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Roy McDonald

Roy McDonald is credited on 38 releases across 22 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1986–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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38

Pressings credited

22

Albums

5

Decades active

17

In collections

Biography

Roy McDonald (4 June 1937 – 20 February 2018, approximation) was a poet, busker, author, philosopher and "professional conversationalist" in London, Ontario, Canada. He was well known for singing and reciting poetry in front of Joe Kool's Restaurant and Jim-Bob Ray's Bar on Richmond Street. For many years he stood at the northwest corner of Richmond and Dundas (the old centre of downtown London) and discussed the literary world with passersby. His long, grey beard, plastic bags filled with books and journals, tweed jacket, and habit of striking up friendly conversations with nearly everyone, making him a very recognizable and well-known figure around the city.

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Credited work

38 releases · 22 albums · active 1986–2022

  • Performance · 44
  • Other credits · 1

Studios: Fishtracks · WBCN FM Boston · Radio Tokyo · Westbeach Recorders

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