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Ian Tyson, half of Ian & Sylvia folk duo, dies at age 89
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIan Tyson, the Canadian folk singer who wrote the modern standard “Four Strong Winds” as one half of...
Ian Tyson, ‘Four Strong Winds’ Singer, Dies at 89
Billboard via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIan Tyson, Canadian country music icon, passed away at 89 on Thursday (Dec. 29). Family members confirmed the news in an official press release and...
Gordon Lightfoot: 10 Essential Songs by the Canadian Folk Icon
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSo many brilliant songwriters came out of Canada in the Sixties — legends like Leonard Cohen, Joni...
Gordon Lightfoot Dead, Iconic Singer-Songwriter Was 84
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIconic singer and songwriter Gordon Lightfoot died Monday. He was 84 years old. A rep for Lightfoot...
Bill Lee, jazz bassist, composer and father of Spike Lee, dies aged 94
Guitar World via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe double bass loyalist who rejected the rising wave of electric basses in the '70s worked with Bob...
Gordon Lightfoot, mournful Canadian singer-songwriter, dies at 84
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGordon Lightfoot, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose graceful and literate songwriting made him one of the most respected folk-rooted musicians to emerge in the 1960s, died on Monday in a ...
Bill Lee, Father of Spike Lee and 'Do The Right Thing' Composer, Dead at 94
ET Online via AOL· 1 year agoBill Lee, the father of Spike Lee who scored many of his son's early films, has died. He was 94. The...
Canadian folk legend Gordon Lightfoot dies, age 84
MusicRadar via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA generational talent, Lightfoot was a titanic figure in the folk scene whose songs have been covered by the likes of Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and Neil...
Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s Bard, Dead at 84
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe troubadour was known for penning songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind," "Early Morning Rain," and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." Gordon...
Scene Makers Q&A: Local Celtic rockers Boiled in Lead are 'the youngest 40-year-old band ever'
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 months agoEven though he's the leader of America's longest-lasting Celtic rock band, Drew Miller did not spend St. Patrick's Day painting the town green. Instead, he cleaned out his garage in White Bear ...