Rene is being honored by the team on Sunday but he WILL work the playoffs.
A Goodbye to Bruins Anthem Singer Rene Rancourt
A Goodbye to Bruins Anthem Singer Rene Rancourt
Rene is a Boston institution. Like turning left in front of someone just as the light turns green without your blinker on. His act wouldn't fly in a lot of places, probably, but he's a legend here. Next season won't be the same
I love Rene and will miss him.
Rene mentions that his big break came when the singer who was supposed to sing the anthem for Game 6 of the 1975 World Series became ill and John Kiley recommended Rene.
The singer who became ill? A year earlier she was despised by Bruins fans.
This clip from 1985 captures Rene at his best and I remember the telecast well. It shows STH John Wood from Melrose proudly waving the US flag. Wood was banned from the Garden when he waved the Quebec flag during a game with the Nords while O Canada was sung by Harry who can be seen in this clip behind the bench after he fired Cheevers.
This telecast was on national cable on the USA Network and a representative of the disgraced former Mayor of Providence offered $500 cash to a cameraman that would put the disgraced Mayor on national TV during the anthem Forgive me @BMC
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Here's one of the first pictures of me that I still have. Guess what I'm doing.