I just happend to click on this "non-Gord"
discussion and saw Harry and Cat's names
mentioned, two of my favorite singer/songwriters next to Gord. "Tuesday's
Dead" is also my favorie Cat song..have you
heard the live version on the Boxed Set yet?
It's truly inspiring. I've enjoyed and respected Harry's music since day one, but I never connected with him the same way as I
have with Cat and Gord. I always wondered if
Gord and Cat ever meet back in the heady days of the '70's. I seem to remember seeing
one or two names on the credits of thier albums that may have been in common, perhaps they shared some studio musicians or production personnel at some point.
To this day, I can't understand how Cat (Yusuf Islam) could just walk away from writing songs and performing for people...but I guess he found a better life. I am grateful that Gord has declared that he has found what makes him happy, recording and performing, and will continue as long as the good Lord will allow. I often think of all the unrecorded songs in Cat's brain that will never be heard...but Gord's dedication to his craft and his fans kind of makes up for that in my mind.....
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