Photograph by Getty ImagesĢ012: To launch their 13th album, Now for Plan A, the Hip played a surprise show in Kensington Market.
#DOWNIE PHOTO MOVIE#
Photograph by CP ImagesĢ005: Downie auditioned for the role of goaltender Ken Dryden in a movie about the 1972 Summit Series. Photograph by CP ImagesĢ002: Downie picking what he called “bellybutton lint” out of the Hip’s Walk of Fame star. For Purchasing Inquiries, Please Contact: Glenn. Photograph by CP ImagesĢ001: Downie singing at Music Without Borders, a benefit show for Afghan refugees, at the ACC. The Tragically Hip The Band Photo with Downie in Green on Canvas Framed. Photograph by Getty Imagesġ992: A band photo taken in New York the year they released their seminal album, Fully Completely. Photograph by Getty Imagesġ990: Downie taking a stroll while on tour in the Netherlands.ġ991: The band accepting their second Juno, for Canadian entertainer of the year. The pictures show two sides of Downie: the wild-eyed weirdo who showed up onstage, and a bookish and notoriously private poet who enjoyed fishing, watching hockey games and writing about small Ontario towns.
#DOWNIE PHOTO SERIES#
We collected a series of snapshots that trace Canada’s quintessential rock band from the dorm rooms of Queen’s to sold-out stadiums. Last night, the Hip lost that monumental presence: after a long battle with brain cancer, Downie died at 53. His madman charisma was what convinced a record executive to sign the Tragically Hip in 1987 after a show at the Horseshoe Tavern-and it’s the magnetic force that’s attracted fans to the band ever since. Janette Downie is a Toronto Based photographer who specializes in capturing weddings and special. He was more shaman than showman, warbling, lunging and spewing stream-of-consciousness monologues as if leading some sweaty druidic ritual. Janette Downie Photography (Wedding Photography Toronto). When Gord Downie stepped onto a stage, he became a man possessed. 1988: One of the Hip’s first promotional portraits.
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