Stompin' Tom Connors Musical artist

Charles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, OC (February 9, 1936 – March 6, 2013) was one of Canada's most prolific and well-known country and folk singer-songwriters. Focusing his career exclusively on his native Canada, Connors is credited with writing more than 300 songs and has released four dozen albums, with total sales of nearly 4 million copies. Connors died at age 77 in his home in Ballinafad, Ontario on March 6, 2013, of renal failure.His songs have become part of the Canadian cultural landscape. Three of his best-known songs, Sudbury Saturday Night, Bud the Spud and The Hockey Song, are played at various games throughout the National Hockey League; the latter is played at every Toronto Maple Leafs home game.

Personal facts

Stompin' Tom Connors
Alias (AKA)
Connors Charles Thomas (birth name)
Tommy Messer
Birth dateFebruary 09, 1936
Birth place
Saint John New Brunswick , Canada
Date of deathMarch 06, 2013
Place of death
Erin Ontario
Hometown
Timmins

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Musical artist

BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Country music
Folk music
Canadiana
record label
Boot Records
EMI

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