Stan Rogers

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Stanley Allison "Stan" Rogers (born November 29, 1949 in Hamilton , † June 2, 1983 in Cincinnati ) was a Canadian folk music singer and songwriter .

Rogers was known for his baritone voice and traditional-sounding songs inspired by Canadian history. Especially the daily life of the common people was an integral part of his songs. The hard life and work of fishermen and farmers in Canada are recurring motifs in his work. His influence on Canadian folk music is still present.

Life and work

Rogers was born in Hamilton in the Canadian province of Ontario as the eldest son of Nathan Allison "Al" and Valerie Rogers Bushell. He grew up in Woddburn . He spent many summers in Guysborough County in the province of Nova Scotia in family members, especially in the hometown of his mother, Canso . There he made early acquaintance with the maritime environment and its inhabitants. This influence had a profound effect on his further musical development. At the age of five he got his first guitar built by his uncle, as he showed musical talent at an early age. At family celebrations, his family often sang songs of country and western music, the influence of which had a lasting effect on Stan. Throughout his childhood he practiced with his brother Garnet Rogers.

He attended Saltfleet High School in Stoney Creek , where he met other young people interested in folk music. But he was also active in small bands such as "Stanley and the Living Stones" and "The Hobbits" in the genre of rock and roll .

In 1963 he made his first public appearance at the Ebony Knight coffeehouse in Hamilton with songs by Jimmie Rodgers , which made him five dollars.

During his lifetime he was denied wide popularity and a large part of his work was only released posthumously on phonograms.

Rogers died on June 2, 1983 with 22 other passengers on Air Canada's Flight 797 while traveling from Dallas to Toronto . The likely cause of death was smoke inhalation . Its ashes were scattered in the Atlantic off the coast of Nova Scotia.

The Canadian music festival Stan Rogers Folk Festival bears his name.

Discography

  • Fogarty's Cove (1976)
  • Turnaround (1978)
  • Between the Breaks… Live! (1979)
  • Northwest Passage (1981)
  • For the Family (1983, on Folk Tradition, posthumously. In liner notes, brother Garnet Rogers mentions "We lost Stan last week ...")
  • From Fresh Water (1984, posthumous)
  • Home in Halifax (1993, posthumous)
  • Poetic Justice (1996, posthumous)
  • From Coffee House to Concert Hall (1999, posthumous)
  • The Very Best of Stan Rogers (2011)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Stan Rogers in The Canadian Encyclopedia
  2. ^ Website of the Stan Rogers Folk Festival

literature

  • Gudgeon, Chris: Stan Rogers: Northwest Passage . Fox Music Books, 2004, ISBN 1-894997-01-8 .
  • Rogers, Stan: Songs from Fogarty's Cove . OFC publications, 1982, ISBN 0-919141-01-3 .
  • Obituary, “Stan Rogers, Folk Musician; In Fire Aboard DC9; At 33 ". Boston Globe , June 5, 1983, page 1.

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personal data
SURNAME Rogers, Stan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rogers, Stanley Allison (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian folk music singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamilton
DATE OF DEATH June 2nd 1983
Place of death Cincinnati