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Ronald Eldon (Ron) Sexsmith (born 1964 ) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario , currently based in Toronto . He is known as a songwriter's songwriter, with a gift for melody, insightful and understated lyrics, and an expressive, affecting voice. His admirers include Elvis Costello , Sarah McLachlan , Radiohead , Bill Frisell , Elton John , John Hiatt , Rod Stewart , Chris Martin and Paul McCartney . He has two children, a son and a daughter. CAREER Sexsmith started his first band at 14. After moving to Toronto he formed ''the Uncool'' and released his cassette ''Out of the Duff'', and a year later, ''There’s a Way''. Meanwhile, he worked as a courier, and released ''Grand Opera Lane'' in 1991 . On the strength of this album he earned a contract which led to the self-titled album of 1995 . Between 1997 and 2001 , Sexsmith released three more albums before the acclaimed ''Cobblestone Runway'' in 2002 . His last album, ''Retriever'', a more pop-oriented album than those before, is dedicated to Elliott Smith and Johnny Cash . In 2004 he was invited by Grammy -Award-Winner Bill Frisell to perform at the German RuhrTriennale in the renowned concert series Century Of Song together with songwriter Jesse Harris . In 2005 , he released a collection of songs recorded with drummer Don Kerr during the production of ''Retriever'', called ''Destination Unknown''. The same year, he also won a Juno Award for songwriter of the year, for the song "Whatever it Takes". STYLE His first five albums are generally melancholic folk-pop with simple, elegant melodies, accentuated use of guitars and economic application of other instruments. On his sixth album, ''Cobblestone Runway'', producer Martin Terefe changed the style to include a more lavish use of synthesizers. ''Retriever'' is considered his most “poppy” album. With his latest release, however, he has proven that he hasn’t forgotten his roots as a folky singer-songwriter. DISCOGRAPHY
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