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An accounting of 14 musicians under 40 who died but not before they played Canada

Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored culled through data on Setlist.fm to create this list of artists who died young but managed to play Canada before they passed.

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3 thoughts on “An accounting of 14 musicians under 40 who died but not before they played Canada

  • How could compile a list like this and leave out Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, or Jim Morrison?

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    • “Completely Ignored”

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  • And I just added that Elliott Smith Horseshoe Tavern show to setlist.fm just 6 weeks ago. It seemed to be forgotten. Also, didn’t Amy Winehouse perform at the Virgin Festival in Toronto?

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