CONGRATS! Local Artists on CBC's Best Canadian Songwriters List

To mark the Canada's 150th birthday CBC Music has been posting a few music charts. Their latest, the 25 Best Canadian Songwriters Ever List has a number of area musicians.

St. Catherines' own amazing Ron Sexsmith is in the highest position for a local act (#11) 

Links: Ron Sexsmith, More Ron Sexsmith Stories, Video above courtesy of Ron Sexsmith

Legendary rockers The Band (featuring members from the Norfolk and Six Nations) follows closely behind at #12.



Links: The Band, More Stories of The Band, Video above courtesy of MelkortheMorgoth

Completing the local trio is the late, great Hamiltonian Stan Rogers at lucky number 13.



Links: Stan Rogers, More Stan Rogers Stories, Video above courtesy of pudops

1. Joni Mitchell
2. Leonard Cohen
3. Neil Young
4. Buffy Sainte-Marie
5. Gordon Lightfoot
6. Gord Downie (Tragically Hip)
7. Bruce Cockburn
8. Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings (Guess Who)
9. Feist
10. Drake
11. Ron Sexsmith
12. The Band
13. Stan Rogers
14. Alanis Morissette
15. Stompin' Tom Connors
16. Shania Twain
17. Bryan Adams
18. k.d. lang
19. Sarah McLachlan
20. Shad
21. John K. Samson (The Weakerthans)
22. Patrick Watson
23. Susan Aglukark
24. Joel Plaskett
25. Tegan and Sara

Blast from the Past: CBC's Top Canadian Singers List

Links: CBC Music, More CBC Lists

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