In Memoriam

The pioneering Canadian broadcaster changed how radio sounded, championed emerging artists and helped make musical discovery central to the CFNY experience. Canadian broadcasting has lost one of its great musical advocates. David Marsden, the influential broadcaster and programmer most closely associated with CFNY-FM's legendary “Spirit of...

For generations of Canadians, Tommy Hunter brought country music into the living room and gave its artists a national stage. For nearly three decades, Tommy Hunter was a familiar presence in Canadian homes. With an easy manner, a distinctive voice and an enduring respect for country...

From Toronto’s clubs to Woodstock and international success, David Clayton-Thomas became one of Canada’s most recognizable voices. Few Canadian singers possessed a voice quite like David Clayton-Thomas. Powerful, soulful and immediately recognizable, it carried him from Toronto’s early rhythm-and-blues scene to international stages as the lead...