Died 17 October 2017 (aged 53) in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Born 6 February 1964 in Amherstview, Ontario, Canada. Lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. Born Gordon Edgar Downie in Amherstview, Ont., on Feb. To learn more, visit: h ttp://donate, visit here. On October 17, 2020, the third annual GEDfest: celebrating the life of Gordon Edgar Downie and the music of the Tragically Hip, will take place at the Ironwood Stage & Grill, hosted by CJAY 92’s. Profile: Canadian rock musician, writer, and occasional actor. ![]() We honour Gord by revisiting his powerful words that continue to lend courage to those who need it most. Together, we identify the greatest needs and the biggest opportunities to improve patient experience.Īt the root of everything he did, Gord Downie embodied courage. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, which he fronted from its formation in 1984 until his death in 2017. All proceeds raised will be donated to the Calgary Cancer Centre. Gordon Edgar Downie CM (Febru October 17, 2017) was a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and activist. Please help us honour Gord Downie, who the world lost to glioblastoma, and raise awareness and funds for cancer research. Gord Downie, the frontman and lyricist for the Canadian rock group the Tragically Hip whose songs about that country’s small towns, hockey heroes and frontier history made the band a source of. This new addition to the OWN.CANCER campaign will make an incredible difference here in Calgary. Eventually just came to Gordon Edgar Downie with inconsiderate haste. with all proceeds being donated to the Calgary’s newest Cancer Centre through the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Gordon Edgar Downie would have made this album eventually. On October 15th, Tragically Hip Tribute band Trickle Down is playing at The Rooftop YYC. Gord Downie continues to be a poetic and musical inspiration to the world. ![]() Welcome to GEDfest: celebrating the life of Gordon Edgar Downie, and the music of the Tragically Hip. Tragically Hip’s frontman Gord Downie passed away on October 17th after a less than two-year battle with an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer, called glioblastoma. So my function in anything I do is to help bring people closer in.” – Gord Downie
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