{"id":5998,"date":"2019-11-12T17:45:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T17:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/?page_id=5998"},"modified":"2024-03-05T17:38:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T22:38:23","slug":"music-murals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/explore-learn\/music-city\/music-murals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heart of Music City: Music Murals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide page-hero has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-style-cut-out-title hero-feature-image has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;aspect-ratio:3\/2;min-height:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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Photograph courtesy of Downtown Yonge BIA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide map-story-image map-story-image-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagetoronto.resourcespace.com\/filestore\/toronto\/6\/8\/2\/1_9208aa2605e6c70\/6821pre_alt_2672_6e787020cf5f4db.jpg\" alt=\"A tall mural painted with the likenesses of people\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Lower portion of the 70-meter-tall music history mural by Adrian Hayles on the south side of  the apartment building at 423 Yonge Street, 2019. Photograph by Hanifa Mamujee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-story-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3>Celebrating music history through public art<\/h3>\n<p>Two 22-storey murals on the north and south sides o 423 Yonge Street<\/p>\n<p>Commissioned by the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area, and completed by local artist Adrian Hayles, the Music History Murals celebrate landmark venues and musicians who defined Yonge Street&#8217;s music scene during the twentieth century.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>north-facing<\/strong> mural celebrates music venues such as Le Coq d\u2019Or next to its most famous performer, Rompin\u2019 Ronnie Hawkins. Below, a focused Glenn Gould plays his iconic Steinway piano. Singers Dianne Brooks and Jackie Shane are in the centre of the mural, directly next to the iconic signage of Sam the Record Man. Below is iconic American blues singer, Muddy Waters, who played Yonge Street\u2019s Colonial Tavern in the 1970s with his latest hit, \u201cBlow Wind Blow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/06rRqC9plPGW7eApajEF9T?si=Bi0VZ_3lSd-UdcjCychwFA\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The north-facing mural also features American blues legend B.B. King, folk music icon Gordon Lightfoot, and renowned jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.\u00a0Shirley Matthews\u2019 portrait can be found in the centre of the mural. Matthews worked as a switchboard operator for Bell Canada before moving to Toronto to pursue her singing talents. She sang at Yonge Street\u2019s\u00a0Club Bluenote in the early 1960s, which helped to land her a recording session in New\u00a0York City. She released her hit \u201cBig Town Boy\u201d in 1964, followed shortly by \u201cHe Makes Me Feel So Pretty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4ntvCAZGe6mYCXH77Moh7o?si=R3HxBIBkRTC3K3FjGrSVrA\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3>Venues and record shops instrumental to Yonge Street\u2019s history<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>south-facing <\/strong>mural features six Yonge Street locations and 13 performers.<\/p>\n<p>At the very top of this mural are the Band, who got their start performing with Ronnie Hawkins at Le Coq d\u2019Or, as well as the famous frontage of the Masonic Temple venue at 888 Yonge Street. Below are David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat & Tears, blues singer Lonnie Johnson, and Jay Douglas of the Cougars. Next can be seen the rock band Goddo as well as singer-songwriter Salome Bey. Born in the United States, Bey moved to Toronto in the early 1960s to perform at many of the jazz venues in the city. She became known as \u201cCanada\u2019s First Lady of Blues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/7pFkm0s9y5VZZKnRm26MEg?si=BsmiVGD9QQ6TRO6wGNNeJg\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide heritage-content-item last-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The middle of the south-facing mural features the iconic neon sign for A&A Records as well as Rush, a band who got their start in North York. Alongside the sign for the Piccadilly Tube Restaurant and Tavern can be seen Dizzy Gillespie, one of the greatest jazz musicians of the twentieth century, who often performed at the Town Tavern and the Colonial during the 1960s. To Gillespie\u2019s right is Kim Mitchell; below are singer Cathy Young and Rough Trade\u2019s lead singer Carole Pope. Signs for both the Brown Derby Tavern and Steele\u2019s Tavern can also be seen. Finally, the band Mandala rounds out the mural at the bottom centre and Jon and Lee from the Checkmates finish everything off on the far right.<\/p>\n<p>Which of these names and places do you recognize? 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Celebrating music history through public art Two 22-storey murals on the north and south sides o 423 Yonge Street Commissioned by the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area, and completed by local artist Adrian Hayles, the Music History Murals celebrate landmark venues and musicians who defined Yonge Street&#8217;s music scene during the twentieth century. The north-facing mural celebrates music venues such as Le Coq d\u2019Or next to its most famous performer, Rompin\u2019 Ronnie Hawkins. Below, a focused Glenn Gould plays his iconic Steinway piano. Singers Dianne Brooks and Jackie Shane are in the centre of the mural, directly next to the iconic signage of Sam the Record Man. Below is iconic American blues singer, Muddy Waters, who played Yonge Street\u2019s Colonial Tavern in the 1970s with his latest hit, \u201cBlow Wind Blow.\u201d The north-facing mural also features American blues legend B.B. King, folk music icon Gordon Lightfoot, and renowned jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.\u00a0Shirley Matthews\u2019 portrait can be found in the centre of the mural. Matthews worked as a switchboard operator for Bell Canada before moving to Toronto to pursue her singing talents. She sang at Yonge Street\u2019s\u00a0Club Bluenote in the early 1960s, which helped to land her a recording session in New\u00a0York City. She released her hit \u201cBig Town Boy\u201d in 1964, followed shortly by \u201cHe Makes Me Feel So Pretty.\u201d Venues and record shops instrumental to Yonge Street\u2019s history The south-facing mural features six Yonge Street locations and 13 performers. At the very top of this mural are the Band, who got their start performing with Ronnie Hawkins at Le Coq d\u2019Or, as well as the famous frontage of the Masonic Temple venue at 888 Yonge Street. Below are David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat &#038; Tears, blues singer Lonnie Johnson, and Jay Douglas of the Cougars. Next can be seen the rock band Goddo as well as singer-songwriter Salome Bey. Born in the United States, Bey moved to Toronto in the early 1960s to perform at many of the jazz venues in the city. She became known as \u201cCanada\u2019s First Lady of Blues.\u201d The middle of the south-facing mural features the iconic neon sign for A&#038;A Records as well as Rush, a band who got their start in North York. Alongside the sign for the Piccadilly Tube Restaurant and Tavern can be seen Dizzy Gillespie, one of the greatest jazz musicians of the twentieth century, who often performed at the Town Tavern and the Colonial during the 1960s. To Gillespie\u2019s right is Kim Mitchell; below are singer Cathy Young and Rough Trade\u2019s lead singer Carole Pope. Signs for both the Brown Derby Tavern and Steele\u2019s Tavern can also be seen. Finally, the band Mandala rounds out the mural at the bottom centre and Jon and Lee from the Checkmates finish everything off on the far right. Which of these names and places do you recognize? 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