Gordon Downie Young
Tragically hip frontman and canadian icon gord downie lived his life in the spotlight as a musician as an advocate for indigenous issues and as a champion for brain cancer research all while.
Gordon downie young. He died on october 17 2017 in toronto ontario. The couple shared four children. Downie was the lead singer and lyricist for the canadian rock band the tragically hip which he fronted from their formation in 1984 until his death in 2017downie is widely regarded as one of the most influential and popular artists in canadian music history.
He was the lead singer and lyricist for the canadian rock band the tragically hip which he fronted from their formation in 1984 until his death in 2017. Gordon downie was married to laura leigh usher who is a breast cancer survivor. Next morning the surviving members of the tragically hip made the news of.
Use leftright arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe leftright if using a mobile device. Gord downie was born on february 6 1964 in amherstview ontario canada as gordon edgar downie. Read our full message here.
On may 24 2016 it was revealed that the bands. The dup split in 2015 before downies cancer diagnosis. Gordon downie died at the age of 53 in toronto on october 17 2017 due to glioblastoma a type of brain cancer.
Gordon downie personal life. Our ode to gord downie of the tragically hip. Httpsgoogll9n7sh subscribe to our channel.
Earlier today october 18 a tweet from the tragically hip confirmed the death of their lead singer gord downie. Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. Gordon edgar downie cm february 6 1964 october 17 2017 was a canadian rock singer songwriter musician writer and activist.
Neil young and drake remembered gord downie this week after the canadian rocker died on tuesday from terminal brain cancer. Gordon edgar downie cm february 6 1964 october 17 2017 was a canadian rock singer songwriter musician writer and activist. Both artists honored downie for his role in elevating canadian popular.