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Tragically Hip's Gord Downie dead at 53

Photo Credit: Evan Mitsui/CBC   Source: CBC.ca

 

By: John Mazerolle

 

Rock poet who wrote Canadiana-laced lyrics had a commanding stage presence

 

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.

 

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