Watch k.d. lang reunite with The Reclines for the first time in 32 years
k.d. lang reunited with her former band The Reclines on stage last week for the first time in 32 years â check out the footage below.
The collaboration came about as part of langâs induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame at a ceremony in Edmonton on September 14.
To mark the occasion, lang and The Reclines treated the audience to a version of âBig Boned Galâ, a track from their third and final album together, 1989âs âAbsolute Torch And Twangâ.
Watch the performance here:
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lang was inducted alongside Gilles Godard, and joins the likes of Buffy Sainte-Marie, Gordon Lightfoot and Anne Murray in the institution.
The singer got her artistic break when she, keyboardist Stu Macdougal, drummer Dave Bjarnason, guitarist Gary Koligar and bassist Farley Scott formed The Reclines in 1983 as a Patsy Cline tribute band, recording their debut single âFriday Dance Promenadeâ that year.
In 1985, lang won a Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist, and with The Reclines she recorded three albums: 1984âs âA Truly Western Experienceâ, as well as âAngel With A Lariatâ in 1987 and âAbsolute Torch And Twangâ a year later.
lang had substantial solo success in the late-â80s and â90s, including hits such as âConstant Cravingâ, âIf I Were Youâ and âCryingâ with Roy Orbison. Other high-profile collaborations would come with Tony Bennett, The Killers, Elton John and Ann Wilson.
The singer has been a prominent LGBTQ+ rights campaigner ever since coming out as a lesbian in 1992, often donating to HIV/AIDS care and research. She has also been active as an animal rights and Tibetan human rights campaigner.
lang also made headlines for her performance of Leonard Cohenâs âHallelujahâ at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics, which were held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Watch k.d. lang reunite with The Reclines for the first time in 32 years
Watch k.d. lang reunite with The Reclines for the first time in 32 years
Watch k.d. lang reunite with The Reclines for the first time in 32 years
Watch k.d. lang reunite with The Reclines for the first time in 32 years
Watch k.d. lang reunite with The Reclines for the first time in 32 years
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