John Mann (musician)
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Mann playing with Spirit of the West in 2010
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| Born |
September 18, 1962 Calgary, Alberta |
| Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Musician, songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Known for | Spirit of the West |
| Style | Folk rock |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Daum |
| Website | johnmann |
John Fraser Mann (born September 18, 1962) is a Canadian rock musician and actor. He is best known as the frontman of the folk rock band Spirit of the West.
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Mann relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia to study theatre at Studio 58. He left Studio 58 in 1983 and co-founded the band Spirit of the West. The band released its first independent album the following year.
Mann is the lead vocalist of the folk rock band Spirit of the West and is the band's co-founder and co-songwriter along with bandmate Geoffrey Kelly.
Spirit of the West's music is a mixture folk, alt-rock and pop with a Celtic-influenced sound. The band gained wider popularity with their 1990 major label release Save This House. The album included the single "Home for a Rest" which became their most recognized song Co-written by Mann, "Home for a Rest" is a popular drinking song in Canada; it has been called "legendary" and the "ultimate Canadian frosh-week/wedding-reception anthem" by Marsha Lederman of The Globe and Mail, an "iconic drinking song" by Alex Cooper of the Revelstoke Times Review, and "Canada’s unofficial national anthem" by Patricia D'Cunha of CityNews. In 2010 the song was also listed by Mike Devlin of the Canwest News Service as one of the "Ten best drinking songs of all time" and was ranked #89 on the National Post's list of "The Top 100 Canadian Singles".
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