Canada's Longest-Running Bands

The marathoners

1. Rush (see our Rush features) — 1968–2018 — the fifty years (see our features), the retirement (see our features) on (see our features) their (see our features) own terms (see our features).
2. **Blue* *Rodeo*** (see our Blue Rodeo feature) — 1984–present — the forty years (see our features), the institution (see our features).
3. **April* *Wine*** (see our April Wine feature) — 1969–2023 — the fifty years (see our features), the road warriors (see our features).
4. Anvil* (see our Anvil feature) — 1978–present — the never quitting (see our features), the documentary (see our Anvil feature) crowning (see our features).
5. **The* Jazz combo? no. FINAL: BTO* (see our BTO feature) — 1973–present — the working class (see our features) endurance (see our features).
6. **The* bands that *reformed*** (see our reunion feature) — the decades apart (see our Grapes feature), the return (see our reunion feature) counting (see our features) too (see our features).

The endurance's secret

The secret (see our features): the work ethic (see our day-jobs feature), the loyalty (see our fans feature), the evolution (see our then-and-now feature), and (see our features) the refusal to quit (see our Anvil feature). The (see our features) marathon (see our features) rewards (see our features) the (see our features) stubborn (see our features). The (see our features) long run (see our features) holds (see our features).