LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 1, 2020…FORTY SIX YEARS AGO RUSH RELEASED THEIR DEBUT ALBUM. THIS IS THE CANADIAN RELEASE DATE. IT WAS RELEASED IN AMERICA IN JULY OF 1974. THE ORIGINAL DRUMMER FOR RUSH WAS JOHN RUTSEY, AND HE PERFORMED ALL DRUM PARTS ON THE RECORD. HOWEVER, THE BAD NEWS FOR RUTSEY WAS HE WAS UNABLE TO GO ON EXTENDED TOURS BECAUSE OF COMPLICATIONS WITH HIS DIABETES, SO HE RETIRED FROM THE GROUP AFTER THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED. RUTSEY WAS SOON REPLACED BY NEIL PEART, AND THE REST IS, AS THEY SAY, HISTORY. HERE’S RUSH IN 1974 WITH THE ORIGINAL DRUMMER PERFORMING WORKING MAN