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Gordon edgar downie7/11/2023 Our hearts are with Gord Downie’s friends, bandmates, family and fans around the world during this difficult time. Shortly after news of his death hit the airwaves, fans swarmed social media with tributes, memories, and well wishes for Downie’s friends and loved ones. It is the culmination of over 20 years of work. Garfield Weston Foundation, we are officially opening the Gord Edgar Downie Pier at Breakwater Park, Canada’s first deep water urban swimming pier. For decades the city battled water pollution and now the Gord Edgar Downie Pier reclaims Kingstons waterfront. Gordon Downie Canada Geese Play track Love this track More actions Listeners 2,403 Scrobbles 8,599 Join others and track this song Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account Sign Up to Last. News of Downie’s death was confirmed by his surviving Tragically Hip bandmates, who took to Facebook early this morning to issue a lengthy statement that doubled as a fitting eulogy for a man who made a point of celebrating every day he was gifted with. On Jin partnership with the City of Kingston, Ontario and The W. The final show on the Man Machine Poem tour was held at the Rogers K-Rock Centre in the band’s hometown of Kingston and featured 30 songs and three encore sets, and thanks to broadcast and live streaming of the concert, Downie’s final show with The Tragically Hip was seen by 11.7 million people – roughly one-third of the Canadian population. Rather than accepting his fate and resigning himself to spending his remaining days cloistered away from the rest of the world, Downie soldiered on – heading out on tour one last time with The Tragically Hip last summer for an unforgettable romp through the band’s native Canada in support of their 13th and final album with Downie, Man Machine Poem. He has released three solo albums Coke Machine Glow in 2001, Battle of the Nudes in 2003 and The Grand Bounce in 2010. He is the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. Born Gordon Edgar Downie in Kingston, Ontario on February 6th 1964, Downie’s terminal brain cancer diagnosis came last year and was formally announced by The Tragically Hip on May 24th. 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. Gordon Edgar Downie (born 6 February 1964) is a Canadian rock musician, writer, and occasional actor.
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