R.I.P. Ian Tyson

[clipper]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ian-tyson-dead-at-89-1.6699778

[bobbmd]

@clipper-- I must had heard about his death at the same time you did. So instead of watching bowl games I made 2 extensive 'public' playlists of him alone and with Sylvia and covers of his/with her songs. One is on TIDAL the other on Qobuz if you and anyone else is interested.

I even found a version of "4 strong winds" and other songs of I&S by Bob Dylan on some version of The Basement Tapes!

For me and probably others of my era "Four Strong Winds" probably had an impact on relationships found and then lost.

[clipper]

Hi @bobbmd.

 

I'd love to check out your playlists.  

 

My dad had (and still has) a great record collection, and he loved Ian & Sylvia when I was a small kid.  He let me and my brother use his really nice stereo system (great Thorens turntable, McIntosh preamp and amp) even when we were young.  So I played all their records probably hundreds of times.  Years later, we discovered Ian Tyson's solo stuff.  Great too.  I saw him perform at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA.  I stood in a small line to shake his hand and meet him after the show, and he was really cool (as you would expect).  He signed a CD that I gave to my dad.

 

Thanks for taking the time to put together playlists.  Can't wait to see them...

 

Take care.

 

 

[bobbmd]

@clipper wow nice remembrance thanks for the reply Happy New Year.

I read the link you posted found it interesting and a lot to look up and read and listen to--if you go to just YouTube(not youtube tv) there is just a slew of videos on him alone and with Sylvia especially the 1986 'Reunion'/neil young and others singing etc.