| LC control no. | no2006057071 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Banks, Tommy |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Birth date | 1936-12-17 |
| Death date | 2018-01-25 |
| Place of birth | Calgary (Alta.) |
| Place of death | Edmonton (Alta.) |
| Field of activity | Music Canada--Politics and government Television broadcasting |
| Affiliation | Canada. Parliament. Senate Order of Canada |
| Profession or occupation | Arrangers (Musicians) Conductors (Music) Jazz musicians Pianists Legislators Television personalities |
| Found in | Davis, D. Reflections [SR] 1968: label (Tommy Banks, arranger and conductor) Globe and mail WWW site, viewed Jan. 29, 2018 (in obituary dated Jan. 26, 2018: Tommy Banks, a renowned Edmonton jazz pianist and former senator, has died at the age of 81; died Thursday [Jan. 25, 2018] in Edmondton; Banks' musical resume, which began with his professional debut in 1950, covered virtually aspect of Canadian entertainment through the years; hosted "The Tommy Banks Show" from 1968-83 and numerous other TV programs, and performed throughout North America and around the world; guest conductor for numerous symphony orchestras; Banks was appointed to the Senate in 2000 and served on multiple committees until his term ended in 2011) The globe and mail, 20 February 2018, online, viewed 23 July 2018 (Pop and jazz giant Tommy Banks died from leukemia on Jan. 25 at hospital in Edmonton; born Thomas Benjamin Banks on Dec. 17, 1936, in Calgary; named an officer of the Order of Canada; served as a senator from 2000 until 2011) Canada. Governor General. Honours Recipients database, viewed 23 July 2018 (Tommy Banks, O.C., A.O.E., LL.D.; Edmonton, Alberta; Officer of the Order of Canada, awarded on April 19, 1991, invested on October 30, 1991; His versatility as a pianist, conductor, arranger, composer and television personality has touched all aspects of the music scene in Canada and Edmonton in particular. His life is music and his business is entertainment and, as the founding Chairman of the Alberta Foundation for the Performing Arts, he worked tirelessly to ensure that other musicians and performers would receive exposure throughout the country; deceased) Amicus database, 23 July 2018 (authorized access points: Banks, Tommy [0004D3687] and Banks, Tommy, 1936- [1002G8475]) |
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