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The Irreverent Ms. Pegi Wins An Award

On Friday, June 4, Pegi Cecconi was awarded the 2020 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) for her ongoing contributions and dedica

The Irreverent Ms. Pegi Wins An Award

By FYI Staff

On Friday, June 4, Pegi Cecconi was awarded the 2020 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) for her ongoing contributions and dedication to the Canadian music industry. Some might call her an acquired taste, others the loudest mouth in the room, but she’s become an icon for women in the music business. One tough broad, in the parlance of Mickey Spillane, and a well-versed freedom fighter who has earned her mark with valour, and noted for her achievements that have always placed her client’s best interests first.

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This week we also acknowledge the passing of reggae luminary Stephen 'Cat' Coore, pioneering jazz guitarist Ralph Towner and Montreal beatboxer and comic Ej Brulé.

Ej Brulé, (born Stephen John Burns), a Montreal beatboxer and comedian who was a popular performer on that city's underground scene, died on Jan. 19, at age 69. A cause of death has not been reported.

Word of his passing was posted on his Facebook page. The post called him "an unstoppable performer — even when he wasn’t on stage. He loved telling jokes, spinning tall tales, and making people laugh. In true Steve fashion, he and Anne [Woolgar] were even married on stage at the Just For Laughs Festival (though he took his vows very seriously)."

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