Rocket Norton ended his battle with cancer on
Friday, April 5th. He will be missed.
Please make a contribution to the British Columbia Cancer Foundation to continue the fight against cancer.
Rocket Norton
Rocket Norton was a Vancouver musician, author, and entrepreneur.
Rocket was the drummer for Juno-award winning PRiSM, The Rocket Norton Band, The Seeds of Time, The Experimental Warrior, Revolver: The World's Best Beatles Band, The Rhythm & Blues Explosion and Tangerine. He also led the house band, Rocky & The Jets, on CKVU-TV's Vancouver show for several years..
He published a book about his involvement in the Vancouver music scene called Rocket Norton: Lost In Space.
Al Harlow, John Hall, Ab Bryant, Ray Ayotte, and Rocket Norton perform many of the classic songs as The Authentics. The Authentics released a new EP in October, 2019.
A proud achievement is a rock-opera called Visions: Mission Andromeda that was recorded with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and performed at the Vancouver Planetarium for many shows.
Another passion was coaching baseball. He created a video program called How to Coach Baseball to Kids that has sold thousands of copies. An online version is coming soon.
Rocket Norton has written five books including Rocket Norton: Lost In Space, two novels titled Live Love Die and He Was More Than He Seemed, a textbook titled, The Real All-Star Baseball Team of the Twentieth Century (By The Numbers) and a guide titled, A Guide for Men Who Are Getting Married Or Wish To Stay Married.
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Greg Dixon will be adding more content to
The Rocket Norton Vault
Half of the sales will go to Bee
F**K Cancer II Concert on October 21, 2023