This article is about the Canadian musician. For the Methodist theologian, see Donald E. Messer.
Don Messer
Birth name
Donald Charles Frederick Messer
Born
(1909-05-09)May 9, 1909 Tweedside, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
March 26, 1973(1973-03-26) (aged 63) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres
Folk
Occupation(s)
Fiddler
Instrument(s)
Violin
Musical artist
Donald Charles Frederick Messer (May 9, 1909 – March 26, 1973) was a Canadian musician, band leader, radio broadcaster, and defining icon of folk music during the 1960s. His CBC Television series Don Messer’s Jubilee (1959–69) featured Messer's down-east fiddle style and the "old-time" music of Don Messer and His Islanders, and was one of the most popular and enduring Canadian television programs of the 1960s.[1] Messer was known as a shy fiddler, who preferred to have the other members of the band take the spotlight.[2]
^Green, Richard. "Don Messer". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
^"Don Messer Dies at 63 - March 26, 1973 - Harvey Heritage". Harvey Heritage. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
CBC Television series DonMesser’s Jubilee (1959–69) featured Messer's down-east fiddle style and the "old-time" music of DonMesser and His Islanders, and...
festival also auctioned a DonMesser fiddle. The fiddle, a gift from famed fiddler Graham Townsend, remained in the Messer family until put on consignment...
days after his 61st birthday. At the time, he had been appearing with DonMesser on independent TV station CHCH-TV in Hamilton, Ontario, who picked up...
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Radio/television pioneer DonMesser debuted on Saint John station CFBO in 1929, later gaining fame as the host of the popular CBC program DonMesser's Jubilee. Fiddler...
The DonMesser Show on August 7, 1959 as a replacement for Country Hoedown broadcast on CBC television. The show continued in the fall as DonMesser's Jubilee...
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popular quite quickly in these places. Fiddlers like George Wade and DonMesser helped to popularize the style, beginning in the late 1920s. Wade was...
for DonMesser and, through this connection, Messer and Townsend became close friends in the early 1950’s, a friendship that continued until Messer’s death...
Canadian fiddling. The style is closely associated with New Brunswick native DonMesser, who hosted a radio show on Prince Edward Island beginning in 1939 and...
such as CBC's Countrytime. He has worked with Fred McKenna, Vic Mullen, DonMesser, Mac Wiseman, Charley Bailey, Doc Williams, and Ben Kerr, Marg Osborne...
director: Wolf Koenig DonMesser - His Land and His Music - Charlie Chamberlain 1911-1972 Pt. 1 1979 2:00 director: Martin Defalco DonMesser - His Land and...
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gained the attention of DonMesser after winning a spot and performing on WWVA's radio Jamboree who invited him on his show DonMesser's Jubilee on the CBC...
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White Sox games, which he did with Don Drysdale in 1986 and 1987. Messer also did baseball for CBS Radio in 1991. Messer continued to emcee Old-Timer's Day...
departure in 1939, New Brunswick native DonMesser launched a show that soon became popular nationwide. Messer focused less on traditional fiddling than...
tune named "Goin' to the Barndance Tonight", followed by fiddle tunes by Messer, songs from some of his "Islanders" including singers Marg Osburne and Charlie...
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