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Gord Downie
Gordon Edgar Downie is a Canadian singer-songwriter and activist, best known as
the frontman for the rock band The Tragically Hip from 1984 until his passing in
2017. Born in Amherstview, Ontario, on February 6, 1964, he played in several
bands in high school and later majored in film studies at Queen's University. In
1984, he and other high school friends formed the Tragically Hip, a group that
became one of the most influential bands in Canadian music. Over a 33-year
career, the group released 13 studio albums, nine of which hit Number 1 in
Canada: Road Apples (1991), Fully Com...
