The Shoe: 65 years of Horseshoe Tavern history

January 18, 2013: This past December The Horseshoe Tavern, one of Toronto's oldest live music bars turned 65. 16x9 looks back at the history behind one of Canada's most iconic venues. For more info, please go to www.globalnews.ca/the+shoe/644...

[@Jarsia]

"that night in Toronto with those checkerboard floors" all makes sense now

[@TheCraiger1969]

I enjoyed the video very much, but some facts involving Stompin Tomwere wrong. Stompin Tom Connors had the plank going long before his run at the Horseshoe. That was in fact started at the King George Hotel in Peterborough when he was receiving complaints about wrecking the floor. And his career did not take as a result of playing there, his break and his first big run came at the Maple Leaf in Timmins. It is true though he did have a very successful run at the Horseshoe that resulted in the Across This Land movie...the fist movie I ever saw as a child, and a live album.

[@semikruller]

I was a regular here between 2000-2004. What a bar! I spent HOURS holding down that pool table as people wrote their names on the blackboard to play next. Here's a story about the pool table for ya: One night, Chad Kroger came in, wrote his name on the board, waited his turn, paid his looney, I broke and ran the table on him - he didn't even get to touch a cue :D He walked out after and I was a "hero" for running the douche out of the bar.

[@davecooper4207]

I had the last pogo album and eventually got to play there and now my life is complete

[@somelikeithot444]

My mom(Treva) worked their from the late 60's through the seventies.I went their as a child to c all the bands and dance on the huge dance floor I have alot of pictures and autographs of all the old country music stars who played their.Jack star used to go to the grand ole opry on a huge bus and my mom went w them.Great memories.

[@brendasmurdoch8551]

When I lived in the Beaches I would go there quite a bit.

[@thecanadiandrifter]

Those interviewees don't know squat about Stompin' Tom

[@leofoenerro367]

gonna be photoshooting a show here tonight, good info to catch up on, thanks global!

[@freddy69freddy]

i always remember my dad telling me that they would put the peanut shells on the wooden floor to make the floor shiny

[@79tazman]

It's on VHS but if you look up Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors on here it's the same one I have

[@donwest5387]

I have an LP: and now live from Toronto, The Last Pogo. Bomb records; #7029. Dec.'78; 8 bands. Recorded at "the Shoe".

[@MrRaymond1943]

I was in Toronto in 1965 .I saw Bobby Bear and Jim ed Brown ,We were there every Saturdays night.We say a lot of singers ,Not like what you have now.There a lot of garbage now.YOU people that weren't at that time you misted a lot.

[@acousticguitarcanada]

Wonderful...

[@willad1872]

I thought Tom got his start in Timmins at the Maple Leaf hotel.

[@paolotonolo1140]

I remember playing in a band at the Timmins Mapel Leaf In the 70's the guitar player got a girl pregnant haha

[@diskman3001]

Can you upload it?

[@InnocentGunsBand]

My bandmates and I are honoured to have shared the stage with such legendary musicians... what a fantastic venue, with such a rich history. We performed here just this past May: /watch?v=nYKcD53iCzk

[@edwardbliss8931]

This place outlasted the Silver Dollar

[@claytonkopachynski4563]

Which one is older , The " Shoe " , or the El Macombo ! "?

[@79tazman]

I have a video from the 70's of stomping Tom Conners at the Horseshoe Tavern

[@696969640]

that was my cousin at last billy talent jon gallant

[@shubhambanerjee2276]

I got project on this bar🤣🤣

[@seanfoley1000]

I use to shoe shine shoes & I did 2 pairs of boots for Hank Williams

[@plymouthfurious]

Hank William Jr I suppose

[@jamielacourse7578]

You admit to paying to see Bobby Bear back in the day and you have the nerve to call modern music garbage?

[@salish.nation]

Most importanlty, Waylon Jennings.

[@jimmygoesblao]

this is very cringey