Author: Sandra Berko

A guitarist, flutist, saxophonist, and singer from Canada, John Charles McGale. On October 30, 1956, he was born in North Bay, Ontario. In June 1978, he moved to Montreal and joined the band Offenbach, where he soon rose to prominence. On October 30, 2022, in Lacolle, Quebec, he perished in a motor vehicle collision. John…

Guitarist, flute, saxophonist, and singer John Charles McGale was from Canada. He joined the band Offenbach in Montreal in June 1978 and immediately rose to prominence within the group. He was born on October 30, 1956, in North Bay, Ontario. On October 30, 2022, in Lacolle, Quebec, he was killed in an automobile accident. John…

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. On October 30, 2022, he was killed in an automobile accident in Lacolle, Quebec. musician John McGale…

John Charles McGale was a Canadian guitarist, flutist, saxophonist, and singer. Born in North Bay, Ontario on October 30, 1956, he joined the band Offenbach in Montreal in June 1978 and quickly became a major figure in the group. He died in a car accident on October 30, 2022, in Lacolle, Quebec. Blues-rock musician John…

David Adedeji, popularly known by his stage name as Davido, is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His music blends traditional African elements with global mainstream pop. David Adedeji Adeleke was born on 21 November 1992, in Atlanta, Georgia. His father Adedeji Adeleke is a business magnate and his mother Vero Adeleke was a…

French composer, cellist, and Romantic period impresario Jacques Offenbach was born in Germany. He is famous for his over 100 operettas from the 1850s to the 1870s and his incomplete opera The Tales of Hoffmann. Fastidious critics—dubbed “Musical Snobs Ltd” by Gammond—proved themselves in opposition to popular acclaim both during Offenbach’s lifetime and in the…

French cellist, composer, and impresario of the Romantic era, Jacques Offenbach was born in Germany. In addition to his incomplete opera The Tales of Hoffmann, he is most known for his nearly 100 operettas from the 1850s through the 1870s. Fastidious critics—dubbed “Musical Snobs Ltd” by Gammond—proved to be opposed to widespread public acclaim both…

French composer, cellist, and Romantic era impresario Jacques Offenbach was born in Germany. He is most known for his nearly 100 operettas written between the 1850s and the 1870s as well as his unfinished opera The Tales of Hoffmann. Fastidious critics—dubbed “Musical Snobs Ltd” by Gammond—proved themselves opposed to widespread acclaim both during Offenbach’s lifetime…

French composer, cellist, and impresario Jacques Offenbach was a product of Germany during the Romantic era. His roughly 100 operettas from the 1850s to the 1870s and his unfinished opera The Tales of Hoffmann are what people most often remember him for. Fastidious critics, termed “Musical Snobs Ltd” by Gammond, demonstrated themselves to be opposed…

Jacques Offenbach was a German-born French composer, cellist, and impresario of the Romantic period. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas from the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. During Offenbach’s lifetime, and in the obituary notices in 1880, fastidious critics (dubbed “Musical Snobs Ltd” by Gammond) showed…