John Bottomley (September 17, 1960 – April 6, 2011) was a Canadian singer-songwriter. He started in music in the early 1980s with the band Tulpa, which also included his brother Chris,"Singer-songwriter John Bottomley dies at age 50"

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, April 11, 2011. and launched a solo career in 1990 with his solo debut album ''Library of the Sun''. He followed up with his second album, ''Songs with the Ornamental Hermits'',"You oughta Juno: What happened to those artists voted most likely to succeed? Part 2 — 1986 – 1999"
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for Most Promising Male Vocalist the following year. His most successful album, 1995's ''Blackberry'', spawned the

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hits "You Lose and You Gain" and "Long Way to Go". Bottomley died in 2011 in Brackendale, British Columbia. The coroner's report concluded that Bottomley killed himself and a family spokesperson confirmed that he had been suffering from clinical depression.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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