![]() It’s no surprise social media has been overflowing with fond remembrances, both from those who knew him and those who just felt as if they did. ![]() (You can read the story here.)Īfter the call, he went out of his way to tell his PR person to pass on how much he’d enjoyed the interview, and that’s rarer still. But he was insightful and generous with his name, natural and engaging in the way phone interviews with a stranger rarely are. ![]() It can be a disillusionment to talk to someone you admire if they turn out to be boring or unkind or aloof. Knowing I was a fan going back to his time with surf-rock act Phono-Comb, she offered the slot to me instead. I detest doing phone interviews, but in 2017, my colleague Erin Lebar had a conflict and was unable to make her scheduled call with Good. (Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press Files) The Sadies lead singer Dallas Good died of natural causes at age 48. A distinctive figure with his lanky frame and Nudie suit, he conveyed an almost gothic dourness onstage, but he was anything but grim. The singer and brilliant guitarist for the hard-touring country-rock band the Sadies had played Winnipeg countless times. Toronto’s Dallas Good died last Thursday of natural causes at age 48. They weren’t household names, but they made a huge impact on a great many people and they leave the world a less magical place. Or maybe that’s just because I’m in the middle now, too. To me, it’s the ones in the middle that feel the saddest, somehow, the ones who are neither nascent artists nor coasting on legendary status. When they go, they’ll be grieved and memorialized, but likely with the caveat that they had a good run. Then there are the ones who just keep on tickin’, in many cases despite a lifetime of liver abuse and bad decisions. ![]() It doesn’t make it any less sad, but it has a tinge of inevitability to it. Most could be called victims of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, and our mourning of them is indelibly caught up in the notion of powerhouse talent flying too close to the sun. Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon, Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain… the list goes on. ![]() The history of rock music is littered with artists who died too young. This time, it’s personal – Winnipeg Free Press Applause - This time, it’s personal ![]()
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