Greg McConnell (September 12, 1964-April 4, 1999) was a Canadian indie rock musician, who was a member of the alternative country bands Absolute Whores (where he used the stage name "Ugly Dick Adonis"), Lost Dakotas and Stratochief. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Alternative country is a term used to describe a number of Country music subgenres that tend to differ from mainstream or pop country music Absolute Whores were a Canadian Indie rock / Cowpunk band in the late 1980s and early 1990s Lost Dakotas was a Canadian Alternative country band in the 1990s Stratochief is a Canadian Alternative country band The band was originally formed by Greg McConnell, following the breakup of his earlier band
McConnell was famous for his cowhide-trimmed upright bass, which Steve Earle once described as looking "like Dwight Yoakam threw up on it". Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. Stephen 'Steve' Fain Earle (ɝl is an American Singer-songwriter, well known for his rock and Country music, as well as his political views Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American Country music Singer, Songwriter, and Actor
On Easter Sunday, 1999, McConnell died unexpectedly while on a camping trip in Tobermory, Ontario. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Tobermory is a small community located at the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula in the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario Canada. In May of that year, a memorial "GregFest" was held at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern, featuring Stratochief, Jughead, Adam Faux and a one-off Whores reunion; funds raised from the show were used to dedicate a portion of the Trans-Canada Trail in Caledon to McConnell's memory. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The Horseshoe Tavern (known as The Horseshoe or The 'Shoe to Toronto locals is a concert venue located at 370 Queen Street West (northeast corner of Queen The Trans Canada Trail is a proposed corridor in Canada. The creation of the trail was announced as part of Canada's 125th anniversary celebrations in 1992 Caledon ( 2006 Population 57050 is a Town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario,
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