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Leon Cole
Leon Cole (December 29, 1939 - December 5, 2019) was a Canadians, Canadian musician and radio broadcaster, best known as the host of the classical music program ''RSVP'' on CBC Music, CBC Stereo from 1985 to 1995."CBC Radio host returns to record broadcast". ''Kingston Whig-Standard'', February 7, 1992. Prior to joining the CBC as a broadcaster, Cole studied music at the Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto."Popular RSVP host Leon Cole stepping away from mike". ''Montreal Gazette'', April 5, 1994. He worked as a church organist and choir director, as well as composing orchestral music and documentary film scores. He was first heard on the CBC as the host of ''Sound Track'', before taking over from David Lennick as host of ''RSVP'' in 1985. He was the father of jazz singer Holly Cole."Holly Cole's magnificent obsession; Vocalist's full-throated sound getting ample airplay across the country". ''Edmonton Journal'', November 10, 1990. References 1939 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadians
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
