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Arts | Mar 7, 2013 | 5:06

'Quintessentially Canadian' Stompin' Tom

Stompin' Tom 'was elemental. He was of the land and of the people,' recalls comedian Ron James, who hailed the late singer-songwriter for his 'rebel voice' and patriotic music.

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