Watch Yonge Street: Toronto Rock & Roll Stories Online

Before Barenaked Ladies, Broken Social Scene and Rush rose from Toronto's music scene, there was Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins, Robbie Robertson and Gordon Lightfoot making a name for themselves on Yonge Street. This three-part documentary reveals the history of how Toronto's main drag became the leading destination for singers, musicians and music fans not only in the city but across Canada as well. It began in the mid-1950s and flourished until the early '70s, and in between such artists as David Clayton-Thomas, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Levon Helm, Led Zeppelin and Jeff Beck performed on Yonge Street. In addition to archival audio and video footage, featured interviewees include Hawkins, Robertson, Lightfoot, music producer Daniel Lanois and festival promoter John Brower. Read More

Watch Yonge Street: Toronto Rock & Roll Stories online. Featuring , Yonge Street: Toronto Rock & Roll Stories has 1 seasons and 3 episodes in total. It is available for streaming online in the UK It is classified as Documentary genre series and the average rating across the web is 0. The TV series was filmed in Canada and was first aired on 2011. Read Less