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Ed McCurdy. Singer Ed McCurdy, who hosted Canada's first network folksong show on radio back in 1946, has been variously described as mule-headed, can(...)

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Ed McCurdy. Singer Ed McCurdy, who hosted Canada's first network folksong show on radio back in 1946, has been variously described as mule-headed, can(...)

Date6/12/1964

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McCurdy, Ed (subject)

Philp, Barry (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Ed McCurdy. Singer Ed McCurdy, who hosted Canada's first network folksong show on radio back in 1946, has been variously described as mule-headed, cantankerous, opinionated and intemperate. Predicting the current folk music boom as early as 1948, he left Canada is a huff 10 year ago out of a top children's TV [Incomplete]

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0066555F

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