Stompin’ Tom Connors dead at 77

By News Staff

Posted March 7, 2013 7:19 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The death of Canuck icon and prodigious songwriter Stompin’ Tom Conors on Wednesday touched off a flood of tributes across the country.

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