On the front page of the Sport's section of today's Gazette:
Mr. Hockey broke lots of records - and inspired one
Verdun singer-songwriter had '60s hit with Gordie Howe (Is the Greatest of Them All)
DAVE STUBBS, The Gazette
Published: 7 hours agoWhether Detroit Red Wings Hall of Famer Gordie Howe was the greatest of them all, regardless of the record book, might forever be debated by hockey fans.
But in the spring of 1963, when Howe was celebrated in a hit song by Verdun's Bob Davies, there was no doubt.
To read the complete article click on : http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/sports/story.html?id=d90da5cd-4f7e-4831-8589-e1bc5f5e08b4
Thankyou Dave P for alerting me to the story.
3 comments:
Hi Maggie I just read your post about Bob Davies,.some of the members here,knew him,If I Remember rightly,.I know we posted hid bio from a RockaBilly site some time back............. Here's a little more on the GordieHowe song................ Remembering Gordie's greatness in song
Verdun, Que., singer and songwriter Bob Davies presents Detroit Red Wings legend Gordie Howe with a 78 rpm demo copy of Gordie Howe (Is The Greatest Of Them All) in Howe's Montreal hotel room in early 1963.
Courtesy Bob Davies Whether Detroit Red Wings Hall of Famer Gordie Howe was the greatest of them all, regardless of the record book, might forever be debated by hockey fans. But in the spring of 1963, when Howe was celebrated in a hit song by Verdun, Que., native Bob Davies, there was no doubt. On tonight, the man they call Mr. Hockey will be joined by a handful of other Red Wings legends at the Bell Centre when the Canadiens pay tribute to one of their Original Six rivals as part of the Habs' ongoing celebrations leading to their 2009 centennial. In Stouffville, Ont., just outside of Toronto, 70-year-old Bob Davies will be thinking warmly of Gordie Howe – both the superstar, 79, and the song, 44. Dave Stubbs spoke with Davies and Howe about the first song ever recorded about a hockey player – it helped define Davies's career and it embarrassed Gordie, though clearly he remains delighted by it to this day. You'll find the feature story here. Davies would also write hockey tributes to the Canadiens' Jean (John) B챕liveau and Chicago's Bobby Hull. And with his kind permission, those songs, and others, are available to Inside/Out readers below for listening or free download.
With Bob Davies's permission, here are digital files of his hockey songs, as well as a tribute to the Montreal Alouettes. They're free for listening or download, for non-commercial use only: Gordie Howe (Is The Greatest of Them All), original recording, 1963, Globe Records HF&RV
Apparently with the permission of Bob Davies,......the GAzette had all these posted as well.......................... With Bob Davies's permission, here are digital files of his hockey songs, as well as a tribute to the Montreal Alouettes. They're free for listening or download, for non-commercial use only: Gordie Howe (Is The Greatest of Them All), original recording, 1963, Globe Records Gordie Howe (re-recorded when Howe went to the WHA Houston Aeros), 1975, Broadland Records Gordie Howe (B-side instrumental for lounge singalong use), 1975, Broadland Records Big John B챕liveau, 1963, Click Records Here's To Bobby Hull, 1964, Click Records Hockey Medley, recorded live at Toronto's Brown Derby, 1970s, NPS Records The Mighty Als of Montreal (ode to the CFL Alouettes), 1963, Click Records hf&rv
Heard about article by e-mail, then had it sent to me by snail mail, now in Florida for the winter, article was most interesting and it goes on to a 2 nd. page. Ron Larman
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