Joveski is partially correct. But it is more than that. Gord has never felt a need...as a Canadian...to adapt to and transplant as a State-sider. That has a lot to do with it too. The industry envelops and promotes those who "play the game." Gord has never been compelled to do that and, frankly, I don't think he gives one iota whether he is acclaimed in the States or not. Those of us who are his fans, particularly those of us who reside stateside, are the ones who feel a greater sense that he has been spurned by the powers that be and never been given his rightful amount of acclaim and credit. Have you ever seen Gord make the rounds of the major promotional circuit in the states? (Talking major U.S. network television here.) Nope...never. Not even when he was at the height of his fame and popularity here. Bob Dylan, on the other hand, was heavily featured in the national media during the 60s when he was at the height of his career and he remains a recognized icon to this day.
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