Michael Fonfara
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Michael Fonfara (11 August 1946 – 8 January 2021) was a Canadian keyboard player. He was known as a member of The Electric Flag and Rhinoceros in the 1960s, Rough Trade and Lou Reed's backing band in the 1970s and The Downchild Blues Band, from 1990 until his death.[1] He won a Juno Award in 2014.[2] He was born in Stevensville, Ontario.
Fonfara died on 8 January 2021 in Toronto from cancer, aged 74.[3]
References
- ↑ Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year. Maple Blues AwardsToronto Blues Society.
- ↑ Can You Hear the Music. Juno AwardsJuno Awards.
- ↑ Renowned Canadian keyboardist Michael Fonfara dies in Toronto after battling cancer (January 10, 2021)The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved January 10, 2021.