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Name that tune
Name that tune

Name that tune

Date9/21/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Name that tune: John Musgrave; the subway strummer who spearheaded the drive to legalize the underground musicians; serenades commuters at the Main St. station on the Bloor Danforth line. He'll even throw in a few dance steps. Playing in the subways or on the street is a real experience; he says. Once you master it; you can play anywhere.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0102910F
A Yonge St. busker takes advantage of yesterday's fair weather to blow some tunes on his harmonica. The harmonica man was likely playing the blues tod(...)
A Yonge St. busker takes advantage of yesterday's fair weather to blow some tunes on his harmonica. The harmonica man was likely playing the blues tod(...)
3/9/1992
A devoted audience of one. Christine Okabe, 2, listens raptly as a musician who would give his name only as John plays classical music on his electric(...)
A devoted audience of one. Christine Okabe, 2, listens raptly as a musician who would give his name only as John plays classical music on his electric(...)
10/22/1985
Swoon tunes. Harry Connick -- voice that caressed and fondled lyrics
Swoon tunes. Harry Connick -- voice that caressed and fondled lyrics
8/28/1992
Classic rocker: Bo Diddley has been around for years -- so long, in fact, that the song he wrote that bears his own name has become a standard for almost every rock star around
Classic rocker: Bo Diddley has been around for years -- so long, in fact, that the song he wrote that bears his own name has become a standard for almost every rock star around
1/9/1982
Pretty girls. Well, can you think of a more appropriate name for Lisa dal Bello's latest album? It's on Talisman (TAL1-1000) and, the 19-year-old Toro(...)
Pretty girls. Well, can you think of a more appropriate name for Lisa dal Bello's latest album? It's on Talisman (TAL1-1000) and, the 19-year-old Toro(...)
10/6/1978
B.C.'s premier W. A. C. Bennett meets big money men. Says name for expansion-minded citizens is boomers
B.C.'s premier W. A. C. Bennett meets big money men. Says name for expansion-minded citizens is boomers
2/15/1963
Pipes and Drums welcome visitors to Fort Hamilton overlooking Bermuda's capital city of the same name
Pipes and Drums welcome visitors to Fort Hamilton overlooking Bermuda's capital city of the same name
n.d.
Most Popular troubadous. Most popular street musicians in Toronto this year are trombonists Fred Magee (left), 20, of Ottawa, and Matt Dolin, 20, of T(...)
Most Popular troubadous. Most popular street musicians in Toronto this year are trombonists Fred Magee (left), 20, of Ottawa, and Matt Dolin, 20, of T(...)
6/19/1978
Mad John: Just singin' in the subway
Mad John: Just singin' in the subway
10/26/1978
Yonge music: Tex Slater (left) and Tex Payne concentrate on what they call the basic music, offering harmonica renditions of Red River Valley and Wabash Cannon ball
Yonge music: Tex Slater (left) and Tex Payne concentrate on what they call the basic music, offering harmonica renditions of Red River Valley and Wabash Cannon ball
10/20/1979
Street Musician Eric Stine strums his guitar and plays his harmonica on Yonge St
Street Musician Eric Stine strums his guitar and plays his harmonica on Yonge St
6/17/1976
Musicians on Yonge St., like Arthur Payne, 35, above, add a human quality to the street and should be encouraged by the merchants, reader says below, to keep the downtown area vibrant
Musicians on Yonge St., like Arthur Payne, 35, above, add a human quality to the street and should be encouraged by the merchants, reader says below, to keep the downtown area vibrant
11/9/1977