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May 7, 2021
beats the one that
Brentnol McPherson recently had in Toronto.
The local musician and popular drummer, known to everyone locally as Bonny Brent, passed away after battling cancer at the age of 69. To honor him, his friends and family held a wake for him and had him propped up and seated behind a drum set. He was dressed in a yellow jumpsuit and baseball cap and holding drum sticks. The Covenant Funeral Home in Toronto handled all of the arrangements and shared a video of the bizarre scene on YouTube. (
By Max
May 6, 2021
Friends and family gathered at Covenant Funeral Home in Scarborough on Saturday, April 24, to send off the lifelong drummer, who passed away at the age of 73 following a battle with cancer.
The funeral service, which was livestreamed, was traditional in many ways (save for COVID safety measures), featuring religious rites, readings, speeches and musical tributes.
What was less traditional and incredibly memorable was the visitation that took place ahead of the funeral, during which McPherson s body was presented in a seated position behind a set of drums bearing the words Bonny Brent, 1952 - 2021.
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Today in going out with a bang, we have Toronto s own Brentnol Cabbage McPherson aka Bonny Brent a world-renowned Guyanese-Canadian musician who recently performed for the last time ever. at his own funeral.
Friends and family gathered at Covenant Funeral Home in Scarborough on Saturday, April 24, to send off the lifelong drummer, who passed away at the age of 73 following a battle with cancer.
The funeral service, which was livestreamed, was traditional in many ways (save for COVID safety measures), featuring religious rites, readings, speeches and musical tributes.
Author of the article: Liz Braun
Publishing date: Apr 30, 2021 • 7 hours ago • 1 minute read • The family of Brentnol McPherson, known as Bonny Brent (aka Cabbage McPherson), decided to pay tribute to the late musician by putting him behind his drum kit for one last performance during his memorial at Covenant Funeral Home in Scarborough. Photo by COVENANT FUNERAL HOME /FACEBOOK
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Visitors to Covenant Funeral Home in Scarborough recently found themselves marching to a different drummer.
Those who attended a memorial there for musician Brentnol McPherson, known as Bonny Brent (aka “Cabbage” McPherson), found their late friend seated behind his drum kit for his own funeral.