Simon Kendall is a

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rock musician and film composer. The longtime keyboardist for

Doug and the Slugs Doug and the Slugs are a Canadian pop music group formed in 1977 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The band enjoyed a number of Canadian top 40 hits in the 1980s, most notably " Too Bad" (1980), "Who Knows How To Make Love Stay" (1982), "Making It ...

, he won the

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for Best Original Score at the

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in 1993 for the film '' Cadillac Girls'', and was shortlisted for

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at the

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in 2001 for "Parting Glass", a song which he cowrote with

Tom Landa The Paperboys (sometimes billed and credited as Tom Landa and the Paperboys) are a Canadian folk music band from Vancouver that formed in 1991. The Paperboys blend Celtic folk with bluegrass, Mexican, Eastern European, African, zydeco, soul ...

and

Geoffrey Kelly Geoffrey Kelly (born October 23, 1956, in Dumfries, Scotland) is a Canadian rock musician. He played guitars, flutes and bodhrán for the folk rock Folk rock is a fusion genre of rock music with heavy influences from pop, English and Amer ...

for the film ''

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''. He has frequently composed music for the films of his brother, director Nicholas Kendall, including ''Do It with Joy'', ''Cadillac Girls'' and ''

Mr. Rice's Secret ''Mr. Rice's Secret'' is a Canadian family drama film. It stars David Bowie as the title character, a mysterious man who leaves after death a series of clues to a 12-year-old boy with cancer, to help him appreciate life. The production was filmed ...

''. In 2005, Kendall joined with Rob Baker,

Craig Northey Craig Northey (born February 9, 1962) is a Canadian musician and film and TV composer. He is one of the founding members of the band Odds, which released four albums between 1991 and 1996. They were best known for the radio singles " It Falls Apa ...

Doug Elliott Douglas Robert Elliott (born September 3, 1962) is a Canadian musician best known for his work in the alternative rock group Odds. As a child growing up in the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alberta, he took piano lessons and later played trombon ...

and

Pat Steward Pat Steward (born May 4, 1962) is a Canadian drummer and singer who is a member of the band Odds, and has recorded and toured with Bryan Adams and Matthew Good, among many others. Early life Steward was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Br ...

in the supergroup project

Stripper's Union Stripper's Union is a Canadian rock band consisting of Rob Baker (vocals, guitar), Craig Northey (vocals, guitar), Doug Elliott (bass guitar), Simon Kendall (piano), and Pat Steward (drums). The band have to date released three albums in 2005, ...

. He has also been a frequent session musician for

Colin James Colin James (born Colin James Munn; August 17, 1964) is a Canadian blues rock singer and songwriter. James has been very successful in Canada, having attained seven Gold-certified albums in Canada during his career, including four Platinum alb ...

, and with The Stellar Band of Neighbours, an occasional touring band whose members include Wyckham Porteous, Steven Drake, Kevin Kane and

Johnny Fay The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as the Hip, was a Canadian rock band formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1984, consisting of vocalist Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassist ...

."Crowd gets Stellar at Capitol Theatre". ''Alberni Valley Times'', December 14, 2010.

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