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The Never-Ending Present : The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip

2018

The biography of Canada's band. In the summer of 2016, more than a third of Canadians tuned in to watch what was likely the Tragically Hip's final performance, broadcast from their hometown of Kingston, Ontario. Why? Because these five men were always more than just a band. They sold millions of records and defined a generation of Canadian rock music. But they were also a tabula rasa onto which fans could project their own ideas: of performance, of poetry, of history, of Canada itself. In the first print biography of the Tragically Hip, Michael Barclay talks to dozens of the band's peers and friends about not just the Hip's music but about the opening bands, the American albatross, the band's role in Canadian culture, and Gord Downie's role in reconciliation with Indigenous people. When Downie announced he had terminal cancer and decided to take the Hip on the road one more time, the tour became another Terry Fox moment; this time, Canadians got to witness an embattled hero reach the finish line. This is a book not just for fans of the band: it's for anyone interested in how culture can spark national conversations.
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Authors

Michael Barclay

Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Control Number Identifier
CaOOCEL
Description conventions
rda
Dewey Decimal Classification Number
782.42166092/2
Dewey Decimal Edition Number
23
Distributor
Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
General Note
Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
Geographic Area Code
n-cn-on
ISBN
9781773052076 9781770414365
LCCN
ML421.T765
LCCN Item number
B23 2018eb
Modifying agency
CaBNVSL
Original cataloging agency
CaBNVSL
Physical Description | Extent
1 electronic text (482 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario
Publisher or Distributor Number
CaOOCEL
Rights
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
System Control Number
(CaBNVSL)thg00976571 (OCoLC)1031367622 (CaOOCEL)479524
System Details Note
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Title proper/short title
tory of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip
Transcribing agency
CaBNVSL

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