Christopher Dedrick
Christopher Dedrick (born September 12, 1947 in Delevan , New York , † August 6, 2010 in Toronto , Canada ) was an American musician and composer .
biography
Christopher Dedrick was born into a musical family. His father was a trombonist and arranger and his mother a music teacher. His uncle was the trumpeter and composer Rusty Dedrick . As a child he sang with his brother Bruce and sister Ellen. They later formed their own band with The Free Design . They received their first recording contract with Enoch Lights record label Project 3 in 1966 and released six soft pop albums between 1967 and 1971. A seventh album followed in 1972 with the record company Ambrotype . With Be Free , Dedrick wrote, composed and produced his first solo album in 1972, which was only released in 2000.
From 1972 Dedrick lived in Toronto and began to work as a composer. He wrote the music for Canadian television films such as Escape to Freedom and Witness on the Flight . He was nominated for the Canadian Gemini Award a total of 12 times , including three awards. In 2004 he received a Genie Award for his music for The Saddest Music in the World .
Dedrick died on August 6, 2010 at the age of 62 of complications from his cancer .
Filmography (selection)
- 1972: A Wire in Your Head ( The Happiness Cage )
- 1994: Snatched from Mother ( Million Dollar Babies )
- 1994: Busting the ( Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad )
- 1996: The City Girl ( Road To Avonlea , TV series, three episodes)
- 1999: The Witness ( The Witness Files )
- 2000: Criminal Instinct - love until death ( Love and Murder )
- 2002: Torso - The Secret of the Black Widow ( Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story )
- 2003: The Saddest Music in the World
- 2008: Population Zero - The World Without Us ( Aftermath: Population Zero )
- 2010: My Dad is 100 years old ( My Dad Is 100 Years Old )
Web links
- Christopher Dedrick in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- Christopher Morris: Musician Chris Dedrick dies at 62 , Variety , August 11, 2010
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SURNAME | Dedrick, Christopher |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Delevan , New York, United States |
DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 2010 |
Place of death | Toronto , Canada |