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Country music has a long history in Canada. The genre evolved out of the diverse musical practices of the Appalachian region of the United States. Appalachian folk music was largely Scottish and Irish, with an important influence also being the African American country blues. Parts of Ontario, British Columbia and the Maritime provinces shared ...
shaniatwain.com. Musical artist. Eilleen Regina " Shania " Twain[1] OC (/ aɪˈliːn ... ʃəˈnaɪə / eye-LEEN ... shə-NY-ə; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time and the best-selling female artist in country ...
RCA Victor. Clarence Eugene " Hank " Snow (May 9, 1914 [1] – December 20, 1999) [2] was a Canadian-American country music guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980. His number-one hits include the self-penned songs "I'm Moving On", "The ...
Canadian Music Fast Facts: Profiles of Canada's Pop Music Pioneers. Sparky Jefferson Productions. ISBN 978-0-9695149-0-9. Kearney, Mark (1991). Canadian music fast facts : a resource booklet on Canadian pop music history. London, Ont: Sparky Jefferson Productions. ISBN 0-9695149-0-5. OCLC 24284249. Jackson, Rick (1994).
This is a list of number-one country songs in Canada by year from the RPM Country Tracks chart (1964–2000), Radio & Records Canada Country Top 30 (2004–2009; although it would be replaced as the main chart with the following chart), and Billboard Canada Country chart (2006–present).
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The groundwork for the association began on June 3, 1973, when a group of twelve entertainers, promoters and radio personalities met at The Horseshoe Tavern in ...
Tyler Wilkinson. Website. www.wilkinsonsonline.net. The Wilkinsons were a Canadian country music trio from Belleville, Ontario. Founded in 1997, the group consisted of lead singer Amanda Wilkinson, her brother Tyler Wilkinson, and their father, Steve Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons achieved success late in 1998 with the hit single "26 Cents", a ...
colterwall.com. Colter Wall (born June 27, 1995) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for his deep, gruff baritone voice and narrative songwriting, Wall's music encompasses country, folk, and western styles. In June 2015 he released an EP "Imaginary Appalachia". His self-titled debut album was released in May 2017, and his ...