Death of Sadies singer Dallas Good spurs tributes from other musicians
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Fellow musicians are remembering Dallas Good as someone who fostered community within the Canadian music scene and supported new artists.
Fellow musicians are remembering Dallas Good as someone who fostered community within the Canadian music scene, supported new artists and gave them a chance to showcase their skills.
Good, the singer and guitarist of rock/alternative country band the Sadies, died Thursday of natural causes at age 48.
The Sadies posted the news on their social media accounts Friday afternoon, saying in a Facebook post that Good had been under doctor’s care for a coronary illness discovered earlier this week.
The band, made up of Good, his singer/guitarist brother Travis Good, bassist Sean Dean and drummer Mike Belitsky, formed in Toronto in 1994 and released their first album Precious Moments in 1998.
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“We kind of grew up idolizing and watching (them),” Ryan Gullen, bassist for the Sheepdogs said in a phone interview. “Their albums are amazing and their live shows were something you could only aspire to.”
Gullen said the Sadies were the first band to “take a chance” on the Sheepdogs in 2011, inviting the then little-known rock group from Saskatoon to tour with them through Western Canada.
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