Tragically Hip's Gord Downie DEAD @ 53

He was best known as an every-man poet, a bit aloof and but also down to earth.  

The Tragically Hip won a record 16 Juno awards and received many other honors, including the Order of Canada. The group also was voted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and have a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. 

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