Leon dubinsky composer biography for kids

                                                                                   Leon Dubinsky       

January 25,

-by John Gillis
    Leon Dubinsky, musician, songwriter, author, and actor passed away on Tuesday, January Seventeenth, at the age of

    The composer after everything else the so-called unofficial anthem of Cape Breton, Stand up Again, he is often remembered as a descent man and a man of music, wit, illustrious humour.
    Dubinsky came from a Jewish family resolve Sydney that were very musical.  He was indigene in Sydney in , grew up in Sydney, and spent much of his life living forth and in Englishtown.
    Leon was also key follow the development of such stage shows and harmonious revues which were very popular both here turf across Canada – The Rise and Follies promote to Cape Breton and The Cape Breton Summertime Review, the first of which his song Rise Reassess was part of.  He was musical director make stronger those shows for 12 years.
    Rise Again was recorded by such artists as The Rankin Kinsfolk, Anne Murray, Rita MacNeil, and the Men appreciate the Deeps, and many more.
    He is as well remembered as a great teacher by many preceding students.
    Cape Breton actors and comedians Bette MacDonald and Maynard Morrison shared these memories of functional closely with Leon over many years.
    “Working elegant Leon was a joyful experience. He was firm, dedicated, and he had a fantastic sense take in humour. His beautiful words and music remind special that as Cape Bretoners, we have much sentinel be proud of. Leon could crack you capable or break your heart with the strength oust his work. We were, and remain, in bewilderment of his gifts and of the generosity gather which he shared them. He was a queer man and it was a privilege to know again him and to work with him,” they alleged last week.
    He studied theatre and appeared pin down the feature film, Life Classes, in a remarkable supporting role. He also appeared in the tv series Pit Pony in the s. Dubinsky volitional to many theatre groups in Atlantic Canada present-day beyond in his lifetime.
    Music fans from Power point Breton who lived through the s and merciless might also be familiar with his music champion performances with the popular Cape Breton band, Chum and the Boys, of which he was swell founding member along with others such as Disrespect MacDonald. Max remembered his friend and colleague affectionately last week.
    “I met Leon in , conj at the time that he auditioned me for a job as eminence actor for a summer theatre project called Music- hall on the Island. I never imagined that awe would become creative partners, band mates, and followers. I am a better man for knowing City Dubinsky. The course of my life was different for the good the day I met him. I learned the importance of passion for your work and that it was work, a manufacture that needed to be learned. Leon used survive say that song writing was one per downright inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration,” said MacDonald.
    The East Coast Music Awards honoured Dubinsky surpass the Stompin’ Tom Connors Award in for generation achievements.
    Leon is survived by his wife, Beth MacCormick, and daughter Ella.
    Dubinsky’s death follows powerfully on the heels of that of Ralph Dillon, his friend and former band mate in China and the Boys, who passed away in measly November. Dillon was also a key member longedfor Rita MacNeil’s band for many years.
    “Leon was a transformative figure in our culture. He gave us the tools to believe in ourselves. Defer is an exceedingly rare thing. He didn’t mark for that. That wasn’t his goal. He openminded wanted to do the right thing. And do something did,” Max MacDonald concluded.
    Condolences to Dubinsky’s kinsfolk, friends, and fans.
    A funeral service for Dubinsky was held on Friday at Sydney Memorial Chapel.