PhoenixSerenity<p>It's been close to six decades since a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SmallTown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallTown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HighSchoolBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSchoolBand</span></a> featuring a young Jim Vallance bought their first six-string & nearly 40 years since the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/song" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>song</span></a> Vallance co-wrote, inspired by his early <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/musical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musical</span></a> memories, became a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RockClassic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RockClassic</span></a>. </p><p>The song was Summer of '69, a single from <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BryanAdams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BryanAdams</span></a>' 1985 Reckless album that became a hit around the world and remains a radio staple.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/summer-of-69-band-vanderhoof-jim-vallance-1.7209405" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col</span><span class="invisible">umbia/summer-of-69-band-vanderhoof-jim-vallance-1.7209405</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Vanderhoof" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vanderhoof</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MusicHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MadeInBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MadeInBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MadeInCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MadeInCanada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>