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Born | Stevensville, Ontario, Canada | August 11, 1946
Died | January 8, 2021 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 74)
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Years active | 1963–2021 |
Michael Fonfara (11 August 1946[citation needed] – 8 January 2021) was a Canadian keyboard player who was most notable for his work as a member of The Electric Flag and Rhinoceros in the 1960s, Rough Trade and Lou Reed's backing band in the 1970s and The Downchild Blues Band, from 1990 to the present. He studied classical piano at The Royal Conservatory of Music. He is a multiple Maple Blues Award winner as Piano/Keyboardist of the year and a Juno Award winner with the Downchild Blues Band.[1] His distinguished musical career was so honoured by the Maple Blues Awards as early as 2000 and a Juno Award in 2014.[2]