and development, the Horseshoe remains immortal. Now they can. (Ron Sexsmith) . Expect to learn more than you ever imagined about this venue at Queen and Spadina. (Alan Cross, internationally renowned radio broadcaster, music writer, and author)David McPherson does an amazing thing with this affectionate and informative book about the “Legendary Horseshoe Tavern.” As someone who has performed there and attended countless shows there over the years, it made me feel likeI was a witness to something much bigger and more integral
He is a regular contributor to Words + Music, Hamilton Magazine, and No Depression. Over the years his writing on music has also appeared in Paste, American Songwriter, Canadian Musician, Exclaim!, and Chartattack. David McPherson is president and chief creative officer of McPherson Communications a writing and public relations consulting business. He lives in Waterloo, Ontario.
Toronto was a very different place when the Horseshoe Tavern opened seventy years ago, and the bar has changed along with the city. For country to rock, punk, alt/country, and back to roots, the Horseshoe has attracted the premier acts from all eras of music, and launched the careers of many of Canada’s best-known artists.