Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul

Posted by paterson1
July 29, 2025 9:58 am
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Over the weekend I stumbled across a great documentary on TVO that traces the history of soul and raggae music in Toronto.  Hosted by Jay Douglas who was the well known lead singer of the band The Cougars.  It is amazing how much material was recorded and released, but none received any airplay on Toronto or Canadian radio.  You'll be surprised by the quality of the songs. 

Anyway, the doc is worth sitting through the 90plus minutes and is a real memory trip of Toronto as it was in the mid sixties into the late 70's.  Links to the trailer and the program here...https://tvo.me/tvos-play-it-loud-celebrates-the-legacy-of-jamaican-music-in-canada/

 


 
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