Ranee Lee – an extraordinary talent The Montrealer January 1, 2009 6778 Jazz singer, dancer, song writer, drummer, saxophone player, university teacher, artist, actress, author, recipient of numerous awards, including The Order of Canada – Ranee Lee is also grandmother to 14 grandc...
Jubilation! The Montrealer December 1, 2007 4166 The Jubilation Choir is celebrating twenty-five years of glorious singing. Trevor Payne - Founder, Director, recipient of the Order of Canada and numerous other awards visits with The Montrealer Born one of...
Céline Dion – using her star power to make a difference The Montrealer August 1, 2007 3365 Arguably the most famous Quebecer of modern times; Céline Dion continues to use her star power to help others less fortunate. You may or may not like her music – but there’s no denying her achievements within h...
Bob Dylan – at 66 and a grandfather – he’s writing some of his best work The Montrealer June 1, 2007 3240 “...hearing Danny Gallivan's voice changed my life... hearing Dylan's made it more meaningful...” Mitch Melnick I’ll never forget the first time I heard Bob Dylan. My older sister Cherise was listening...
Gordon Lightfoot A life in music The Montrealer October 1, 2006 7785 Considered a national treasure, Gordon Lightfoot’s career has spanned six decades – and there are no plans to retire Gordon Lightfoot has been creating music professionally since the 1960s, and at 68, he is ...
Donald K Donald… the man, the company, the vision The Montrealer September 1, 2006 11561 Throughout his 40 years in the hurly burly of the music business, Don Tarleton has retained his humanity and his passion for the Canadian music industry that he continues to shape “I’ve always been fascinat...
Tony Bennett brings his heart – and music – to Montreal The Montrealer June 5, 2006 4081 Good songs last. So do good singers, and one of them is coming to town. He’s the guy Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra advised “not to sing songs that cater to one age group, but songs that appeal to everybody,” ac...
