Downie quit school to focus on his career. Music was slowly become a full-time gig for the band: when they weren’t on stage they were composing original music, recording demos and mailing out CDs to record label execs, even attempting the occasional Battle of the Bands. Photo by Handout Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip performs at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. 26)–Members of the The Tragically Hip (left-right) Johnny Fay, Rob Baker, Gordon Downie, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair are shown in this undated handout photo. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. By the time they graduated Kingston Collegiate and enrolled in University - Downie elected to study film at Queen’s - their live show, consisting mainly of covers of bar-band staples, had become popular enough locally that they were performing nearly every weekend. The Hip honed their style in small clubs around the city. At a certain point they decided to abandon the nearly obsolete punk scene and form a rock band together. Downie’s classmates, Gord Sinclair and Rob Baker, had a band of their own at the time, called The Rodents, and the three admired one another’s taste and sound. He attended high school in nearby Kingston, where he was the lead singer of a punk-rock group called The Slinks. No one.” Gord Downie, frontman of the Tragically Hip Photo by Mike Faille/National Postĭownie was born in the small town of Amherstview, Ont., in the early months of 1964. No one worked harder on every part of their life than Gord. At home, he worked just as tirelessly at being a good father, son, brother, husband and friend. As a musician, he lived ‘the life’ for over 30 years, lucky to do most of it with his high school buddies. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.Our identity and culture are richer because of his music, which was always raw and honest - like Gord himself. When he spoke, he gave us goosebumps and made us proud to be Canadian. In a statement on the news of Downie's passing, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau writes that the singer "painted landscapes with his words, elevating Canadian geography, historical figures, and myths. The Tragically Hip would go on to be one of Canada's best-known bands, becoming indelible within the country's pop landscape during its ascent in the 1990s. Guitarist Paul Langlois joined in 1986 while the group was performing in small venues across Ontario. The Tragically Hip - Downie, bassist Gord Sinclair, guitarist Rob Baker and drummer Johnny Fay - was formed in a high school in the Canadian province of Ontario in 1984. No one worked harder on every part of life than Gord. "As a musician, he lived 'the life' for over 30 years, lucky to do most of it with his high school buddies. "Gordie said he had lived many lives," his family writes. His death was announced in a statement from his family. Gord Downie, singer of The Tragically Hip, died of complications from brain cancer Tuesday night at the age of 53. Gord Downie (left) performs with The Tragically Hip in Vancouver during the band's final tour in 2016.
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