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Ronald Eldon (Ron) Sexsmith (born 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario, currently based in Toronto. He is known as a songwriter’s songwriter, with a gift for melody, insightful and understated lyrics, and an expressive, affecting voice.

Sexsmith started his first band at 14. After moving to Toronto he formed the Uncool and released his cassette Out of the Duff, and a year later, There’s a Way. Meanwhile, he worked as a courier, and released Grand Opera Lane in 1991. On the strength of this album he earned a contract which led to the self-titled album Ron Sexsmith of 1995. Between 1997 and 2001, Sexsmith released three more albums before the acclaimed Cobblestone Runway in 2002.

2004’s album, Retriever, a more pop-oriented album than those before, is dedicated to Elliott Smith and Johnny Cash. In 2004 he was invited by Grammy-Award-Winner Bill Frisell to perform at the German RuhrTriennale in the renowned concert series Century of Song together with songwriter Jesse Harris.

In 2005, he released a collection of songs recorded with drummer Don Kerr during the production of Retriever, called Destination Unknown. The same year, he also won a Juno Award for songwriter of the year, for the song “

Whatever It Takes”.

His first five albums are generally melancholic folk-pop with simple, elegant melodies, accentuated use of guitars and economic application of other instruments. On his sixth album, Cobblestone Runway, producer Martin Terefe changed the style to include a more lavish use of synthesizers.

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rtms1988 wrote:
15 days ago

Good voice.

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recsrecs wrote:
last month

Let HIM in on your secret heart :D

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LoganBridges wrote:
July 2009

maybe this christmas they will be something more

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bruno1986 wrote:
July 2009

Nice

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mikebelto wrote:
June 2009

Hey! Make sure you check out Rhett Miller! His new self titled album is amazing and it’s available now! If you love artists like Gavin DeGraw you will love Rhett Miller! http://www.shoutfactory.com/av/rhett_miller/Rhett-I_Need_To_Know_Where_I_Stand

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Arlindo-88 wrote:
May 2009

strawbetty blond... great song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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strajnic wrote:
May 2009

Old fashioned but really good!

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mingshenhe wrote:
April 2009

forever

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mingshenhe wrote:
April 2009

好久没听他的歌了，还是那么亲切熟悉！永远支持！

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laws88 wrote:
April 2009

pathos

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Nikki197 wrote:
March 2009

Cheers

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snewk wrote:
March 2009

I began with Retriever, which is still my favorite. Blue Boy is a close second, followed by the self-titled.

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Nikki197 wrote:
March 2009

Want to buy a cd, which one should I buy first? Can anyone advise me? x

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urbanrockergirl wrote:
March 2009

love

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Nyranda wrote:
March 2009

heart.

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junkyard-angel wrote:
February 2009

You are a star. If ever there were a star shining, it would be you.

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JackJakobsen wrote:
February 2009

he is soooo awesome!! but also so unrecognized...

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Siouxlex wrote:
January 2009

Ron on Daytrotter. www.daytrotter.com. Download these DRM free MP3s. He is at its best.

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ravennote wrote:
December 2008

I don't know why,but he reminds me of John Lennon.

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bge wrote:
December 2008

The king of melody!

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