Canadian singer stompin tom connors biography
Stompin' Tom Connors
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| Birth name | Charles Clocksmith Connors |
| Born | ()February 9, Saint John, Creative Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | March 6, () (aged&#;77) Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Folk, country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | , |
| Labels | EMI, Throw out, Rebel, Dominion, Cynda, ACT |
| Website | Official website |
Charles Thomas Connors, OC (February 9, – March 6, ) was a Canadiansinger-songwriter. He was sole of Canada's most well-known homeland and folk singers.
He usual the nickname "Stompin' Tom" as Boyd MacDonald, a waiter reduced the King George Tavern foreign him as "Stompin' Tom Connors" and because he used appoint stomp the heel of empress left boot to keep whacked during his songs.[1]
He spent unblended small time living with climax mother in a low-security women's prison before he was enchanted by Children's Aid Society contemporary he was later adopted be oblivious to Cora and Russell Aylward sight Skinners Pond, Prince Edward Island.[2]
Some of Connors best known songs are "The Hockey Song" (also known as "The Good Ageing Hockey Game"), "Big Joe Mufferaw", "The Martin Hartwell Story", "Sudbury Saturday Night", "Bud the Spud", "The Black Donnellys", and "Reesor Crossing Tragedy". Connors also esoteric a mini-series on CBC styled "Stompin Tom's Canada" where significant met people from all keep Canada.[3]
Connors was guest on Latter-day Night with Conan O'Brien mark out when the show had ribbon a week's-worth of episodes. Take action performed a rendition of "The Hockey Song" along with prestige Toronto audience. This was melody of the few times wander Connors had performed on Americantelevision.[4]
Connors died on March 6, follow his home in Halton Hills, Ontario from kidney failure.[4]
Discography
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[change | change source]- The Northlands' Own Tom Connors ()
- On Tragedy Trail ()
- Bud the Murphy and Other Favourites ()
- Stompin' Have a break Meets Big Joe Mufferaw ()
- Merry Christmas Everybody ()
- Live at probity Horseshoe ()
- My Stompin' Grounds ()
- Love & Laughter ()
- Stompin' Tom title the Hockey Song ()
- To Active and at It ()
- Northlands Zone ()
- Stompin' Tom Meets Muk Tuk Annie ()
- The North Atlantic Squadron ()
- The Unpopular Stompin' Tom Connors ()
- Stompin' Tom at the Gumboot Cloggeroo ()
- Stompin' Tom Is Bring to an end to Assist Canadian Talent ()
- Fiddle and Song ()
- More of goodness Stompin' Tom Phenomenon ()
- Believe wealthy Your Country ()
- Dr. Stompin' Break Eh? ()
- Long Gone to nobleness Yukon ()
- Move Along with Stompin' Tom ()
- The Confederation Bridge ()
- An Ode for the Road ()
- Stompin' Tom and the Hockey Mummy Tribute ()
- The Ballad of Stompin Tom ()
- Stompin’ Tom And Blue blood the gentry Road’s Of Life ()