Name Hank Monis | ||
Henry (Hank) Monis (May 24, 1923 – November 21, 2011) was a Toronto based studio musician. Over his career he worked for the CBC, performed on many albums and worked as a guitar teacher.
Monis was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was the second youngest of seven brothers and sisters. He fought in World War II as a bombardier. After the war, he moved to New York City to pursue his musical career. He married a Canadian, Jean Cameron, and ended up settling in Toronto. He is the father of five children, and his two sons are also musicians.
Selected works
He played guitar on the long running children's shows "Mr. Dressup" and "Polkadot Door," and wrote music for "Sesame Street." He played on the 1967 Expo songs "Canada" and "A Place To Stand." He also played banjo on The Stampeders' 1971 studio recording of "Sweet City Woman," and guitar on the Bobby Edwards album "Fat City Suites in E Major". Hank has instructed Canadian music composer Bob Ezrin in jazz guitar.
Monis is also mentioned in the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada.