Les Emmerson

Bronson Centre hosted a star-studded tribute to the late Ottawa musician Les Emmerson and the Five Man Electrical Band.

Ottawa gained the moniker “Liverpool of the North” for its robust rock ‘n’ roll scene in the 1950s and 60s. Longtime rock radio DJ Jim Hurcombe looks back on the original rock scene in his book Rockin’ on the Rideau: Ottawa’s Golden Age of Rock and Roll.