Gord Downie

Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, and activist Gordon Downie is best remembered as the enigmatic frontman for beloved Ontario rock outfit the Tragically Hip. The band rose to power at the tail end of the 1980s and in the following decade became figureheads of Canadian modern rock with Downie's peculiar lyrics and powerhouse vocals at the forefront. He later mounted a career of his own with 2001's Coke Machine Glow and continued to issue the occasional solo record while maintaining his post with ever-popular Hip, whose records almost always occupied the nation's top chart posi...