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Then: Back in 1967, trumpeter Bobby Gimby had the entire country humming, and thousands of kids marching down main street, with his song Ca-na-da
Then: Back in 1967, trumpeter Bobby Gimby had the entire country humming, and thousands of kids marching down main street, with his song Ca-na-da

Then: Back in 1967, trumpeter Bobby Gimby had the entire country humming, and thousands of kids marching down main street, with his song Ca-na-da

Date3/29/1973
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  • Then: Back in 1967, trumpeter Bobby Gimby had the entire country humming, and thousands of kids marching down main street, with his song Ca-na-da
  • Then: Back in 1967; trumpeter Bobby Gimby had the entire country humming; and thousands of kids marching down main street; with his song Ca-na-da.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Then: Back in 1967; trumpeter Bobby Gimby had the entire country humming; and thousands of kids marching down main street; with his song Ca-na-da.
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      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0050109F
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      Bandleader Bobby Gimby taught thousands of school children his song Ca-na-da in Centennial year
      Bandleader Bobby Gimby taught thousands of school children his song Ca-na-da in Centennial year
      Gimby, Bobby, 1918-1998
      2/21/1977
      Ca-roll-ing with the Ca-Na-Da trumpeter, The famous trumpet that was his hallmark entennial year, musician Bobby Gimby, the of the centennial theme so(...)
      Ca-roll-ing with the Ca-Na-Da trumpeter, The famous trumpet that was his hallmark entennial year, musician Bobby Gimby, the of the centennial theme so(...)
      Barkley, Harold
      12/7/1968
      Pied Piper Bobby Gimby, whose Ca-na-da was almost a theme song of Centennial Year, visits Arbor Glen Public School in North York yesterday to lead the(...)
      Pied Piper Bobby Gimby, whose Ca-na-da was almost a theme song of Centennial Year, visits Arbor Glen Public School in North York yesterday to lead the(...)
      Bull, Ron
      2/9/1976
      CA-NA-DA Pied Piper Bobby Gimby arrives at Bloor and Yonge Sts yesterday with 50 school children who headed south on Yonge from Asquith Ave. with flag(...)
      CA-NA-DA Pied Piper Bobby Gimby arrives at Bloor and Yonge Sts yesterday with 50 school children who headed south on Yonge from Asquith Ave. with flag(...)
      Gimby, Bobby, 1918-1998
      6/29/1978
      Bobby Gimby of Ca-na-da fame sounds the fanfare to launch Kleinburg's annual Binder Twine festival, first held in 1892
      Bobby Gimby of Ca-na-da fame sounds the fanfare to launch Kleinburg's annual Binder Twine festival, first held in 1892
      Gimby, Bobby, 1918-1998
      9/8/1979
      Ca-na-da's Bobby Gimby steps out in the Grey Cup parade as Hamilton revs up for the Tiger-Cats, Roughriders game
      Ca-na-da's Bobby Gimby steps out in the Grey Cup parade as Hamilton revs up for the Tiger-Cats, Roughriders game
      Ross, Fred
      12/2/1972
      A reward for the Pied Piper. Canada's Pied Piper, trumpeter Bobby Gimby, joined children of Etobicoke's St. Elizabeth Separate School yesterday for 40(...)
      A reward for the Pied Piper. Canada's Pied Piper, trumpeter Bobby Gimby, joined children of Etobicoke's St. Elizabeth Separate School yesterday for 40(...)
      Gimby, Bobby, 1918-1998
      3/10/1977
      Mr. Ca-Na-Da still toots patriotism. About 50 youngsters at Highfield Public School in Rexdale put on a patriotic skit for the rest of the school yest(...)
      Mr. Ca-Na-Da still toots patriotism. About 50 youngsters at Highfield Public School in Rexdale put on a patriotic skit for the rest of the school yest(...)
      Gimby, Bobby, 1918-1998
      6/14/1978
      Eaton's Santa Claus parade yesterday had all the right ingredients--Santa, kids, clowns and marching bands
      Eaton's Santa Claus parade yesterday had all the right ingredients--Santa, kids, clowns and marching bands
      Mahler, John
      11/4/1979
      On hands last night to reminisce about the old songs and jokes from Happy Gang Days, bandleader Bobby Gimby (left) and Horace Lapp have a fun time wit(...)
      On hands last night to reminisce about the old songs and jokes from Happy Gang Days, bandleader Bobby Gimby (left) and Horace Lapp have a fun time wit(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      3/22/1977
      Bobby Gimby joins in music and song with Etobicoke's St
      Bobby Gimby joins in music and song with Etobicoke's St
      Gimby, Bobby, 1918-1998
      3/10/1977
      The Queen, accompanied by Prince Edward Island Premier Alex Campbell, right, walked down main street in Charlottetown yesterday to greet the thousands(...)
      The Queen, accompanied by Prince Edward Island Premier Alex Campbell, right, walked down main street in Charlottetown yesterday to greet the thousands(...)
      Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
      7/1/1973