Hank Monis
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| Born | Henry Monis Script error: No such module "person date". |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Studio musician |
| InstrumentTemplate:Pluralize from text | Guitar |
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Henry (Hank) Monis (May 24, 1923 – November 21, 2011) was a Toronto-based studio musician. Over his career he worked for the CBC,[1] performed on many albums, and worked as a guitar teacher.[2][3]
Monis was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was the second youngest of seven brothers and sisters. He fought in World War II as a bombardier. After the war, he moved to New York City to pursue his musical career. He married a Canadian, Jean Cameron, and ended up settling in Toronto. He was the father of five children, and his two sons also became musicians.
Selected works
He played guitar on the children's shows Mr. Dressup[4] and Polkadot Door, and wrote music for Sesame Street. He played on the Expo 67 songs "Canada" and "A Place To Stand." He also played banjo on The Stampeders' 1971 studio recording of "Sweet City Woman," and guitar on the Bobby Edwards album Fat City Suites in E Major.[5] Hank also instructed Canadian music composer Bob Ezrin in jazz guitar.
Monis is identified as a prominent jazz guitarist in the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada.[6]
References
- ^ "#SPOTLIGHT: TOM LOCKWOOD BAND", CKXS Radio, September 23, 2019
- ^ "Rob Piltch". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Marc Jordan", The Canadian Encyclopedia, Betty Nygaard King, June 27, 2007
- ^ at Barrie public library
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bobby Edwards". It Came from Canada (Archived copy). Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.King, Betty Nygaard. "Guitar". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
