I have included a couple of his songs. He became very well known for being Canadian and being proud of it! Market Place was a good CBC program to help consumers that aired every week...He sang the theme song! Most people think of Hockey as being Canada's National sport, he also sang that theme song as well....
Stompin' Tom Connors
Singer-songwriter
Charles
Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, OC was a Canadian country and folk
singer-songwriter. Focusing his career exclusively on his native Canada,
Connors is credited with writing more than 300 songs ... Wikipedia
Born: February 9, 1936, Saint John
Died: March 6, 2013, Halton Hills
Spouse: Lena Welsh (m. 1973–2013)
Not someone I knew - thank you for the introduction.
ReplyDeleteHe was truly unique. He was not your usual entertainer type. I never got an opportunity to see him in person, but always enjoyed his down home music. Wickipedia gives a good overview of his life and music.
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