Gord Downie | Gone But Not Forgotten | Tribute To The Life Of Legendary Canadian Rocker

Has there ever been a more riveting rock-and-roll performer than
Gordon Edgar Downie? There’s certainly never been a more
captivating Canadian rock-star, I can tell you that. Today, you
might be able to choose from any one of a ton of Tragically Hip
performances to view online, but trust me when I say, experiencing
Downie’s art that way simply doesn’t do it justice. In order to
really get a sense of who he was and what he meant to the legion of
Hip fans, you had to be there in the moment to truly feel his
energy. Even after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, an extremely
fast-acting and deadly type of brain-cancer, Downie traveled across
Canada, drawing out every last bit of happiness he could from the
fans who were preemptively mourning his loss. No major performer in
the history of pop music has ever undertaken such a venture while
seriously ill, and yet, it was only one of Gord Downie’s
unprecedented achievements.