A bona fide Canadian rock institution, the Tragically Hip formed in Kingston,
Ontario in 1984 and spent the next three decades toiling the country's modern
musical landscape to emerge as award-winning national heroes whose farewell
concert was attended by the Prime Minister. Gord Sinclair (bass, backup vocals)
and Rob Baker (guitar) met at high school and played together in the Rodents
before merging with Johnny Fay (drums, percussion), the late Gord Downie (lead
vocals, guitar), and saxophonist David Manning in 1984. Guitarist Paul Langlois
joined in 1986, with Davis Manning lea...