Home / Music / Who led The Tragically Hip from formation until 2017?Music linernotes album music the-tragically-hipWho led The Tragically Hip from formation until 2017?Gord Downie fronted the band from its 1983 formation until his death from brain cancer in 2017. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Related NotesExploreExploreExplorePrevious Who played in The Dirty Mac band?Next Who designed the Sticky Fingers album cover with a working zipper?