Canadian guitarist, flutist, saxophonist, and singer John Charles McGale. He joined the band Offenbach in Montreal in June 1978 after being born on October 30, 1956, in North Bay, Ontario, and immediately rose to prominence within the group.
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On October 30, 2022, he was killed in an automobile accident in Lacolle, Quebec. musician John McGale plays blues rock,
He unexpectedly went away, and the local music scene expressed its sorrow over his passing. He was best known for his decades-long involvement with the Montreal-based Francophone ensemble Offenbach.

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John McGale Cause of Death
Canadian guitarist, flutist, saxophonist, and singer John McGale has died after crashing his car in Lacolle, Que. on Sunday. He was 66 years old.
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The Surete du Quebec (SQ) received the call around 2:45 a.m. about a single-vehicle crash. There was no one else in the car.
The SQ confirmed later in the day that McGale died of his injuries. It was his birthday.
McGale joined the Montreal-based blues rock band, Offenbach, in 1977 and played with the band until 1985. The band reunited in 1996.
Jonas & the Massive Attraction guitarist Corey Diabo played with McGale often on stage and also on McGale’s “Extreme Guitars” album.
Diabo got a call from frontman Jonas Tomalty telling him that their friend had died.


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