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Tom Cochrane, (born May 14, 1953) is a Canadian singer and songwriter, whose story-telling songs have earned him the nickname "The thinking man's rocker." His music has been critically referred to as the "soundtrack to a mid-life crisis". His best known song is the hit single "Life Is a Highway" which peaked at #6 on the US Billboard charts in 1992 and was a number one hit in his native Canada, and Australia, where Tom has a very loyal following. May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Lynn Lake is a small town in the northwest region of Manitoba, Canada, 1,071 km from Winnipeg. ...
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May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ...
Life Is a Highway is a song written by Tom Cochrane, from his 1991 album Mad Mad World. ...
Biography
Cochrane was born in Lynn Lake, Manitoba to Violet and Tuck Cochrane, a bush pilot. The family relocated to Etobicoke, Ontario in the West Deane Park area when Tom was four years old. He purchased his first guitar at age 11 by selling a toy train set. He attended Martingrove Collegiate Institute in the 1960s. In the early 1970s, he was performing in coffee houses across Canada. He eventually made his way to Los Angeles where he found a job writing theme music for My Pleasure is My Business, a Xaviera Hollander movie. Unable to find steady income from music, Cochrane returned to Toronto where he drove a taxi cab and later took a job on a Caribbean cruise liner to help pay the bills. Cochrane went back to Los Angeles in 1976, trying to sell his songs to publishers but without success, and returned to Toronto in 1977. Cochrane walked into the El Mocambo club one night in Toronto and came across a band of locals calling themselves Red Rider. After an audition, they agreed to Cochrane joining the band as lead singer and songwriter, a decision that would change their musical careers. Lynn Lake is a small town in the northwest region of Manitoba, Canada, 1,071 km from Winnipeg. ...
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Martingrove Collegiate Institute (MCI) is a medium-sized high school located in Torontos west end close to the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Martingrove Road. ...
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Xaviera Hollander (born 15 June 1943) is a former call girl and madam. ...
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Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...
Torontos El Mocambo Club at night. ...
Red Rider was a Canadian rock band popular in the 1980s. ...
After the Red Rider era, Cochrane set off on his soloist path again. In 1990, Cochrane took his family to West Africa where he helped to raise awareness and money for the World Vision famine relief organization. That experience shaped his next album Mad Mad World which contained the internationally acclaimed hit single "Life is a Highway". A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...
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In 1992, Tom sang the Canadian national anthem in the game 2 of the 1992 World Series of baseball. Unfortunately, he sang it improperly; the section of the song which is to be sang as "...from far and wide, oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee..." was instead sung as follows: "...oh Canada, we stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee..." Sheet music O Canada is the national anthem of Canada. ...
Dates October 17, 1992–October 24, 1992 MVP Pat Borders (Toronto) Television network CBS & Simulcast in Canada on CTV Announcers Sean McDonough, Tim McCarver Umpires Jerry Crawford (NL), Mike Reilly (AL), Joe West (NL), John Shulock (AL), Bob Davidson (NL), Dan Morrison (AL) The 1992 World Series was the first...
The three-CD box set Ashes to Diamonds, including material by both Red Rider and Cochrane as a solo artist, was released in 1993. A compact disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ...
A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is one or more musical recordings, films, television programs, or other collection of related things that are contained in a box. ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
In 1995, he released Ragged Ass Road and followed that with a Canadian tour in 1996. The tour resulted in Songs of a Circling Spirit, a live CD and multi-media package of previously released material. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
In June 1999, Cochrane was involved in a light plane crash in Montreal, after his plane's engine stalled just after take-off. Fortunately, no one was injured. Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3] - City 365. ...
At the 2003 Juno Awards, Tom Cochrane was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The special award ceremony took place April 5, 2003 at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec. The Juno Awards are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands. ...
The Canadian Music Hall of Fame honors Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. ...
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Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In December 2003 he was one of the musical guests on a CBC special called, Rick Mercer's Christmas in Kabul. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Rick Mercers Christmas in Kabul is a CBC Christmas special about comedian Rick Mercer going to Afghanistan to bring Christmas cheer to the Canadian troops stationed outside Kabul. ...
He currently lives with his family in Oakville, Ontario. Oakville (2006 population 165,613[1]) is a town on Lake Ontario in southern Ontario, Canada, midway between Toronto (about 31 km or 19 mi away) on its eastern border and Hamilton (about 20 km or 12 mi away) from its western border. ...
On July 2, 2005, Cochrane took part in the Live 8 concert series. Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ...
Cochrane's new album "No Stranger" recorded in rural Ontario and was released October 31, 2006.
"Life Is A Highway" was re-made in 2006 by the country band Rascal Flatts for the motion picture "Cars" and became a successful country single. Rascal Flatts is an American Country Pop band formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2000. ...
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"Life Is A Highway" was also performed on "Americas Got Talent" by a country singing performer in the Semi-Final round.
In 2007 he accepted the role of Honorary Colonel of the Air Force's 409 "Nighthawks" Tactical Fighter Squadron. As such, he acts as an intermediary between the unit, and the government and the public at large.
Discography See Red Rider for list of albums released when Cochrane was a band member in the 1980s. Red Rider was a Canadian rock band popular in the 1980s. ...
The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...
Cochrane's music has appeared in a number of television shows: Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...
Hang on to Your Resistance is the debut album for Canadian musician Tom Cochrane, originally released in 1974 (see 1974 in music) on Daffodil Records. ...
Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...
Mad Mad World is a rock album by Canadian musician Tom Cochrane released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...
Ragged Ass Road is an album by Canadian rocker Tom Cochrane. ...
For the band, see 1997 (band). ...
Songs of a Circling Spirit is an album by Canadian musician Tom Cochrane released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
X-Ray Sierra is an album by Canadian musician Tom Cochrane released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). ...
Also see: 2002 (number). ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
No Stranger is the latest album by Canadian musician Tom Cochrane released October 31, 2006. ...
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Awards Tom Cochrane has been nominated for and received a number of awards in the music industry. In 2007, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. [1] Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country (Hebrews 11. ...
Juno Awards Cochrane has received seven Juno Awards: The Juno Awards are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands. ...
- 1997 - Best Album Cover (Songs of a Circling Spirit)
- 1992 - Songwriter of the Year
- 1992 - Male Vocalist of the Year
- 1992 - Single of the Year ("Life Is A Highway")
- 1992 - Album of the Year (Mad Mad World)
- 1987 - Composer of the Year
- 1987 - Group of the Year (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider)
Cochrane has also been nominated for the following Junos: - 2000 - Best Male Artist
- 1996 - Male Vocalist of the Year
- 1996 - Album of the Year (Ragged Ass Road)
- 1993 - Songwriter of the Year
- 1993 - Best Selling Album [Foreign or Domestic] (Mad Mad World)
- 1993 - Canadian Entertainer of the Year
- 1992 - Producer of the Year ("All the King's Men")
- 1990 - Group of the Year (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider)
- 1990 - Album of the Year (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider - Victory Day)
- 1990 - Canadian Entertainer of the Year (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider)
- 1989 - Group of the Year (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider)
- 1989 - Canadian Entertainer of the Year (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider)
- 1987 - Composer of the Year
- 1987 - Canadian Entertainer of the Year (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider)
SOCAN Awards Tom Cochrane has also received the following awards from SOCAN: The Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada or SOCAN is the only nationwide performance rights organisation in Canada. ...
- 2003 - National Achievement Award
- 2003 - Classic Award ("Life Is A Highway")
- 1997 - Pop Music Award ("Dreamer's Dream" and "Wildest Dreams")
- 1996 - Pop Music Award ("I Wish You Well")
- 1993 - Pop Music Award ("No Regrets")
- 1992 - Pop Music Award ("Life Is A Highway")
References - Canadian Music Encyclopedia entry
See also Canada has been a source of rock and roll music for decades, beginning with Paul Anka who in 1957 went to New York City where he recorded his own composition, Diana. The song brought him instant stardom and went to No. ...
Canadian music includes pop and folk genres; the latter includes forms derived from England, France (particularly in Quebec), Ireland, Scotland, and various Inuit and Indian ethnic groups. ...
This is a list of bands originating from Canada. ...
Cochrane is a surname of Scottish derivation. ...
External links - Official Web Site
- A Fan Website
- Video Interview and No Stranger Album Launch Feature
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