Canadian politician, writer, filmmaker, and musician
For other people named William Dunn, see William Dunn (disambiguation).
Willie Dunn
Hand print, Aboriginal Walk of Honour, Edmonton AB
Born
William Lawrence Dunn
(1941-08-14)August 14, 1941
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
August 5, 2013(2013-08-05) (aged 71)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)
Film director, producer, screenwriter, musician
William Lawrence Dunn (August 14, 1941 – August 5, 2013)[1] was a Canadian singer-songwriter, film director and politician.[2] Born in Montreal, he was of mixed Mi'kmaq and Scottish/Irish background. Dunn often highlighted indigenous issues in his work.[3]
^"First Nations troubadour Willie Dunn sang truth to power". The Globe and Mail. 23 October 2013.
^Roy Wright and Andrew McIntosh, "Willie Dunn". The Canadian Encyclopedia, February 18, 2008.
^Brad Wheeler, "A new anthology celebrates the pioneering Indigenous troubadour, filmmaker and activist Willie Dunn". The Globe and Mail, March 24, 2021.
music including WillieDunn (1971), The Pacific (1980) and Metallic (1999). Metallic reprises material from both earlier releases. Dunn's most famous song...
Lang recorded with blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson under the name Blind WillieDunn to hide his race and as a tribute to blues guitarist Blind Lemon Jefferson...
William, Willie or Billy Dunn may refer to: Sir William Dunn, 1st Baronet, of Lakenheath (1833–1912), banker and Liberal MP for Paisley Sir William Dunn, 1st...
member in the early 1980s, but was turned down as a permanent member. WillieDunn laid out the first course in 1894; it was but a rudimentary seven-hole...
to Biarritz in southern France where they encountered champion golfer WillieDunn, from Scotland, who was building a golf course at the resort. Back in...
Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The WillieDunn Anthology Kevin Howes, album notes writer (WillieDunn) Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner and the...
death. The condition did, however, take the life of Scottish golfer WillieDunn, Sr. in 1878 at a time when the ailment was likely not fully understood...
recording blues records with Lonnie Johnson, he naturally settled on Blind WillieDunn. Bogus Ben Covington was known for pretending to be blind. John William...
have taken place at the suggestion of WillieDunn Jr. in collaboration with Ballou.[citation needed]. William "Willie" Davis was one of Apawamis' earliest...
Katherine Dunn who had married in Scotland earlier in 1872. Katherine was daughter of WillieDunn, Sr. and the sister of Tom Dunn and WillieDunn. William...
Terril Calder. "Charlie", a song recorded in 1971 by singer-songwriter WillieDunn about Wenjack, was not well known at the time, but received renewed attention...
Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval. In 2020, Gibson was awarded the inaugural WillieDunn Award by the Prism Prize committee, to honour her work as a choreographer...
"Blind Willie" may refer to: Blind WillieDunn, a pseudonym of American Jazz guitarist, Eddie Lang (1902–1933) Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945), a gospel...
money". In 1901, John D. Rockefeller Sr. hired golf course architect WillieDunn, the designer of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, to build a golf course on...
brothers and two sisters. Way was WillieDunn, Jr.'s apprentice at North Devon and when Dunn left Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Dunn recommended Way as his replacement...
Smith, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist 1942 – WillieDunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013) 1943 – Ronnie Campbell...
Japanese Breakfast, J Balvin, and More". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 May 2021. Dunn, Frankie (11 January 2021). "8 new musicians you need to know in 2021". i-D...
Title Director Year Genre Notes Ref The Ballad of Crowfoot WillieDunn 1968 Documentary Balmoral Hotel Wayne Wapeemukwa 2015 Short drama Basket (Lhk'wál'us)...
she supported Svend Robinson's bid to lead the NDP (KWS, 16 October 1995). Dunn received 3,155 votes (6.50%), finishing fourth against Liberal incumbent...
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