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In July 2012, it was announced that Ron Hynes was diagnosed with throat cancer. [7] On August 11, 2012, Hynes performed to a sold-out crowd of more than 3,000 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's. This was his last performance before undergoing cancer treatment.
Nov 26, 2015 · It may say cancer on the death certificate, but the real killer of East Coast music legend Ron Hynes was his insatiable appetite for hard drugs.
Nov 21, 2015 · The singer first announced that he was unwell during a performance in July 2012. A few weeks later, the singer made clear that he had been diagnosed with throat cancer and that he would be taking...
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Fiddler Kelly Russell also played with the WGB, and said while he knew his former bandmate was sick, the news of his death was still a hard blow. "It's always a shock and it always hits you hard when it happens," said Russell. "Ron was such a generous person with his talent and just with himself, you know. There's no other guy like him." Russell sa...
St. John's musician Colleen Power first sang with Hynes when she was 24, and said the musical heavyweight took her "under his wing." "Probably the main reason why I became a songwriter is because of Ron," said an emotional Power. She added that as a friend, Hynes was good for a laugh, but even then was still a strong mentor for her and other local ...
Meanwhile, former St. John's city coun. Sheilagh O'Leary said she grew up listening to his music, adding Hynes was "obviously a legend." "I was one of many who grew up on Ron and WGB and CODCO, I mean that was the generation for me — that was our staple. There was a cultural renaissance happening in Newfoundland," said O'Leary. "He sang who we were...
According to O'Leary, Hynes was a fellow activist who was out ahead of any slight against Newfoundland and Labrador's cultural heritage. "He's moved us in so many different ways, he's supported us in so many ways," she said. "He was an angel, he was a devil. He was just a good friend." Great Big Sea singer Alan Doyle said Hynes was a leader for mus...
Nov 20, 2015 · JOHN'S, N.L. -- Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ron Hynes, Newfoundland and Labrador's "man of a thousand songs," died Thursday after a brief battle with cancer. His family says he died...
Nov 25, 2015 · Canadian music legend Ron Hynes died of cancer on Thursday, November 19. Thousands packed the Basilica of St. John the Baptist in downtown St. John's to say goodbye at his funeral...
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Nov 20, 2015 · Hynes, who fought throat cancer in 2012 and had been declared cancer-free afterward, recently revealed that the disease was back in his hip and lungs. He was optimistic about recovery, saying in media interviews the cancer wasn’t as serious as when it was in his throat, and he wasn’t afraid.
