![]() ![]() He published his first poetry and prose collection alongside the album and under the same title. ĭownie began pursuing a solo career with the release of Coke Machine Glow in 2001. The Tragically Hip quickly became famous once MCA Records president Bruce Dickinson saw them performing at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto and offered them a record deal. In an interview with Canadian music journalist Steve Newton, Downie noted that the Tragically Hip's early setlist was originally drawn to bands such as The Yardbirds and The Stones, a decision that was made because the Hip wished other Kingston bar bands would also play the genre. Originally, the band covered popular British rock songs from the 1960s. In 1986, Manning left the band as guitarist-vocalist Paul Langlois joined. In 1984, at age 20, Downie formed the Tragically Hip with Rodents's members Rob Baker and Gord Sinclair, another younger Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute alumnus, Johnny Fay, and saxophonist Davis Manning. After graduating from high school, Downie attended Queen's University where he majored in film studies, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and Science in 1986. In high school, Downie was the frontman for a band called the Slinks performing at the KCVI Variety show and rivaling older members Rob Baker and Gord Sinclair's band the Rodents. In Kingston, Downie attended the downtown high school Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute, where other members of the Tragically Hip also attended. He was the son of Lorna (Neal) and Edgar Charles Downie, a travelling salesman, later a real estate broker and developer. Gordon Edgar Downie was born in Amherstview, Ontario, and raised in Kingston, Ontario, along with his brothers Mike and Patrick, and sisters Charlyn and Paula. His family and managers said future releases are planned, including solo material and unreleased work with the Hip. His first to hit number one was Introduce Yerself, shortly after his death. ĭownie released seven solo albums, two posthumously: Coke Machine Glow (2001), Battle of the Nudes (2003), The Grand Bounce (2010), And the Conquering Sun (2014), Secret Path (2016), Introduce Yerself (2017), and Away Is Mine (2020). He is revered by many as an inspiring and influential artist in Canada's music history. He was the singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, which he fronted from its formation in 1984 until his death in 2017. You can watch live on CBC TV and CBC Gem, listen on CBC Radio One and CBC Music and stream globally at CBCMusic.ca/junos.Gordon Edgar Downie CM (Febru– October 17, 2017) was a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and activist. Wherever you are in the world, you can tune in to the 2021 Juno Awards on Sunday, June 6. Downie's 2016 multi-media project, Secret Path, told the story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old boy who died after escaping a residential school in 1966. Prior to his death from glioblastoma, a terminal form of brain cancer, lead singer Gord Downie was instrumental in raising awareness about reconciliation with Indigenous communities. The band has donated to, and helped raise funds for, various social and environmental causes, including Camp Trillium, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Sunnybrook Foundation, the Special Olympics and more. The 15-time Juno Award-winning band is also recipient of the 2021 Humanitarian Award, which will be presented to the band members by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush. The Humanitarian Award "recognizes outstanding Canadian artists or industry leaders whose humanitarian contributions have positively enhanced the social fabric of Canada and beyond." Like the rest of Canada, I'll be so happy to hear these kings of song play again, and am very honoured to join them as they receive their Humanitarian Award." The only way I'm making any sense of it is to imagine I'll be singing backups for Gord, and know my 20-year-old self wouldn't believe it. I was a kid in their midst and I'm touched to be invited into the clan now, to play alongside them. ![]() ![]() "I had a chance to tour with The Hip early on in my touring life, for something like a year," says Feist in the press release. "Getting to be a fly on the wall of a camp that operated with such warmth and community by day, and then watch them transform and transcend every night to touch so many people was my first big education. ![]()
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