Stompin Tom Connors

Legend goes that he ordered a beer for 40 cents
in the Maple Leaf Hotel in Timmins, Ontario and was 5 cents short.
The bartender saw his guitar and told him to sing a few songs

 then he'd give him free beer. He was a hit and packed the place for weeks.

Since then wrote over 300 songs mainly about 

Canada and Canadians and founded the 

record label Boot Records.

After complaints from club owners about the 

damage his thumping boot heel was doing to their

stages, Tom began stomping on plywood sheets.

Once they'd wear through, he'd sometimes auction them off.

One holy board fetched $15.000 for charity.

Sketched from a 70s publicity photo.

1936-2013

R.I.P