The Tragically Hip's Gord Downie Dies at 53 After Brain Cancer Battle "No one worked harder on every part of their life than Gord. No one," Gord Downie's family said in a statement announcing his ...

Gord Downie suffers from an aggressive form of brain cancer known as glioblastoma that's incurable, but should not rob the Tragically Hip frontman of his ability to sing, his doctor said today in ...

Gord Downie, frontman of legendary rock band The Tragically Hip, died at the age of 53 on Tuesday night. He was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer just over a year ago in May 2016.

Gord Downie received the diagnosis last December: glioblastoma, or terminal brain cancer. The Tragically Hip says the band is standing by their lead singer as he keeps “fighting hard.” ...

Downie, 52, has four children with his wife, Laura Leigh Usher. He formed the Hip in Ontario in 1983 with guitarists Paul Langlois and Rob Baker, bassist Gord Sinclair and drummer Johnny Fay.

Gord Downie of the Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The band announced the news in a Facebook post on Tuesday. “[H]e’s endured a lot of ...

Gord Downie, lead singer of thoughtful Canadian rock band Tragically Hip, has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The group broke the news on their website, writing, “Since [his diagnosis ...

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Gord Downie, lead singer of Canadian music group the Tragically Hip, has died at the age of 53, RadarOnline.com has learned. Last year in 2016, he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, after ...

The Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie is dead at age 53, less than 18 months after announcing he had terminal brain cancer. "Gord knew this day was coming - his response was to spend this precious ...

Gord Downie, who made himself part of Canada’s national identity with songs about hockey and small towns as lead singer and songwriter of iconic rock band The Tragically Hip, has died at age 53 ...

Gord Downie, a Canadian musician best known for fronting acclaimed rock group The Tragically Hip, died Tuesday evening following a fight with brain cancer. He was 53. Skip to content.