• The Tragically Hip, often just referred to as The Hip, was started in 1983 by Gord Downie. 

 

• The Hip’s members included Rob Baker, Johnny Fay, Gord Sinclair, Paul Langlois, and Gordon Downie. The band started in their hometown of Kingston, Ontario. 

 

• In 1987 they signed a long-term record deal with MCA and released their debut album. 

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• Three years later, in 1990 the band won their first Juno award. In the following years, they would win more than a dozen Junos.

 

• The Tragically Hip was inducted to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2005. 

 

• The Tragically Hip retired in 2017 following Gord’s death.

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• Over their 32-year career, The Tragically Hip produced 14 albums and sold millions of records.