Bill Bourne was a popularlly loved a Canadian musician, and songwriter, whose death has hit her s world so hard.
As it is reported and made known about his battle with cancer, and fans are eager to know what happened to the musician.
Bill Bourne was born William Sigurd Bourne on March 28, 1954. Bourne incorporates traditional music influences from all around the world.
Bourne and his son Pat Bourne formed the Free Radio Dance Band to record the CD Bluesland in 2011. In 2012, he released Amoeba Collective alongside Tippy Agogo and other well-known musicians.
Bourne, together with fellow Edmontonians such as Joe Nolan, Jenie Thai, Jeremy “Jey” Witten, and Justine Vandergrift, led the historic Edmonton Christmas record An Edmonton Christmas: Live Off the Floor in 2013.
Bill Bourne death new has shock many, as he reportedly died at the age of 68 following his battle with cancer.
In late 2020, the multiple Juno contender and the winner got diagnosed with Stage 4 bladder cancer.
His kidney began to fail in August 2021 as a result of cancer in his bladder and connecting tissues, but medical intervention helped him temporarily overcome the life-threatening illness.
A GoFundMe page called “Help Bill Heal” was created for Bill by his daughter, Emily, to help her father just a month ago.
Bill and his wife gave birth to a daughter and son named Emily Bourne and Pat Bourne. Emily recently started a GoFundMe page to help her father after the cancer diagnosis which collected over $28,000 in its first five days.
Bourne, who was 68 years old, was born and raised in Red Deer, Alberta. He began his career in 1975 and is noted for incorporating elements of old-time roots, country, gospel, and blues into his songs.
He was a member of the string quartet Tri-Continental with Madagascar Slim and Lester Quitzau beginning in 2000, and he recorded four albums with them.
Bourne released the album Voodoo King in 2002. Shannon Johnson, Lester Quitzau, Madagascar Slim, Aysha Wills, Eivr Pálsdóttir, Wyckham Porteous, and Jasmine Ohlhauser have also worked with him.