Gord Downie - 1964-2017

[dapaterson]

Gord Downie, the Tragically Hip frontman who united a diverse array of music lovers with his commanding stage presence and Canadiana-laced lyrics, has died.

He was 53.

Downie had an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, which he discovered after a seizure in December 2015.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gord-downie-obit-1.4359906

 

[Strike]

All the stations in Kingston are playing The Hip.

RIP Gord Downie.  You were a mix of Indie, Rock and Canadian Folk all rolled into one awesome garage band.  A Canadian who loved his country and made us love it more with every song you wrote.

 

[RocketRichard]

RIP.  Remember introducing West Germans to Hip music.

 

[Eye In The Sky]

RIP.  I was 17 when I listened to my first Hip song; Small town bringdown.  Loved them ever since.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

Even North Country Public Radio was reporting his death.