But the band’s greatest accomplishment may be transcending their status as a key Canadian cultural touchstone to an integral part of the country’s identity. The band also earned 16 Juno Awards – the most ever for a band and the fourth-most ever for an artist – picking up their last two in April for Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year for Man Machine Poem. News release: The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization Announce Five-Year Partnership for Orange Shirt Day The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) today announced plans to work together to create a meaningful pathway for Reconciliation.Over three decades, the Tragically Hip released 14 studio albums, the majority of which topped the Canadian album charts and were eventually certified Platinum (their first three LPs all went Diamond).
We’re still trying to figure out what makes us Canadian, and we have one of the loudest neighbors in the world, so this band helped a country, and Gord helped people lyrically, slowly start to try to define themselves.”Downie formed the Tragically Hip in 1984 alongside childhood friends Bobby Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay. Heartbroken to learn the news of Gord Downie passing on.Speaking with The New York Times around the band’s final show, Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew summed up the Tragically Hip’s influence: “We’re a country that hasn’t really embraced its history just yet. Canadian music legend Gord Downie passed away last night after being diagnosed with terminal. City Bylaw Enforcement and Kingston Police will be closely monitoring other parks in and around the University. Fencing is being erected to close access to the Gord Edgar Downie Pier and beach area at Breakwater Park. It puts him among a short list of prime ministers and athletes who have been selected more than once.The Mayor issued the emergency order that will close the park officially for 18 days as of 4 p.m.
The gig notably came together thanks to the efforts of fellow Kingston, Ontario native Dan Aykroyd, who introduced the group despite John Goodman hosting that night’s show.Throughout the Nineties and into the Aughts, the Tragically Hip and Downie developed and expanded their sound. Moment came in 1995 when — after notching their third straight Canadian Number One album with Day for Night – they played Saturday Night Live. However, the band never quite took. They picked up their first Juno award – Most Promising Group of the Year – in 1990.As their popularity in Canada grew, the Tragically Hip seemed primed to cross over in America, especially during alternative rock’s Nineties heyday.
“Bobcaygeon,” meanwhile, is a summer sing-along named for a sleepy town in East-Central Ontario, though the lyrics also grapple with the 1933 Christie Pits riot, during which Toronto’s Jewish community clashed with so-called Swastika clubs.Outside his work with the band, Downie released five solo albums – his first, Coke Machine Glow, arrived in 2001 – and collaborated with an array of artists including Buck 65, Fucked Up, Dallas Green, Alexisonfire and the Sadies. “Fifty Mission Cap,” for instance, recounts the story of Toronto Maple Leafs hero Bill Barilko, who died in a plane crash months after winning the Stanley Cup. These tales would often spawn new Hip songs – “Nautical Disaster” and “Ahead by a Century” were both borne out of “New Orleans Is Sinking” – while some live versions, such as “Highway Girl,” proved more popular than the studio recordings.Downie’s lyrics were often packed with references to Canadian totems and history, though he approached both with an appreciation for lore and a cautionary eye towards reality.
“Gord did not rest from working for the issues he cared about, and his commitment and passion will continue to motivate Canadians for years to come … He will be sorely missed.
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