Greg Quill | |
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| Born | Gregory Raymond Quill 18 April 1947 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 5 May 2013 (aged 66) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Journalist, singer-songwriter, musician |
| Genre | Entertainment |
| Notable works | Toronto Star |
| Spouse | Ellen Davidson |
| Website | |
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Gregory Raymond Quill (18 April 1947 – 5 May 2013) was an Australian-born musician, singer-songwriter and journalist. He lived in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and was an entertainment columnist at the Toronto Star newspaper from the mid-1980s until his death in May 2013.[1] In Australia he came to popular fame as a singer-songwriter for the country rock band Country Radio (1970–73).[1] Their biggest hit, "Gypsy Queen", co-written by Quill with bandmate Kerryn Tolhurst, was released in August 1972 and peaked at No. 12 on the Go-Set National Top 40. After getting an arts grant, Quill travelled to Toronto in 1974 and by the mid-1980s had become a journalist with the Toronto Star.[1] By 1983 he was married to Ellen Davidson, a public relations executive. Greg Quill died on 5 May 2013, at the age of 66, from "complications due to pneumonia".