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Dianne Mae Heatherington (May 14, 1948 – October 22, 1996) was a Canadian singer of several genres, particularly rock, whose musical career spanned nearly two decades. In the latter part of her career, she became a successful businessperson in the film security industry, while at the same time enjoying modest success as a Canadian film and television actress. She was nominated for a Juno Award in 1981 in the category of Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year. She also hosted her own national CBC Television series, ''Dianne'', in 1971.〔Blaine Allan, (CBC Television Series 1952 to 1982 ); www.film.queensu.ca.〕 In May 1993, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer from which she died on October 22, 1996, aged 48, in Toronto.〔Obituary, ''The Globe and Mail'', October 25, 1996: D6; see also Elizabeth Renzetti, "Lives Lived", ''The Globe and Mail'', November 22, 1996: A20.〕 ==Early life and musical career== Heatherington was born in Fort Rouge, Winnipeg. Described as "the undisputed First Lady of Winnipeg rock 'n' roll",〔Music, memories to honour 'First Lady'. ''Winnipeg Free Press'', May 15, 2008.〕 she commenced her musical career in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she was the lead singer of Dianne Heatherington and The Merry-Go-Round. The band included Bill Wallace, later a member of The Guess Who.〔Vance Masters, (Profile of Diane Heatherington and The Merry-Go-Round ).〕 She became a local legend when, in 1970, she personally shamed Led Zeppelin into performing at the Man-Pop Festival, when they had already been paid pursuant to a rain clause in their contract, and were preparing to leave Winnipeg without performing.〔(Man-Pop Festival ), as described by Hersh, March 8, 2008; www.dianneheatherington.com.〕 Heatherington relocated to Toronto from Winnipeg in the early 1970s. To commemorate her departure, The Guess Who recorded the Kurt Winter-Bill Wallace composition, "Bye Bye Babe", on their 1973 Artificial Paradise album. In Toronto, she formed a band which by 1976 included Dave Garber, Sandy Chochinov and Mark Rutherford. She and her band became increasingly popular in the Toronto and area club scene. In 1980, her only album, ''Heatherington Rocks'', was released on Epic Records. The album included a mix of original and cover material. Three of the standout tracks were rearrangements of The Beatles' "Helter Skelter" and Bruce Cockburn's "Mama Just Wants To Barrelhouse All Night Long", plus "Mr. Nice Guy", co-written by Heatherington and members of her band. The basic album had been recorded in 1978 for GRT Records, which had gone bankrupt as of the summer of 1979, prior to releasing the album.〔The bankruptcy of GRT, short for Great Records and Tapes, affected many Canadian artists, including Heatherington, FM and Lighthouse. See, for example, (Profile of FM ) in relation to aborted release of "Just Like You" single; www.progarchives.com, and FM in relation to aborted album.〕 Heatherington purchased the master tapes from the bankruptcy trustee.〔Gary Taylor, (My Life With Dianne ); www.dianneheatherington.com〕 "Helter Skelter" was released as a single, with "Mr. Nice Guy" as the B-Side.〔Both "Helter Skelter" and "Mr. Nice Guy" may be played (here )--see entry, "Heatherington Rocks", January 17, 2008 by Hersh, at www.dianneheatherington.com.〕 Despite Heatherington's ownership of the master tapes, the album has not been released in CD format, through her estate or otherwise. In 1980, a one hour documentary on Heatherington, "Soul Survivor", chronicling the challenges of a woman in the music business, was produced under the auspices of the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre and aired on CBC Television.〔(Encyclopedia of Music in Canada - Selected Television Productions )〕 In 1981, Heatherington was nominated for a Juno Award in the category of Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year, but lost to Carole Pope.〔Both Heatherington and Pope had been singing professionally for most of the 1970s, raising the question as to whether the award was somewhat out of time.〕 In 1983, Heatherington decided to further her musical career by moving to New York City. For eighteen months, she was the weekend performer at the well-known Joe's Bar in the East Village.〔Impressions of Joe's Bar may be found (here ).〕 She sang rock songs on Saturdays and, at the insistence of the bar owner, country and western songs on Fridays. Despite her public popularity singing both genres, there was no record company interest. She returned to Toronto in 1985. At various points during the 1980s, she sang jazz and blues standards as a lounge act, accompanied solely by a pianist. This included an 1983 engagement at Winnipeg's prestigious Marlborough Hotel, which was constructed in 1914. It contains one of the largest ballrooms in Canada and is today a premier conference hotel; its guests have included Sir Winston Churchill〔(History of the Marlborough Hotel )〕 In 1987, approaching forty, she abandoned singing professionally.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dianne Heatherington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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