Toronto has produced many figures in the rock music of Canada, from The Four Lads in the 1950s to Triumph and Moxy in later decades. The first Canadian-made rock recording to achieve international popularity was 'Clap Your Hands' in 1960 by The Beaumarks, a quartet from which other Canadian city, home to drummer Corky Laing of Mountain?

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Montreal. Toronto and Montreal are both central to the rock music of Canada. The Beaumarks from Montreal recorded the first internationally popular Canadian rock track, 'Clap Your Hands', in 1960, and drummer Corky Laing from Montreal joined the pioneering American hard rock band Mountain in 1969.