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Stan Rogers
Canadian folk musician (1949–1983)
For other people named Stanley Rogers, see Stanley Rogers (disambiguation).
Stan Rogers | |
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| Birth name | Stanley Allison Rogers |
| Born | (1949-11-29)November 29, 1949 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | June 2, 1983(1983-06-02) (aged 33) Hebron, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1970–1983 |
| Labels | RCA, Fogarty's Cove, Borealis |
| Website | stanrogers.net |
Musical artist
Stanley Allison Rogers (November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983)[1] was a Canadian folk musician and songwriter who sang traditional-sounding songs frequently inspired by Canadian history and the working people's daily lives, especially from the fishing villages of the Maritime provinces and, later, the farms of the Canadian prairies and Great Lakes.[2] He died in a fire aboard Air Canada Flight 797, grounded at the Greater Cincinnati Airport, at the age of