Person in history
City and Colour
Dallas Green, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1980 · September 29
- Age this year
- 46No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 46th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life In 2008, Green married Canadian television host Leah Miller in a private ceremony at their home on New Year's Eve. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Green is a supporter of the Toronto Raptors NBA team and the Toronto Blue Jays MLB team. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] ^ "Dallas Green, Leah Miller marry in secret ceremony" . Winnipeg Free Press . January 15, 2009. ^ "Dancing Queen Leah Miller" . Flare.com . September 29, 2009. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019 . Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
Dallas Michael John Albert Green is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who records under the name City and Colour. He is also known for his contributions as a singer, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. In 2005, he debuted his first full-length album, Sometimes, which achieved platinum certification in 2006. City and Colour began performing in small intimate venues between Alexisonfire tours.
Early life
Early life Green was born on September 29, 1980, in St. Catharines , Ontario . [ 1 ] Green was named after Philadelphia Phillies manager Dallas Green . Green has stated that he had gone without a name at first; his mother was considering naming him Graham-Todd Green, but his father had bet on the Phillies during the 1980 World Series that October and, after the team won, his parents decided on the name Dallas after the Phillies' manager. [ 2 ]
Path and career
Awards / honours: CASBY Award.
Career Early work Before joining Alexisonfire, Green was in a band called Helicon Blue, producing several songs before breaking up. The three piece band also featured Marcel Lanteigne on bass and vocal, and Nicholas Osczypko on drums. The band recorded a self-titled release on their own, subsequently recording a second EP with Greg Below from Distort Entertainment . A collection of nine Helicon Blue tracks were released by Dine Alone Records in 2016 as a part of their 10-year anniversary celebrations. [
Why this date
City and Colour appears on our September 29 calendar for 1980 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1980.
- March 14LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007
- March 21Dallas (TV series)
- September 17Gdańsk Shipyard
- September 17Solidarity (Polish trade union)
- August 271980 South Korean presidential election
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1980Emma HusarApril 20
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- 1980Zachary LeviSeptember 29
- 1980Tony RomoApril 21
Sources
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“City and Colour”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/city-and-colour, accessed October 26, 2026.
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Questions about City and Colour
When was City and Colour born?
September 29 1980.
How old would City and Colour be today?
46 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on September 29?
Kevin Durant, Josh Farro, Jaden McDaniels and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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