Canadians of Serbian Descent - Serbian Canadians, Alex Lifeson, Daniel Nestor, Milan Lucic, Nick Cvjetkovich, Peter Zezel, Ivan Boldirev (Paperback)

Chapters: Serbian Canadians, Alex Lifeson, Daniel Nestor, Milan Lucic, Nick Cvjetkovich, Peter Zezel, Ivan Boldirev, Mick Vukota, Sasha Lakovic, Dejan Jakovic, Srdjan Djekanovi, Miodrag Kojadinovi, Mike Stojanovi, Nikola Budali, Ben Mulroney, Mike Glumac, Milo epanovi, Brian Linehan, Mila Mulroney, Dragan Todorovi, Milan Koji, Lolita Davidovich, Denise Djokic, Igor Pisanjuk, Canadian Serbs, Bojan Kajgo, Vessna Perunovich, Serbs of Toronto, Nenad Gajic, Sa a Petri i, Ryan Radmanovich, Dan Kesa, Mike Bakic, Uro Stamatovi, Tibor Gemeri, Dra ko Bogdanovi, Mark Jankovi, Mirko Medi, Mike Brkovich, Radovan Gaji, Alex Mihailovich, Boris Spremo, Diana Perkovic. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 161. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson, OC (born Aleksandar ivojinovi; August 27, 1953) is a Canadian musician, best known for his work as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush . In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend and original drummer John Rutsey . He has been an integral member of the three-piece band ever since.For Rush, Lifeson plays electric and acoustic guitars as well as other stringed instruments such as mandola, mandolin, and bouzouki . He also performs backing vocals in live performances, and occasionally plays keyboards and bass pedal synthesizers. During live performances, Lifeson, like the other members of Rush, performs real-time triggering of sampled instruments, concurrently with his guitar playing. The bulk of Lifeson's work in music has been with Rush, although Lifeson has contributed to a body of work outside of the band as well. Aside from music, Lifeson is part owner of the Toronto restaurant The Orbit Room, and is a licensed aircraft pilot . Along with his bandmates Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, Lifeson was made an Of...