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Watch the 2021 Juno Songwriters' Circle

The annual Juno Songwriters' Circle has always been a well-attended event during Juno Week, and this year’s virtual session was likely one of the most viewed events during Juno week, streamed live

Watch the 2021 Juno Songwriters' Circle

By David Farrell

The annual Juno Songwriters' Circle has always been a well-attended event during Juno Week, and this year’s virtual session was likely one of the most viewed events during Juno week, streamed live from the Glenn Gould Studio in CBC's Toronto headquarter. The Saturday evening soiree was hosted by Jim Cuddy and featured July Talk's Leah Fay and Peter Dreimanis, Deborah Cox, Dan Hill and Carole Pope. For these songsmiths, it was likely the first time that they had the opportunity to mingle and socialize with their own kind in over a year, making it a very special occasion for them and, in turn, for us too.


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R. Zee Jackson
Doug McClement

R. Zee Jackson

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Obituaries: Canadian Reggae Star R. Zee Jackson, A&M Promo Exec JP Guilbert, Irish Singer-Songwriter Glen Hansard

This week we also acknowledge the passing of French music DJ and producer Kavinsky.

R. Zee Jackson (also known as Esso Jaxxon) a Jamaican-Canadian reggae vocalist, songwriter and engineer who had a major impact on the Toronto reggae scene, died on July 25, at age 72.

A profile in the Canada Black Music Archives (CBMA) writes that ''R. Zee Jackson was born in Clarendon, Jamaica, where he spent his childhood before migrating to Canada. In 1973 he participated in a cultural exchange program to the United States which would lead him to moving to Canada in 1975. There he would meet reggae producer Oswald Creary of Half Moon Records and Doug McClement of Comfort Sounds Studio.''

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