Stompin' Tom Connors
Canadian singer-songwriter (1936–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, OC (February 9, 1936 – March 6, 2013) was a Canadian country and folk singer-songwriter. Focusing his career exclusively on his native Canada, he is credited with writing more than 300 songs and has released four dozen albums, with total sales of nearly four million copies.[1]
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Birth name | Charles Thomas Connors |
Also known as | Tommy Messer, Stompin' Tom Connors |
Born | (1936-02-09)February 9, 1936 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
Origin | Skinners Pond, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Died | March 6, 2013(2013-03-06) (aged 77) Ballinafad, Ontario, Canada |
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Website | www |
Connors' songs have become part of the Canadian cultural landscape. Among his best-known songs are "Sudbury Saturday Night", "Bud the Spud" and "The Hockey Song"; the last is played at various games throughout the National Hockey League, including at every Toronto Maple Leafs home game.[2][3] In 2018, the song was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in a ceremony at a Leafs game.[4]