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57-621: The Lifetime Achievement Award has been given to both artists and industry leaders (Gerry Scott/Arlen Salte). In 2011 GMA Canada honored hard rock trail blazers Daniel Band . In 2012, GMA Canada honoured the Toronto Mass Choir at ceremonies held November 7 in Burlington, Ontario . 2004 - George Beverly Shea . GMA Canada recognized the efforts of George Beverly Shea who was born in Winchester, Ontario February 1, 1909. His long association with

114-572: A "farewell concert" was held in Toronto in April 1988, and its members have been involved with various projects in Churches, including Bendale, and Schools where the members now live. Tony Rossi released a blues based album on R.E.X. Records in 1990. Dan McCabe was involved with a band called Dreamer which released one album in 1991 titled Full Metal Racket , released a solo CD and played with his older children in

171-557: A Brethren Assembly in Scarborough , Ontario called Bendale Bible Chapel. In its basement, the chapel held a weekly coffeehouse, The One Way Inn, that featured Christian rock groups. The band placed as a top three finalist in the 1982 Homegrown concert sponsored by Toronto radio station Q107 , and played at the El Mocambo with the champion, Oliver Heavyside , and runner-up, The Cameo Blues Band , both longtime professional bar bands on

228-658: A Calgary-based charity (formerly Song For Africa), by going to Africa and sharing their technological and musical training. In May 2015, Moore Received the Mississauga Arts Council, Laurie Pallett Patron of the Arts, MARTY Award for his contributions to the Mississauga arts community. In April 2016, Moore received the Mississauga Board of Trade , Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to business in Mississauga and

285-572: A Canadian hard rock band formed in 1975 that was popular during the late 1970s and the 1980s, building on its reputation and success as a live band. Between its 16 albums and DVDs, the band has received 18 gold and nine platinum awards in Canada and the United States. They were nominated for multiple Juno Awards , including the "Group of the Year Award" in 1979, 1985, 1986, and 1987. They were inducted into

342-667: A Game (1979), featured a moderate US radio hit, " Hold On ", which reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Hold On" became a significant song in some select markets; for example, in St. Louis the song made it to No. 1 on KSHE and KWK , album-oriented/classic rock FM radio stations. "Hold On" peaked at No. 33 on the RPM Singles chart in Canada. The second single " Lay It on the Line " received greater acceptance at album-oriented rock FM radio across

399-508: A Game", "Hard Road", and "Ordinary Man" portray Rik Emmett's strong populist leanings.) However, Never Surrender featured five anthems. The Jimi Hendrix -inspired riff-rocker "Too Much Thinking" even samples Ronald Reagan from one of his presidential speeches. "All the Way" (No. 2) and "A World of Fantasy" (No. 3) became Triumph's highest ever charting songs on the Top Rock Tracks chart, while

456-622: A band called Nine-O-Five. In 2000, Daniel Band played at the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois where the listed Live at Cornerstone CD was recorded. In November 2006, Daniel Band was featured as the opening group for Audio Adrenaline 's farewell tour concert in Toronto , along with Geoff Moore . Earlier in the year, there were two appearances in Sarnia , including an August festival that also saw

513-408: A classical guitar solo piece. Moore doubled as lead singer on many of the band's heavier songs and in their later years, some softer ballads; bassist and pianist Levine produced their early albums. As with many progressive rock and heavy metal bands, Triumph's style proved unpopular with rock critics; Rolling Stone reviewers labelled them a "faceless band". Triumph's self-titled first album in

570-600: A full-time career at Metalworks, the band members didn't rule out future collaborations; Nick Blagona, for example, mastered Emmett's latest hard rock project, Airtime (2007), in the Metalworks mastering suite. On April 6, 2008, Triumph was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as part of the Juno Awards . In 2008, Triumph's classic line-up performed live for the first time since 1988 with two reunion concerts:

627-681: A live DVD album called Live at the US Festival originally recorded in San Bernardino, California at the US Festival in 1983. This historic festival, attracting nearly 250,000 rock fans, also featured Van Halen and the Clash . Triumph had earlier released this concert on VHS following the Never Surrender tour, featuring two videos from the forthcoming Thunder Seven album. In 2004, TML released

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684-557: A more commercial turn with their 1986 studio album, The Sport of Kings . Rik Emmett's "Somebody's Out There" reached the American Top 40 in late 1986, a significant amount of radio and video exposure. Written and recorded in the eleventh hour of The Sport of Kings sessions, in an attempt to deliver a hit single to satisfy the demands of the record company, "Somebody's Out There" made it to No. 27 on Billboard Hot 100 during October and November 1986. "Somebody's Out There" still stands as

741-579: A more modern progressive turn, even involving Dixie Dregs and Kansas guitarist Steve Morse . They collaborated on a dual-guitar solo for Gil Moore's angst-ridden vocal on the Emmett/Santers-penned "Headed for Nowhere". The first single released to radio stations in Canada was "Let the Light Shine on Me", which did well on certain Canadian rock stations, such as reaching number 1 at Q107 in Toronto (as

798-579: A radio-station promotion date for 99.5 KISS-FM in San Antonio , Texas , followed by a run of five shows in Texas for JAM Productions (a promoter named Joe A Miller), then toured across Canada with fellow Canadian rockers Moxy and Trooper . On August 26, 1978, they were headliners at the Canada Jam Festival at Mosport Park, playing before a crowd of about 110,000 people. Triumph's third album, Just

855-541: A reunion of a local ( Arkona, Ontario ) group named Elim Hall , who were contemporaries of Daniel Band in the mid-1980s, and Glenn Kaiser Band (featuring two members of Resurrection Band). In 2007, the band played at a May celebration of the One Way Inn's (now a drop-in) 35th Anniversary and the 50th Anniversary of Bendale Bible Chapel, and Freedom Festival Canada in Oro-Medonte , Ontario during August. They also played

912-597: A second DVD concert, A Night of Triumph , filmed in 1987 at Halifax Metro Centre during The Sport of Kings tour. The most comprehensive Triumph anthology, Livin' for the Weekend: Anthology , was issued in 2005. A CD of extended versions of some of the band's most popular hits called Extended Versions: Triumph was released in 2006. In the 1980s Moore opened and operated Metalworks Studios in Mississauga , originally for Triumph's exclusive use; more recently

969-780: A show in Ajax in February 2009 with Glenn Kaiser opening, and in May 2009, again at Bendale. In July 2010, the band travelled to Chibougamau , Quebec . In October 2011, the band was awarded the GMA Canada Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing their pioneering influence on Christian rock. Earlier in the year, they played with X-Sinner over a Spring weekend in Southern Ontario (at Toronto's El Mocambo, St. Catharines, Ottawa, and Kitchener). Triumph (band) Triumph were

1026-454: A three-song performance in Toronto. Before Triumph was a four-piece blues-based band consisting of Fred Keeler (guitar), Peter Young (organ), Mike Levine (bass) and Gil Moore (drums, vocals). This group, called Abernathy Shagnaster, signed to Canada's Attic Records in 1975 and issued the non-charting single "Hobo"/"Got to Get You Back in My Life". Keeler and Young left the group soon after

1083-746: The Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame in 2007, into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2008, and into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2019. Triumph is most known for its guitar-driven rock songs, such as "Lay It on the Line", "Magic Power", "Fight the Good Fight" and "World of Fantasy", although it originally earned notice for strong cover songs, like "Rocky Mountain Way". The band was formed in Toronto , and for much of its existence featured Rik Emmett (guitar, lead/backing vocals), Mike Levine (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), and Gil Moore (drums, lead/backing vocals). This line-up, which recorded

1140-502: The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Since the group's inception, individually and collectively, Triumph have contributed time, energy, music, facilities, equipment and funds in support of a wide range of charitable, educational and humanitarian causes. Triumph's largest single charitable contribution was its final appearance at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, January 22, 1987. Staged by Gary Slaight for

1197-463: The University of Toronto Libraries. Moore, Levine and Emmett have participated, together and separately, in many major fundraising events, including the latter's appearance on " Tears Are Not Enough ", the Canadian music industry single for Ethiopian Famine Release in 1985, which would eventually raise over $ 3.5 million. Moore, along with Tom Cochrane and Rush's Alex Lifeson , and others, served on

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1254-633: The "Sounds United" campaign of the United Way of Canada , Greater Toronto Division, all proceeds of $ 179,356.66 were donated. More recently, the trio has raised over $ 250,000 (and still counting) with its Signed Guitars Program. Since 2009 Triumph has signed over 100 Fender guitars and donated them to various charities for live and silent auctions, raising between $ 1,500 and $ 6,500 each. Individually, Emmett has also contributed guitars for Kids With Cancer, CNIB Ride For Sight and Barrett House Aids Hospice. In 2011 Triumph donated their music and business archives to

1311-464: The 2019 Live Music Industry Awards at Canadian Music Week. On November 16, 2019, Triumph performed together for the first time in eleven years at an invite-only event at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario, where they played three songs — "When the Lights Go Down", "Lay It on the Line" and "Magic Power" — in front of approximately 300 "superfans" in attendance. This Superfan Fantasy performance

1368-538: The Billy Graham Crusades and his more than 70 albums led to his being referred to as "America's Beloved Gospel Singer". According to the Guinness Book of Records Shea holds the world record for singing in person to the most people ever, with an estimated cumulative live audience of 220 million people. In 1932 Shea composed the tune to "I'd Rather Have Jesus," with words written by Rhea F. Miller (1894–1966). Shea

1425-854: The Canadian Live 8 concert, held in Barrie, Ontario on July 2, 2005. In 1996, Triumph donated royalties from one million units of the song "Magic Power" on the certified Diamond " Oh What a Feeling: A Vital Collection of Canadian Music " compilation CD in support of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Science and Juno Award , as they have done many times in support of charitable initiatives. Moore has participated in and donated Triumph autographed guitars to celebrity golf fundraising tournaments, Levine has bowled for TJ Martell Foundation and Emmett regularly performs at fundraisers for many causes, including AIDS, Food Bank and Shelter benefits. In 2013 Emmett

1482-638: The Canadian Singles chart. The 1988 tour, during which the band members experienced growing disharmony over business decisions and artistic direction, ended with a September 3 show on the Kingswood stage at Canada's Wonderland . Later that year Emmett left Triumph and began a solo career; the three didn't perform together again for many years. Emmett's first album, Absolutely , yielded four hits in Canada. Meanwhile, Triumph released 1989's Classics as their obligatory fifth album owed to MCA Records. In 1992,

1539-524: The Darkness (1984) more prominent keyboards were added to the guitars with a sound that was closer to Canadian rock group Loverboy . As such as a heavy metal act it came with all the trappings. This was their spandex and studded dog collar stage. Their fourth album Rise Up was their heaviest metal oriented album but did contain the ballad Right Heart reminiscent of their first album's melodic Spiritual Game . The band has never officially broken up, although

1596-470: The Good Fight". Initial reception of the album from American radio seemed quite favourable, until Triumph's recording label, a subsidiary of Polygram , dissolved unexpectedly in 1993. Moore, Levine and Rick Santers were joined by Triumph superfan Sebastian Bach of Skid Row and Phil X for a performance of "Rock & Roll Machine" at the Q107 Rock Awards on December 1, 1993. But by the end of 1993,

1653-534: The TML label in Canada and the United States. In 2013, Triumph was inducted into Legends Row at the inaugural ceremony held at Mississauga City Hall. In 2016, Rik Emmett released the album RES9 , which included the song "Grand Parade", on which Gil Moore played drums and Mike Levine played bass. The song is a ballad reminiscent of "Suitcase Blues" and even includes the line "Me, I'm hanging out with Johnny Walker once again." In 2019, Triumph were named Legends Of Live at

1710-455: The Top Rock Tracks chart. Never Surrender was initially released in 1982 on Attic Records in Canada, and was not released in the United States until January 1983. The album attained gold status in the US, and peaked at No. 26 on the US album chart. It saw the band's compositions take on more political overtones. Previously, Emmett had included a single political theme on each Triumph album. ("Just

1767-540: The Toronto scene. Their first album, On Rock (1982), offered a progressive rock sound that was typical of the era, in the tradition of April Wine and Boston , but with a harder edge. The solid rock guitar and high register vocals reminded fans of the Canadian rock group Rush . Their sound grew heavier with Straight Ahead (1983), laying down classic rock tracks in the vein of the Canadian rock group Triumph with then current era elements of Scorpions , Iron Maiden , and The Police . With their third album Run from

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1824-450: The U.S. and Canada. "Lay It on the Line" received heavy FM radio airplay, and reached No. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100. In "oldies" classic-rock format radio stations in the US, it remains the most widely played and recognized song from the Triumph catalogue. The album eventually went gold in the US. In 1980, the band's fourth album Progressions of Power was released and peaked at No. 32 in

1881-563: The US, reaching gold in overall sales. Its single "I Can Survive" peaked at No. 91 on the Hot 100. That year the band performed their heavy metal show in Passaic, New Jersey; it was their first show in the New York area. 1981's Allied Forces sold over a million copies in the US, while attaining the highest chart positions any Triumph album would attain; No. 23 in the US and No. 13 in Canada. It included

1938-561: The album failed to achieve expected levels of sales; cassette and vinyl formats were soon released. On Thunder Seven Emmett's lyrics addressed social concerns in an adult context and Rik Emmett and Gil Moore sang alternating vocal parts in "Follow Your Heart" and "Killing Time". Continuing in the direction of "Never Surrender", the entire second side formed a loose concept focusing on different perspectives of time with "Time Canon" mostly featuring multiple part voice harmonies. Thunder Seven became an RIAA certified gold album in 2003. In 1985,

1995-439: The band began to work with outside producers, and their studio albums became increasingly difficult to replicate onstage. Triumph eventually added Rick Santers, a Toronto guitar and keyboard player, in 1986 to support their last three tours. Thunder Seven was released in late 1984, initially as a compact disc. Despite two hit singles and videos, "Spellbound" (No. 10 on the Top Rock Tracks chart) and "Follow Your Heart" (No. 13),

2052-654: The band released Stages , a double live set culled from the previous three tours. It also included two new songs, including "Mind Games", for which a video was filmed, but the song failed to chart in either Canada or the U.S. On June 7, 1985, Triumph was ranked No. 2 in Performance Magazine's 6-week period ending "Tops in Performance" list. That year the band performed with Mountain at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Illinois. Triumph took

2109-413: The band's first nine studio albums, lasted until 1988, when Emmett left Triumph to pursue a solo career. He was replaced by Phil "X" Xenedis , and Triumph recorded their last album to date, Edge of Excess , with him before going on indefinite hiatus in 1993. The classic line-up of Moore, Levine and Emmett reunited for two live concerts in 2008, at Sweden Rock Festival and Rocklahoma, and again in 2019 for

2166-610: The band's first single was released and in the summer of 1975 Moore and Levine met guitarist Rik Emmett , who was playing at Toronto's Hollywood Tavern in a band called ACT III. After jamming with the pair at Moore's house in Mississauga and reviewing the group's existing contracts, Emmett agreed to join the band, now called Triumph. Triumph's first paid concert with Emmett was at Simcoe High School in September 1975. Guitarist Emmett's songwriting style brought both progressive rock and classical music influences; most Triumph albums included

2223-674: The committee which spearheaded the tsunami relief effort, Canada for Asia, in 2005. Other causes Triumph and Metalworks have supported and/or sponsored include: MusiCounts, Rock Star for a Day Program, the Children's Wish Foundation, Canada's Walk of Fame Emerging Artist Program, Canadian Music Week National Songwriting Contests, many High School Battle of the Bands, Full Circle, Camp Rock, Bike for Betty, and Friends of We Care – Easter Seals. The state-of-the-art facilities at Metalworks Studios have also been donated many times to help causes, including

2280-625: The community. The group members have also served on various boards over the years. In 2014, Moore joined the Advisory Boards of Music Canada and CAAMA (Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music and the Arts) and Levine serves on the board of directors and advisory board for the Musicians' Rights Organization Canada (MROC). In the past Emmett has served on the Advisory Boards at Humber College and

2337-471: The company has been training engineers and sound technicians for Canada's music industry. On March 10, 2007, Triumph was inducted to the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York Hotel. All members of the "classic" group line-up (Emmett, Moore, Levine) were present for the event. Although there were no plans for a Triumph reunion, and Moore had taken on

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2394-505: The first Contemporary Christian artists of the era to record a concept music video and toured with many of the successful artists of the era including Steve Camp , David Meece and Roby Duke . Daniel Band Daniel Band is a Canadian Christian metal group formed in 1979 in Toronto . They played in the contemporary Christian music industry with a sound that ranged from hard rock to heavy metal . The group originated in 1979 in suburban Toronto , Ontario , and were based out of

2451-844: The first on June 7 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Solvesborg, Sweden, and the second on July 11 at the Rocklahoma music festival in Pryor, Oklahoma. In 2011, the band reissued Allied Forces as a vinyl package for their 30th anniversary. On July 14, 2011, Triumph Lane in Mississauga, ON, was officially dedicated in honour of the band. On August 28, 2012, the band released a CD+DVD package of their June 7, 2008, reunion concert in Sweden titled Live at Sweden Rock Festival on Frontiers Records in Europe and on

2508-446: The highest-charting song from the Triumph catalogue on the Hot 100. It also reached No. 9 on the Top Rock Tracks chart, although it did less well in Canada, only reaching No. 84 on the singles chart there. Gil Moore's "Tears in the Rain", cut from the same cloth as "Mind Games", did not fare as well in the charts in the US, as it peaked at No. 23 on the Top Rock Tracks charts. The third single,

2565-427: The lead one or two singles on most Triumph albums since 1979 had) while reaching No. 61 on the Canadian singles chart. It did not chart in the US. The first single released to radio stations in the US, "Long Time Gone", reached number 23 on the Top Rock Tracks chart; the song did not chart in Canada. A video was released for the single "Never Say Never", but the song was not able to chart on the Top Rock Tracks chart or on

2622-403: The owner of Canada's largest distributor of Christian Music at the time, Word Records Canada. Connie Scott first recorded with her sister but was later signed to Sparrow Records , where she released her debut album "Heartbeat" in 1983. She followed her initial success with a string of albums through the 1980s and into the 1990s including "Spirit Mover", "Hold On" and "Forever Young". She was one of

2679-598: The regular features of the program included Hunter's inspirational and Gospel songs at the close of each show. He also released two Gospel albums "Songs Of Inspiration" and "Readings" which featured the fan favourites "Touch Of The Master's Hand" and "No Charge". Tommy Hunter was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1984. In 1986, Hunter was made a Member of the Order of Canada. He has received three Canadian Juno Awards and one Gemini Award. In 1990, he

2736-511: The remaining members of Triumph had effectively disbanded, mostly due to their record label's collapse. In 1998 Rik Emmett resisted overtures from his former bandmates for a potentially lucrative twentieth anniversary US tour, stating he was not interested. Nevertheless, Moore and Levine purchased and acquired back their entire album catalogue from MCA and launched their own label TML Entertainment , and they continue to release live recordings and videos from their long career. In 2003 TML released

2793-461: The remaining members of Triumph recruited Phil Xenidis , a Canadian guitarist known for his work with Aldo Nova and Frozen Ghost . Moore was the principal songwriter and lead singer for 1992's Edge of Excess , with additional help from guitarist-producer Mladen Zarron. Rick Santers also remained on hand as touring guitarist/keyboardist and singer for the 1993 North American tour, singing Rik Emmett's parts in fan favourites "Magic Power" and "Fight

2850-493: The slow-tempo "Just One Night", which also had a video, did fairly well in Canada, hitting No. 33 on the singles chart in April 1987, but did not chart in the US. Adding the aforementioned Rick Santers to their line-up, Triumph toured with Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen across the United States in the fall of 1986. In 1987 the band attempted a return to their usual style with Surveillance . While Gil Moore and Mike Levine remained firmly planted in blues-rock, Rik Emmett took

2907-496: The songs "Fight the Good Fight" and "Magic Power", the latter of which reached no. 5 at Canada's largest Top 40 radio station, CHUM-AM in Toronto. "Magic Power" peaked at No. 14 on the national Canadian RPM Singles chart, their biggest hit in their native Canada. "Magic Power" reached No. 8 on the Billboard Mainstream Top Rock Tracks chart and No. 51 on the Hot 100, while "Fight the Good Fight" went to No. 18 on

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2964-407: The title track peaked at No. 23. The album earned gold record status in the United States (sales of 500,000 units). However, Triumph's relationship with RCA Records soured at this point; MCA Records executive Irving Azoff co-opted their debts and signed them for five albums. Following their 1984 label change, MCA took over distribution of their old catalogue for ten years. After the shift to MCA,

3021-566: Was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 for Community Service and Moore was given a star on the Mississauga Music Walk of Fame for contributions to education and community support. Metalworks Production Group was given the 2014 Sam McCallion Small Business Community Involvement Award by the Mississauga Board of Trade . Metalworks Institute coordinates volunteers for Make Music Matter,

3078-479: Was given a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame's "Walkway of Stars". A street ("Tommy Hunter Way") was also renamed in his honour in his hometown of London, Ontario, in the late 1990s. He became a member of the Order of Ontario in 1996 2006 - Connie Scott was recognized by GMA Canada in 2006. Scott grew up around Gospel Music. Her father, Gerry Scott was both an early radio show host playing Gospel Music and

3135-719: Was originally released in Canada in 1976. It was later renamed on re-issues as In the Beginning . The second LP Rock & Roll Machine followed in 1977 and contained a version of the Joe Walsh song " Rocky Mountain Way ". Neither of these original albums were released in the United States; however, RCA Records released a debut US album in 1978 also titled Rock & Roll Machine . This album, also released internationally, combines songs from both Canadian releases with new artwork. "Rocky Mountain Way" received some scattered US airplay. In February 1978 Triumph subbed in for Sammy Hagar on

3192-484: Was taped for the Banger Films documentary Triumph: Rock 'n Roll Machine . That same month, Triumph were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame . When asked if the band will perform again in the future, Emmett said, "I think we're gonna try and do it every 11 years or so. That's the length of time it had been since we did a reunion in Sweden." On September 10, 2021, Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine documentary debuted at

3249-554: Was unable to attend the GMA Canada Covenant Awards ceremony in person, but sent his thanks via video link. 2005 - Tommy Hunter was recognized by GMA Canada in 2005. Hunter was born in London, Ontario, March 20, 1937. "The Tommy Hunter Show" began as a CBC radio program in 1960 and went on to replace Country Hoedown on CBC television in 1965; Hunter's show was picked up by TNN in 1983 and ran on CBC Television until 1992. One of

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