Irish-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Patrick Pentland

John Patrick Thomas Pentland is an Irish-born rock guitarist and a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. All four members of Sloan write, produce, and sing their own songs, but Pentland primarily plays lead guitar for most songs. He occasionally plays rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards in the studio, and occasionally plays drums live. Pentland is one of the band's two main singers, as he sings lead on at least a third of the band's songs, including many of their singles on their third to fifth albums, plus back-up/harmony vocals on most of their other songs.

Born

1969

September 20

Died

Living

Era

1960s

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Patrick, in brief

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Key dates

1969 Born

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1187 Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.
1260 The Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights.

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The world in 1969

When Patrick arrived

april 1 The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
april 15 The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
april 17 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
april 17 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.

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Michael Jackson 1969–2007 American football player and politician (died 2017) Annastacia Palaszczuk 1969– Australian politician, 39th Premier of Queensland Ben Greenman 1969– American journalist and author Birdman 1969– American rapper and producer Chris Weitz 1969– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Chuck Liddell 1969– American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer David Boreanaz 1969– American actor Elena Gorolová 1969– Czech Romani activist Elliott Smith 1969–2003 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)

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