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Bryan Adams Honored With His Own Stamp
- Posted on Jun 23rd 2009 2:00PM by David Chiu
With numerous hit singles, a Grammy Award, Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, and an induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame to his credit, Bryan Adams may have earned the ultimate tribute from his native Canada: a postage stamp. The rock singer joins three other musicians -- Stompin' Tom Connors, Edith Butler and Robert Charlebois -- as part of the Canadian Recording Artists stamp series. The stamps recognize "talented recording artists who have enjoyed great success in the music industry," says the Canada Post on its website. The set of four stamps will be officially released on July 2.
"It is a wonderful honor to be amongst the great men and women who have graced our Canadian stamps," Adams says in Details, Canada Post's philatelic publication. "I am humbled by the recognition."
Adams, who is also a professional photographer, has another connection with stamps: His photograph of Queen Elizabeth II was used on a Canadian postage stamp in 2003.
The arrival of the Bryan Adams stamp coincides with two special milestones for the rocker this year: Adams will turn 50 in November; and his blockbuster album 'Reckless' -- best known for hits such as 'Heaven,' 'Summer of '69' and 'Run to You' -- was released exactly 25 years ago. Last week, Adams was selected for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for 2010.
This is not the first time Canada Post, Canada's postal service, has honored popular musicians. Two years ago it issued stamps of Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Paul Anka and Anne Murray. Should Canada Post decide to continue with the stamp series, it will have plenty of native artists to honor. Possible choices could include Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Rush, Sarah McLachlan, the Guess Who, Shania Twain and Celine Dion.
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Cathie
I agree 100% Bryan deserves his own stamp. i love his music.
September 30 2009 at 8:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
LYDIA MARION
BRIAN, IF YOU ARE HONORED WITH A POSTAGE STAMP, LET IT BE FROM CANADA. AT LEASE YOU'RE WORTH $54 CENTS!
June 24 2009 at 11:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jon Aldridge
To TIP, Enough sports stuff already, you can't turn on the TV, read a magazine, listen to the radio without being deluged with sports. "Uh, I can throw a ball, I can catch a ball, I can kick a ball." Did it all in grade school, then moved on. How about something worth commemorating, the names of our kids killed in Iraq, current test pilots, current green auto designers, anything other than sports..... Parents tout sports to their kids, that's what will make you famous.. Only one in a thousand will ever get real mention, the rest of them will be out there asking "Do you want fries with that?" Surely we can give them something better, literature, music, engineering, anything but "well, we we coulda' done better Coach, they just played better than we did, we'll just have to do better next time." CRAP!!!! Leave it in Jr. High and teach them how to earn a living....
June 24 2009 at 11:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
vetassistlady3
Awesome!!!! Bryan Adams is the nicest most talented artist I have ever meet!!!!
June 24 2009 at 1:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Kelli Brewer
Bryan Adams is a great singer & rocker. I was a big fan of his back in the early 80s around 12-14 yrs old. In fact while I was going through puberty, Bryan Adams was one of my lovers (so to speak). I call him one of my puberty lovers. I used to get off the bus from school & immediately come in the house & play Cuts like A Knife over & over on my album (before CDs came out) & just stare the living daylights out at him thinking ooooh you are such a babe & sexy & ohhh I want to marry you. A young teen at the time. I finally got to see him in person 2 or 3 years ago in South Bend, IN. I still love his music & he deserves the honor.
June 24 2009 at 1:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Bill
No stamp for Nick Gilder? What a shame.
June 24 2009 at 1:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
pghtourphotog
what side do you spit on ?
June 24 2009 at 12:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
John
Looks like anyone can get their picture on a stamp these days. The Post office must be desperate for $$$
Jane
If you don't know who Bryan Adams is you haven't lived!Surely you've heard "The Summer of 69" or "Kids Wanna Rock" and if you've seen the animated movie "Spirit" I believe most of the songs were sung by Bryan. If you saw the movie Robin Hood with Kevin Costner then you heard "Everything I Do, I Do it For You". The list goes on with the soundtracks and other hits! You probably just didn't know the name of the artist when you heard the songs.
June 24 2009 at 12:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
pdsporn
If I recall correctly the stamp showing the firefighters raising the flag at Ground Zero were, and are, still alive.
June 24 2009 at 11:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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