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Doug Bennett, Lead Singer Of Doug & The Slugs, Passes Away
We regret to inform you that Doug Bennett, lead singer of Doug & The Slugs, died on Saturday, October 16th at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary. He was admitted to hospital on October 9th, suffering acute symptoms from a long-standing illness. He lost consciousness soon after his arrival and remained in a coma on life support until he passed away.
Mr. Bennett was born in Toronto in 1951, moved to Vancouver in 1973 and formed Doug & The Slugs in 1977. Doug wrote a number of hits for the band including; Too Bad, Day By Day, Making It Work, Tomcat Prowl, among others. He toured with The Slugs extensively throughout Canada and the US over the past 27 years.
Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and we ask that their privacy be respected during this difficult time. There will be a memorial service in Vancouver, date and place TBA.
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