caption website associated_acts years_active birth_place label article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
alan frew , 2011 . -lsb- http://www.alanfrew.com/ www.alanfrew.com -rsb- glass tiger 1983 -- present coatbridge , scotland , great britain , united kingdom capitol records alan frew
 solo_singer 8 november 1956 vocals , guitar rock , alternative rock alan frew 2011.jpg newmarket , ontario , canada alan frew singer , musician , author and public speaker
alan frew

alan graham frew -lrb- born 8 november 1956 -rrb- is the lead singer for the canadian band , glass tiger , and has also released two solo albums .
he has appeared on many television specials , raises money for various causes and continues to perform around canada as a solo artist , and as the lead singer for glass tiger .
he was born in 1956 in coatbridge , scotland .
frew has five canadian juno awards , five canadian classic awards and was nominated for a grammy .
in addition to being a singer-songwriter he is an actor and public speaker .
he is also a recipient of the queen 's diamond jubilee award in recognition of his service to canadian arts and for his tireless charitable work and dedication mainly on behalf of poverty-stricken children and their needs .
an avid soccer fan , in mid-2008 he recorded a reworked version of `` my town '' about toronto fc .
he is also an avid rangers f.c. fan .
he also wrote the song `` free to be '' which is used by the toronto maple leafs as their theme song .
the song was mixed at metalworks studios in mississauga , ontario .
on august 20 , 2015 , frew suffered a stroke causing trauma to his right side .
