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Day 6 | Mar 7, 2013 | 4:11

The Bartender Who Discovered Stompin' Tom Connors - Preview Clip

Gaetan Lepine was tending bar at the Maple Leaf Tavern in Timmins, Ontario when a tall skinny drifter walked in with a guitar. Lepine offered him a beer for a song, and the legend of Stompin' Tom Connors was born and the two men became lifelong friends and collaborators. This is a sneak preview clip. The full Day 6 interview, which will be broadcast on Saturday, Mar 9.

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