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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 ...
Warner Bros. Linus. True North. Formerly of. The Two Tones. Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. Credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s, [1] he has been ...
[103] [104] In the classical world, homegrown talent Canadian Brass was established in Toronto in 1970. Anne Murray. Country music remained popular in Canada in the 1970s thanks to the CBC's The Tommy Hunter show and the adult contemporary radio format which benefited the international stardom of Anne Murray.
Bryan Guy AdamsCC OBC (born November 5, 1959) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and photographer. He is estimated to have sold between 75 million[2]and more than 100 million recordsand singlesworldwide,[3][4]placing him on the list of best-selling music artists. Adams was the most played artist on Canadian radio in the ...
Charles Thomas " Stompin' Tom " Connors, OC (February 9, 1936 – March 6, 2013) was a Canadian country and folk singer-songwriter. Focusing his career exclusively on his native Canada, he is credited with writing more than 300 songs and has released four dozen albums, with total sales of nearly four million copies.
Rich Aucoin – indie rock singer-songwriter. Melissa Auf der Maur – rock bassist (Hole, the Smashing Pumpkins) Shawn Austin – country singer and songwriter. Eva Avila – singer (winner of Canadian Idol, 2006) Mike Ayley – singer, bass guitarist (Marianas Trench) Jay Aymar – guitarist and singer-songwriter. Marcel Aymar – singer ...
Zuckerbaby(1996–2001) Zumpano(1992–1996) See also. [edit] Music portal. Canada portal. List of bands from British Columbia. Category:Canadian musical groups. Category:Canadian record labels.
Vanity – Niagara Falls. Tamia Washington – Windsor. Neil Young – Toronto. Joel Zimmerman (deadmau5) – Niagara Falls, Ontario. Vikas Kohli – Mississauga. Henry Lau – Toronto. Jeon Somi - Woodstock. Platinum Blonde – Toronto. Honeymoon Suite – Niagara Falls.