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Ruzicka

Network: CBC Television Network

Broadcast Run: 1969 to 1970

Broadcast Medium: Television

Aired Wednesday nights from January 12 to April 27, 1972.

This half hour music show featured Bob Ruzicka who often appeared on Homemade Jam, a summer series from 1971. He also appeared on CBC radio’s This Country in the Morning with Peter Gzowski.

This particular show was produced in Edmonton and featured some of the lesser known folk singers, some for the very first time on television. Guests included Brent Titcomb, Dan Hill, Valdy, Sylvia Tyson, John Allan Cameron, Ann Mortifee, the Good Brothers, Leon Bibb, Stan Rogers, Colleen Peterson and Diamond Joe White.

Ruzicka, who wrote the song Yes I Can for Valdy, maintained a dental practice on Vancouver Island.

Written by John Corcelli – September, 2005