The Sadies’ Dallas Good Dies at 48

Dallas Good, best known as the singer and guitarist for Canadian rock band the Sadies, has died, Exclaim! and Rolling Stone report. According to the band’s U.S. label, Yep Roc, Good died “of natural causes while under doctor’s care for a coronary illness discovered earlier this week.” He was 48 years old. Find Yep Roc’s full statement below.

Good was the son of Bruce Good of the bluegrass group the Good Brothers, a Juno Award–winning band that was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Dallas co-founded the Sadies with his brother Travis in 1994, and, alongside bassist Sean Dean and drummer Mike Bellitsky, the Toronto band released its first album, Precious Moments, in 1998. Known for their blend of punk, country, Americana, surf, and garage rock, the Sadies were part of the “alt-country” scene of the early 2000s, best captured in 2006 on their double album In Concert: Volume One.

The Sadies went on to collaborate with Neko Case, Neil Young, the Mekons, Kurt Vile, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and many more over the years, and released their most recent album, Northern Passages, in 2017. The band made the Short List for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize for the record Darker Circles. Two years later, the Sadies’ “Rumbleseat” won the Juno Award for Video of the Year. Just one month ago, the Sadies shared their latest single, “Message to Belial,” produced by Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire.

Yep Roc Records:

We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our dear friend, Dallas Good, of the Sadies. He died on Thursday, February 17 of natural causes while under doctor’s care for a coronary illness discovered earlier this week. He was 48 years old.

“Dallas was such a special individual who is in one of my favorite bands of all time,” said Glenn Dicker, co-owner of Yep Roc Records. “We’ve lost a cornerstone of the label. The Sadies have always been the band to watch and hear out there for me. I am grateful to you, Dallas, for so many great shows, spine shaking music and good times. I’ll never stop listening.”

Since their formation in 1994, Sadies have developed, even perfected, a style of music that is uniquely their own. Their first record with Yep Roc was 2002’s Stories Often Told and over the past 20 years on the label, they’ve released six studio albums, a live record, a soundtrack and collaborations with both Andre Williams and John Doe. Last month, the band shared their latest single, “Message to Belial,” produced by Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire.

We send our love + condolences to Dallas’ family, friends and fans during this devastating time. The stage is dark today with the all too soon passing of one of music’s brightest lights.

We love you, Dallas. Rest In Peace.