Music Clip of the Month (06/10)
"Crying" (1988) by Roy Orbison & k.d. lang BY EMIL TIEDEMANN N OT many people realize that although k.d. lang grew up in the farming village of Consort , about two hours southeast of Edmonton, the legendary singer-songwriter was born in our city, on November 2, 1961. But her stay in the capital region was short-lived, as her parents, Adam and Audrey Lang , uprooted the family to Consort, Alberta when k.d. (Kathryn Dawn) was just nine months old. By her teens lang was studying at Red Deer College , where she performed in a play that ignited her fascination for music, and for Patsy Cline in particular. In 1982 she answered an ad in an Edmonton newspaper, looking to form a western swing band, the reclines , a tip of the hat to the late Cline. That led to touring across the country and a record titled Friday Dance Promenade (1983). Lang eventually left the reclines behind, but not before a couple more albums and national awards. Lang gained attention south of the border o...