Alan Frew

Alan Graham Frew (born November 8, 1956) is a Scottish-Canadian singer, songwriter, actor, and author, who is the lead singer of the Canadian rock band Glass Tiger.[1] He has also released three solo albums.[2]

Alan Frew
Alan Frew, 2011.
Alan Frew, 2011.
Background information
Born (1956-11-08) 8 November 1956
Coatbridge, Scotland
OriginNewmarket, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, author, public speaker
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1983–present
LabelsCapitol
Websitealanfrewworld.com

Early life

Born 8 November 1956 in Coatbridge, Scotland,[3] Frew moved to Newmarket, Ontario at age 16 with his family.[4]

Musical career

In 1983, Frew and others formed Glass Tiger.[5] In 1986, the band released its first album, The Thin Red Line.[6] Two of its songs, "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" and "Someday", reached the Top 10 in the U.S. charts.[7] The Thin Red Line went quadruple platinum in Canada and gold in the United States.[8] Glass Tiger was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1987[9] and has won five Canadian Juno Awards.[4]

Frew and Stephan Moccio co-wrote "I Believe", which "became the theme song for Canada's Olympic Broadcast Consortium for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver"[2] and "Free to Be", which is used by the Toronto Maple Leafs as their theme song.[10]

Frew portrayed the character Ewan McCauley in the 2010 Canadian comedy film GravyTrain.[11][12]

Personal life

On 20 August 2015, Frew suffered a stroke causing trauma to his right side.[13] As of January 2018, Frew had made a full recovery.[14]

Awards and recognition

Frew has received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal "in recognition of his service to the Canadian arts, and for his dedication to helping poverty-stricken children".[8] With co-writer Sharon Brenna, Frew wrote The Action Sandwich: A Six Step Recipe for Success by Doing What You're Already Doing (ISBN 978-0-9736863-9-5), a 2007 autobiography.

Discography

Solo albums
  • Hold On (1994)
  • Wonderland (2000)
  • 80290 Rewind (2015)

with Glass Tiger

Solo singles
  • Healing Hands (1994) [#8 CAN]
  • So Blind (1995)

References
  1. "Glass Tiger vocalist Alan Frew posts on social media that he suffered stroke – Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 24 August 2015.
  2. Barber, Jim (29 October 2017). "Healthy, Happy Alan Frew Talks 1980s Music, New Glass Tiger Album and More!".
  3. "IMDb database – accessed July 2008". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. Popson, Tom. "LIFE, DEATH, LOVE, HATE AND THE GLASS TIGER GUYS". Chicago Tribune.
  5. "Glass Tiger Frontman Recovering After Stroke Paralyzes His Right Side". Billboard.
  6. "Glass Tiger, Johnny Reid team up" Archived 13 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Brian Kelly, Sault Star, 6 July 2017
  7. "Glass Tiger". Billboard.
  8. Spitale-Leisk, Maria. "Glass Tiger ready to roar in Centennial Theatre". North Shore News.
  9. "GRAMMY NOMINATIONS: HIGHS AND LOWS : Winwood, Gabriel and Simon Garner Most Nominations". Los Angeles Times. 9 January 1987.
  10. Toms, Colleen (26 June 2015). "CANADA DAY: Main stage lineup includes Alan Frew and Junkhouse". Toronto.com.
  11. Levack, Chandler (21 April 2010). "GravyTrain". Eye Weekly. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  12. Griffen, John (7 May 2010). "Review: GravyTrain". The Gazette. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  13. "Glass Tiger Singer Alan Frew Has Stroke". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  14. "Glass Tiger rocks the Okanagan". Vernon Morning Star. 24 April 2018.
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