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Rain didn't stop him: Elton John, wearing a Blue Jays cap, may not have had a major hit for a while but he gave CNE grandstand's 25,000 fans a show to remember Tuesday night
Rain didn't stop him: Elton John, wearing a Blue Jays cap, may not have had a major hit for a while but he gave CNE grandstand's 25,000 fans a show to remember Tuesday night

Rain didn't stop him: Elton John, wearing a Blue Jays cap, may not have had a major hit for a while but he gave CNE grandstand's 25,000 fans a show to remember Tuesday night

Date8/26/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rain didn't stop him: Elton John, wearing a Blue Jays cap, may not have had a major hit for a while but he gave CNE grandstand's 25,000 fans a show to remember Tuesday night.
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Hats off: Blue Jays Kelly Gruber, Junior Felix, Mookie Wilson and Glenalien Hill tip their caps to fans last night as a major league attendance record of 3,635,829 was set
Hats off: Blue Jays Kelly Gruber, Junior Felix, Mookie Wilson and Glenalien Hill tip their caps to fans last night as a major league attendance record of 3,635,829 was set
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Cher, 43, thrilled fans at the CNE Grandstand last night, one stop in a five-month combeback tour that ends in December
Cher, 43, thrilled fans at the CNE Grandstand last night, one stop in a five-month combeback tour that ends in December
8/29/1990
Still standing: Elton John is triumphant at the CNE's opening night grandstand show last night, drawing cheers from the sell-out crowd of 55,000
Still standing: Elton John is triumphant at the CNE's opening night grandstand show last night, drawing cheers from the sell-out crowd of 55,000
8/19/1992
Hello, Toronto: Supertramp's John Helliwell waved clarinet at 25,000 fans who roared their approval of Los Angeles-based rock band's performance at the CNE Grandstand last night
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8/24/1983
Dad makes a one-hander! Blue Jays' outfielder Jesse Barfield gave more than the fans a lift yesterday
Dad makes a one-hander! Blue Jays' outfielder Jesse Barfield gave more than the fans a lift yesterday
6/19/1983
Conquering another city: This is Julio Iglesias' year: reviewer Greg Quill reports: and it was evident why at the CNE Grandstand last night when 25:000 fans hung on the Spanish singer's every note
Conquering another city: This is Julio Iglesias' year: reviewer Greg Quill reports: and it was evident why at the CNE Grandstand last night when 25:000 fans hung on the Spanish singer's every note
8/17/1984
Big day for Reggie, California Angels slugger Reggie Jackson shows the swing that gave him three hits against the Blue Jays last night. But Jackson al(...)
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5/14/1985
Miss show business of 1974, singer-actress Liza Minnelli last night gave an electric performance before 15,500 fans in the Grandstand at the CNE. Her (...)
Miss show business of 1974, singer-actress Liza Minnelli last night gave an electric performance before 15,500 fans in the Grandstand at the CNE. Her (...)
8/21/1974
Fred Turner and Blair Thornton gave 23,000 cherring fans what they came to hear at the Bachman-Turner Overdrive concert at the CNE Grandstand last nig(...)
Fred Turner and Blair Thornton gave 23,000 cherring fans what they came to hear at the Bachman-Turner Overdrive concert at the CNE Grandstand last nig(...)
8/18/1975
A Blue Jay fan from Detroit?, American Motors Corp. President Jose Dedeurwaerder doffed his Tigers cap and donned a Toronto Blue Jays cap yesterday to go to the ball game, after confirming the carmaker plans a new $764 million new plant in Brampton.
A Blue Jay fan from Detroit?, American Motors Corp. President Jose Dedeurwaerder doffed his Tigers cap and donned a Toronto Blue Jays cap yesterday to go to the ball game, after confirming the carmaker plans a new $764 million new plant in Brampton.
6/11/1980
A Blue Jay fan from Detroit?, American Motors Corp. president Jose Dedeurwaerder doffed his Tigers cap and donned a Toronto Blue Jays cap yesterday to go to the ball game, after confirming the carmaker plans a new $764 million new plant in Brampton.
A Blue Jay fan from Detroit?, American Motors Corp. president Jose Dedeurwaerder doffed his Tigers cap and donned a Toronto Blue Jays cap yesterday to go to the ball game, after confirming the carmaker plans a new $764 million new plant in Brampton.
6/11/1984
Changing uniforms: Bill Caudill, left, will be joining the Blue Jays from Oakland for Dave Collins, centre, and Alfredo Griffin, a deal some fans deplore but others had already proposed
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