{"product_id":"don-messer-the-man-behind-the-music-a-biography-by-johanna-bertin-1st-ed-signed","title":"DON MESSER, THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC, A Biography by Johanna Bertin (1st Ed. SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAuthor: Johanna Bertin. Published by Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton, NB., 2000, 1st Edition. SIGNED and dedicated by the Author. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 6 x 9 inch, 280 pages including index.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDON MESSER, THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC, A Biography by Johanna Bertin, is a collection of personal anecdotes and careful research, that shares the inner complexities of the man family and friends knew: the man behind the music that warmed the hearts of three million fans!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eDon Messer was more than a household name in Canada: he was part of family life, the background music in Canadian kitchens, first on radio, and then on television. Private and unassuming, Don was everyman, and yet someone singular and special: a devoted family man, a rigid Calvinist, band diplomat, lover of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and a musical prodigy who from the age of seven knew and played directly to an audience... an audience that eventually protested in unprecedented numbers on Parliament Hill upon CBC's sudden cancellation of his show, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDon Messer's Jubilee\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFor more info on Don Messer, please see: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/en\/article\/don-messer-and-his-islanders\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDon Messer | The Canadian Encyclopedia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e1st Edition \u0026amp; Signed by Author  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eISBN: 9780864925312  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eGC\u0026amp;C Stock #5004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gillmore Coins \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47365877825766,"sku":"5004","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/6212\/8614\/files\/5004_1.jpg?v=1771437458","url":"https:\/\/gillmore.ca\/products\/don-messer-the-man-behind-the-music-a-biography-by-johanna-bertin-1st-ed-signed","provider":"Gillmore Coins \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}