George Westerholm is a Canadian musician, singer, comedian and writer. He has won three

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for his work as a writer on ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Comedy

In the 1980s and early 1990s, Westerholm was part of the comedy duo Al & George with

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."Take one funny guy, add a guitar, stir and..." ''

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'', March 30, 2007. Following their breakup, he turned his attention primarily to music and writing rather than standup comedy performance.

Musical career

Westerholm was part of a

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trio called Sinphonic in the mid-1990s, which released two cassettes and two CDs. He performed on both vocals and guitars, along with John Bowker (vocals, bass) and Dino Naccarato (drums). The group was "called everything from punk/surf to 'suave-garage', with influences from the style of

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to the recklessness of

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." Westerholm has also released a self-titled 6-track EP which includes his best-known song, "Trevor", and he was planning to release another one in the fall of 2006. "Trevor" achieved some notoriety after being played nationally on the

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program '' DNTO''.

Discography

With Sinphonic * Music by Sinphonic – cassette * Ammunition – CD * Live at the El Mocambo – cassette * Man Vs. Himself – CD Solo albums * George Westerholm

References

External links

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