quote:Originally posted by Jim Nasium:
Whilst searching the net for some suitable folk songs for inclusion into my small repertoire I came across this interesting paragraph
"Stan Rogers came from Hamilton, Ontario, a six-foot-four poet who started out as a rock bassist before turning to folk music. With his rich voice, he used his music to call to life all of the wonder and mysticism of his native Canada. His singing is occasionally mistaken for that of Gordon Lightfoot, but it's huskier and earthier than Lightfoot's, and his repertoire -- made up of song cycles drawn from throughout Canada -- is also more tradition-oriented and more mystical. Rogers died in a fire aboard an Air Canada flight in Cincinnati, OH, in June 1983, leaving behind a half-dozen albums."
I have never felt that Stan sounded like Gordon, it may be my leather ear.
I love Stan's voice, especially on his slow ballads, but to my ears, it doesn't sound at all like Gord's. Stan's voice has more of a Celtic sound to it.
If you look on Stan's site, he mentions Gord as being a big influence on his musical style.
I think, had Stan not died at an early age, he would have been a Canadian folk icon and would have had a career comparible to Gord's. But because of his early exit, a lot of people have not heard of him, which in itself is the real tragedy.
Cathy
http://www.cathycowette.com