05-14-2015, 06:21 PM
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Al Mair Gord's pre -Barry Harvey era manager
I have on a whim just googled gordon lightfoot Australia and found a few items of interest especially
http://www.rhino.com/article/stay-tuned-by-stan-cornyn-gordon-lightfoot
in the comments at the end are two from 2013 by Alexander Mair (who is evidently now the President of MHL Communications Limited who I saw on their Facebook page are in Toronto)
one says rather innacurately
"Stan...I managed Gordon from 1968 to 1976, from before Warners issued their first Lightfoot album to the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
I had heard of Al Mair bfore of course but decided for good measure to Google him and found
a very recent video at
https://vimeo.com/96056862
Alexander Mair - 2014 Hall of Fame Inductee
"ALEXANDER MAIR - CANADIAN MUSIC & BROADCAST INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME -
Alexander Mair, President of MHL Communications and proponent of Canadian talent for more than five decades, was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall Of Fame on May 8, 2014 at Toronto’s Kool Haus during Canadian Music Week.
Alexander is a founding member of the Canadian Independent Record Production Association, now known as the Canadian Independent Music Association, and a cofounder of the National Aboriginal Music Association, which planted the seeds for an Aboriginal music category at the JUNO Awards. He co-founded and ran the successful independent Canadian-owned recording company, Attic Music Group. Alexander managed Gordon Lightfoot for 8 years, and influenced the careers of Maestro Fresh Wes, Lee Aaron, The Nylons, Teenage Head and many others."
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(where Sir does not signify that I am a fully benighted Knight just a Bt which signifies a humble Baronet -?? read the wiki!)
I meant no one no harm Once inside we found a curious moonbeam Doing dances on the floor
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