part 2:
Other notables:
#63 – Ron Sexsmith – Ron Sexsmith - 1995
“I know him, he’s a friend. He’s a fine writer.” Gordon Lightfoot
#38 – Melville – Rheostatics – 1991 – (Dave Bidini of the Rheostatics was a Juror -
http://www.davebidini.ca )
There’s a cover song from that prototypical Canadian songwriter, Gordon Lightfoot. Here’s what they did to “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald”: “Really drag it through the muck, really get it dirty, spray it with mud and blood and fear and angst. It was essentially our punk rock version of that song, really trying to get it as frightful as possible. I think we all realized we could give a new look to this song, maybe reflect sonically some of the lyrics, more so than Gord’s actual treatment, which was very clean and kind of jaunty, when in fact it’s terrifying as hell, that song.”
Other Jurors –
Colin Linden (member of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings) – producer of the tribute album – “Beautiful” -
www.colinlinden.com
Ron Sexsmith -
www.ronsexsmith.com
Ron Hynes (musician – friend of Ron Jones)
www.hynesite.org
Jowi Taylor – maker of the 6 Strings Nation Guitar, radio host.
www.sixstringnation.com/en/contact_us
Michael Wrycraft – (posters, albums art design, - he did “Beautiful” – A tribute to Gordon Lightfoot.
http://pages.interlog.com/~wrycraft/...ecentwork.html and one of Jory Nash’s cd’s..)
Gord James –CHUM radio – he and Gord go way back.. -
www.1050chum.com