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  • This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s (2009)
  • TV Movie | 120 min | Documentary, Music
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s (2009)
TV Movie | 120 min | Documentary, Music

Tells the story of Canadian music in the 1970s, a ground-breaking era of great sounds, from glam and progressive rock to punk and reggae.
Director
Producers
Cinematographers
Bill Kerrigan (as William [Bill] Kerrigan) | Paul Neal | Doug Sjoquist
Editor
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Release date
Aug 27, 2009 (Canada)

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171 cast members
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Burton Cummings
Self - The Guess Who Self - The Guess Who   See fewer
Domenic Troiano
Self - The Guess Who (archive footage) Self - The Guess Who (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Davies
Self - Daffodil Records Self - Daffodil Records   See fewer
Red Robinson
Self - Disc Jockey Self - Disc Jockey   See fewer
Joe Keithley
Self - D.O.A. Self - D.O.A.   See fewer
Terry McBride
Self - Nettwerk Records Self - Nettwerk Records   See fewer
Nardwuar
Self (as Nardwuar the Human Serviette) Self (as Nardwuar the Human Serviette)   See fewer
Danny Marks
Self - Edward Bear Self - Edward Bear   See fewer
Duff Roman
Self - Roman Records, CHUM-FM Program Director Self - Roman Records, CHUM-FM Program Director   See fewer
Randy Bachman
Self - B.T.O. Self - B.T.O.   See fewer
Chris Thorsteinson
Self - Doc Walker Self - Doc Walker   See fewer
Kim Stockwood
Self - Shaye Self - Shaye   See fewer
Damhnait Doyle
Self - Shaye Self - Shaye   See fewer
Martin Onrot
Self - Promoter Self - Promoter   See fewer
Robert Léger
Self - Beau Dommage Self - Beau Dommage   See fewer
Donald Tarlton
Self - Manager Self - Manager   See fewer
Pierre Harel
Self - Offenbach Self - Offenbach   See fewer
Billy Bryans
Self - Producer, The Parachute Club Self - Producer, The Parachute Club   See fewer
Don Walsh
Self - Downchild Blues Band Self - Downchild Blues Band   See fewer
Brookes Diamond
Self - Promoter Self - Promoter   See fewer
Tom Lavin
Self - Powder Blues Band, Prism Self - Powder Blues Band, Prism   See fewer
Neill Dixon
Self - Record Executive Self - Record Executive   See fewer
Alan Doyle
Self (as Great Big Sea) Self (as Great Big Sea)   See fewer
Ron Hynes
Self - The Wonderful Grand Band Self - The Wonderful Grand Band   See fewer
Greg Keelor
Self - Blue Rodeo Self - Blue Rodeo   See fewer
Bruce Good
Self - The Good Brothers Self - The Good Brothers   See fewer
k.d. lang
Self (as kd lang) Self (as kd lang)   See fewer
Valdy
Self Self   See fewer
John Mann
Self - Spirit of the West Self - Spirit of the West   See fewer
Joe Boyd
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
Tom Cochrane
Self - Red Rider Self - Red Rider   See fewer
Serge Fiori
Self - Harmonium Self - Harmonium   See fewer
Kos
Self (as k-os) Self (as k-os)   See fewer
Robert Ezrin
Self - Producer (as Bob Ezrin) Self - Producer (as Bob Ezrin)   See fewer
Luc Plamondon
Self - Composer Self - Composer   See fewer
Fergus Hambleton
Self - The Sattalites Self - The Sattalites   See fewer
Gilles Valiquette
Self - Quelle belle journée Self - Quelle belle journée   See fewer
Marcel Aymar
Self - CANO Self - CANO   See fewer
Jean-Marc Pisapia
Self - The Box Self - The Box   See fewer
Denise Donlon
Self - Promoter Self - Promoter   See fewer
Al Harlow
Self - Prism Self - Prism   See fewer
Rocket Norton
Self - Prism Self - Prism   See fewer
Paul Dean
Self - Loverboy Self - Loverboy   See fewer
Ra Maguire
Self - Trooper Self - Trooper   See fewer
Kim Mitchell
Self - Max Webster Self - Max Webster   See fewer
Chris Murphy
Self - Sloan Self - Sloan   See fewer
Margo Timmins
Self - Cowboy Junkies Self - Cowboy Junkies   See fewer
Terry David Mulligan
Self - Good Rockin' Tonight host Self - Good Rockin' Tonight host   See fewer
Carole Pope
Self - Rough Trade Self - Rough Trade   See fewer
Cleave Anderson
Self - Battered Wives Self - Battered Wives   See fewer
Tony Bardach
Self - The Pointed Sticks (as Tony Bardasch) Self - The Pointed Sticks (as Tony Bardasch)   See fewer
Jade Blade
Self - The Dishrags Self - The Dishrags   See fewer
Ralph Alfonso
Self - Crash 'n' Burn punk club owner Self - Crash 'n' Burn punk club owner   See fewer
Ian Mackay
Self - The Diodes Self - The Diodes   See fewer
Steven Leckie
Self - The Viletones Self - The Viletones   See fewer
Jim Cuddy
Self - Blue Rodeo Self - Blue Rodeo   See fewer
Grant McDonough
Self - Zulu Records Self - Zulu Records   See fewer
Mark Gane
Self - Martha & the Muffins Self - Martha & the Muffins   See fewer
John Hamilton
Self - The Diodes Self - The Diodes   See fewer
Derek Adam
Self - You Say Party! We Say Die! Self - You Say Party! We Say Die!   See fewer
Brendan Canning
Self - Broken Social Scene Self - Broken Social Scene   See fewer
Moe Berg
Self - The Pursuit of Happiness Self - The Pursuit of Happiness   See fewer
Gord Lewis
Self - Teenage Head Self - Teenage Head   See fewer
Rik Emmett
Self - Triumph Self - Triumph   See fewer
Steven Page
Self - Barenaked Ladies Self - Barenaked Ladies   See fewer
Gary Topp
Self - Promoter Self - Promoter   See fewer
Kevin Kane
Self - The Grapes of Wrath Self - The Grapes of Wrath   See fewer
John Collins
Self - The New Pornagraphers Self - The New Pornagraphers   See fewer
Martha Johnson
Self - Martha & the Muffins Self - Martha & the Muffins   See fewer
Kevan Staples
Self - Rough Trade (as Kevin Staples) Self - Rough Trade (as Kevin Staples)   See fewer
Geddy Lee
Self - Rush Self - Rush   See fewer
Bernie Finkelstein
Self - True North Records Self - True North Records   See fewer
Kiyomi McCloskey
Self - Hunter Valentine Self - Hunter Valentine   See fewer
Suzie Ungerleider
Self (as Oh Susannah) Self (as Oh Susannah)   See fewer
Garnet Rogers
Self (as Garnett Rogers) Self (as Garnett Rogers)   See fewer
Con O'Brien
Self - The Irish Descendents Self - The Irish Descendents   See fewer
Pamela Morgan
Self - Figgy Duff Self - Figgy Duff   See fewer
Mojah
Self - Truth and Rights Self - Truth and Rights   See fewer
Tyler Stewart
Self - Barenaked Ladies Self - Barenaked Ladies   See fewer
Wes Williams
Self (as Maestro) Self (as Maestro)   See fewer
Haydain Neale
Self - jacksoul Self - jacksoul   See fewer
Lorraine Segato
Self - The Parachute Club Self - The Parachute Club   See fewer
James Black
Self - Finger Eleven Self - Finger Eleven   See fewer
Mitsou
Self Self   See fewer
Gowan
Self Self   See fewer
Jerry Mercer
Self - April Wine Self - April Wine   See fewer
Bob Hallett
Self - Great Big Sea Self - Great Big Sea   See fewer
Bill Henderson
Self - Chilliwack Self - Chilliwack   See fewer
Jian Ghomeshi
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Bruce Allen
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
April Wine
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
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Downchild Blues Band
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Edward Bear
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Willie P. Bennett
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Cano
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Robert Charlebois
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Stranger Cole
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Alice Cooper
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D.O.A.
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The Demics
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The Diodes
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
The Dishes
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Beau Dommage
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Figgy Duff
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Fludd
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The Good Brothers
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
The Guess Who
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Harmonium
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Pierre Juneau
Self - Chairman, CRTC (archive footage) Self - Chairman, CRTC (archive footage)   See fewer
The Kings
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Wasyl Kohut
Self - CANO (archive footage) Self - CANO (archive footage)   See fewer
Loverboy
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
McKenna Mendelson Mainline
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Martha and The Muffins
Themselves (archive footage) (as Martha & the Muffins) Themselves (archive footage) (as Martha & the Muffins)   See fewer
Dutch Mason
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Anna McGarrigle
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Kate McGarrigle
Self (archive footage) (as Kate) Self (archive footage) (as Kate)   See fewer
Pat Metheny
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Joni Mitchell
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Offenbach
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Jaco Pastorius
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Pointed Sticks
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Prism
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Stan Rogers
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Rush
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Leroy Sibbles
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Les Séguin
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The Teddy Bears
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Teenage Head
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Seeds of Time
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Rough Trade
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Trooper
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Gino Vannelli
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Viletones
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Max Webster
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Wilcox
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Wonderful Grand Band
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Neil Young
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Linda Manz
Cebe (archive footage) (uncredited) Cebe (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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