Paul Myers was touring Canada as the frontman of the alt-rock band The Gravelberrys when he heard the news about John Candy. It was March 1994, and the band had landed in Whistler, B.C. for a few days ...

This is FRESH AIR. John Candy, the comic actor who rose to fame in the sketch comedy series "SCTV" and such films as "Stripes," "Splash" and "Spaceballs," died at age 43 in 1994. Now, 31 years later, ...

Candy died in 1994 at age 43. Now, a new Amazon Prime documentary does a fine job of profiling a gifted entertainer who was also, by all accounts, a very sweet human being. This is FRESH AIR. John ...