Gene MacLellan

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Gene MacLellan
Born February 02, 1938
Origin Flag of Canada Val-d'Or, Quebec
Died January 19, 1995 (aged 56)
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) singer-songwriter

Gene MacLellan (February 2, 1938?[citation needed] - January 19, 1995) was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Prince Edward Island.

Among his notable compositions were "Snowbird", made famous by Anne Murray, "Put Your Hand in the Hand, "The Call", "Pages of Time" and "Thorn in My Shoe". Elvis Presley, Joan Baez and Bing Crosby were among the many artists who recorded MacLellan's songs.

MacLellan was born in Val-d'Or, Quebec, amd grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He would eventually move to Atlantic Canada, settling in Summerside, where he lived until his death.

He won a Juno Award in 1971 as best songwriter.

MacLellan was a frequent guest on Don Messer's Jubilee and later a regular cast member of "Singalong Jubilee" with Anne Murray and Bill Langstroth.

MacLellan died in 1995 and was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame later that year.

[edit] Discography

  • 1970 - Gene MacLellan (Capitol ST-6348)
  • 1970 - Street Corner Preacher (Capitol ST-660)
  • 1977 - If It's Alright With You (Capitol ST-11535)
  • 1979 - Gene and Marty (Pilgrim PMC-7005)
  • 1997 - Lonesome River (posthumous compilation) (EMI 724385758720)

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