Died On This Date (April 25, 1992) Brian “Too Loud” MacLeod / Chilliwack; Headpins
themusicsover Brian MacLeod
June 25, 1952 – April 25, 1992
Brian “Too Loud” MacLeod is best remembered as a guitarist for Canadian rock band, Chilliwack from 1979 to 1984. He also formed a side band with other members of Chilliwack called the Headpins during that period. MacLeod occasionally played drums and keyboards, sang and acted as co-producer on some of Chilliwack’s records. In 1982, he won a Juno award for his production work on the band’s Opus X. MacLeod died of brain cancer on April 25, 1992 at the age of 39.
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Doug Bennett was the founder and lead singer of Canadian new wave band, Doug & the Slugs, whose biggest hit, “Too Bad,” appeared on their 1980 debut album, Cognac and Bologna. That song found a second life when it was featured as the theme song in comedian Norm MacDonald’s 1999 sitcom, The Norm Show. Doug & the Slugs’ brand of bar room pop had been likened to those of such bands as Huey Lewis & the News. Although very popular in their home country and having released a half-dozen albums, four of which reaching gold status, they never got much beyond their one-almost-hit-wonder status in the U.S. Outside of the band, Bennett produced and directed several music videos by such Canadian bands as Trooper, Zappacosta and Headpins. Bennett had been suffering from a long term, though publicly unknown, illness when he fell into a coma after being admitted to a local hospital. He never regained consciousness and passed away at the age of 52.