(or been to see in person.)
(sat beside and chatted with W.O. with memorable yellow snuff-stains on his shirt-front)
-Margaret Atwood x 2
-P.K. Page x 2
-Randy Bachman several times
-Bruce Cockburn several times
-Karen Connelly
-Lorna Crozier
-Northrop Frye
-Thomas King
-Norman Jewison
-Rex Murphy
-W.O. Mitchell x 2
-David Suzuki x 2
-Bill Valgardson
Some Famous People, Likewise, Been to See/Hear
(went to see him at a rare Jubilee Auditorium speaking event several years back)
-Sidney Poitier (Edmonton)
-Dalai Lama (Calgary)
-Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford (The Rifleman tv series) in Winnipeg
-Ray Bradbury (Edmonton)
-Eric Burdon (of The Animals) x 2
-Johnny Clegg (x 3)
-John Cleese
-Jane Goodall
-Wallace Shawn
-Janis Ian
-Buffy Sainte-Marie
-Mike Stern x 2
-Oliver Jones
-The Zombies x 2 (two originals)
-The Searchers x 2 (two originals)
-The Yardbirds x 2 (two originals)
-The Stampeders x 2
-Suzanne Vega
-Ray Davies (of The Kinks) x 3
-Ravi Shankar
-2 of Dave Brubeck’s sons
-Gordon Lightfoot (several times)
-Leonard Cohen
-Donovan
-Bob Dylan
-Joan Baez
-Judy Collins
-Joni Mitchell
-Kris Kristofferson
-Ian and Sylvia Tyson (several times)
-Roger Miller
-America
-Ray Charles
-Paul Anka
-Randy Newman
-The Guess Who (many times)
-BTO
-The Rolling Stones x 2
-Steppenwolf
-Paul Revere and the Raiders
-Herman’ Hermits
-The Who
-Elvis Costello
-Eric Clapton
-Bonnie Raitt
-The Bee Gees
-Sting
-The Turtles
-The Hollies x 2
-Paul McCartney
-Neil Young
-Beach Boys x 2
-Felix Cavaliere (of The Rascals)
-Billy Joel x 2
-Everly Brothers
-Chicago x 3
-John Fogerty ( of CCR)
-Three Dog Night
-Iron Butterfly
-Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
-John Mayall x 2
-Lenny Breau (many times back in Wpg.)
-Steps Ahead
-Dave Holland x 2
-Tommy Banks (read poetry with him once)
-Seals and Crofts
-Valdy
-John Sebastian (of The Lovin’ Spoonful)
-Kenny Rogers
-Charley Pride