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Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan dies at 65
Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan died at 65 on Oct.
2 of an undisclosed illness.
She was known for her raw, powerful voice and spent years touring across Canada and beyond.
Jordan rose to prominence with her 1988 debut album, Tell Somebody, which helped establish her career and earned her a Juno Award.
Her 1992 album Racine sold 450,000 copies in the United States and Canada, and Billboard named her that year’s Top Female Rock Artist.
She also judged all six seasons of Canadian Idol from 2003 to 2008.
Jordan performed with major rock acts and influenced other musicians, including Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Her career helped open space for women leading rock bands in the 1980s and 1990s.
The account of her death gives no further details about the illness.
Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan died at 65.
She died on Oct. 2 of an undisclosed illness.
Jordan was known for her powerful vocals and was a judge on all six seasons of Canadian Idol from 2003 to 2008.
Her 1992 album Racine sold 450,000 copies in the United States and Canada.
She performed at Toronto’s 2003 SARSstock benefit concert before an audience of 500,000.
- Who
- Sass Jordan, a Canadian rock singer.
- What
- She died at age 65.
- When
- Oct. 2; the year is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- She died of an undisclosed illness.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Jordan released her debut album, Tell Somebody, and later won a Juno Award for most promising female vocalist.
Her album Racine sold 450,000 copies in the United States and Canada.
Jordan performed at Toronto’s SARSstock benefit concert before 500,000 people.
Jordan died at age 65 of an undisclosed illness.
- Age at death
- 65
- Date of death
- Oct. 2
- Cause of death
- Undisclosed illness
- Debut album
- Tell Somebody, released in 1988
- Racine sales
- 450,000 copies in the United States and Canada
- Canadian Idol
- Judge in all six seasons, from 2003 to 2008
What people are saying
Sass was old school
She was a trailblazer. There weren’t a lot of women fronting rock bands in the 80s and 90s, y’know?
Of all the bands I’ve been in, from David Bowie to Gowan, I learned the most about singing from Sass.
If it weren’t for Sass Jordan, Taylor Hawkins wouldn’t be in the Foo Fighters!