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Background information | |
Birth name | Stanley Allison Rogers |
Born | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | November 29, 1949
Died | June 2, 1983 Hebron, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 33)
Genres | Folk |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1970–1983 |
Labels | RCA, Fogarty's Cove, Borealis |
Website | stanrogers.net |
Stanley Allison Rogers (November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983)[1] was a Canadian folk musician and songwriter.
Rogers was noted for his traditional-sounding songs which were frequently inspired by Canadian history and the daily lives of working people, especially those from the fishing villages of the Maritime provinces and, later, the farms of the Canadian prairies and Great Lakes.[2] Rogers died in a fire aboard Air Canada Flight 797 on the ground at the Greater Cincinnati Airport at the age of 33.