Gord Downie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian musician, writer
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Place of Birth: Amherstview, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
About Gord Downie
- Gordon Edgar Downie (February 6, 1964 – October 17, 2017) was a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and activist.
- He was the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, which he fronted from their formation in 1984 until his death in 2017.
- Downie is widely regarded as one of the most influential and popular artists in Canadian music history.In addition to his career with the Tragically Hip, Downie released five solo albums: Coke Machine Glow (2001), Battle of the Nudes (2003), The Grand Bounce (2010), Secret Path (2016), and Introduce Yerself (2017), and a collaboration with the Sadies, And the Conquering Sun (2014).
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