Terry Carisse
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| Terry Carisse | |
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| Birth name | Terry Victor Carisse |
| Born | July 11, 1942 |
| Origin |  Ottawa, Ontario |
| Died | May 22, 2005 (aged 62) |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1960s–2000s |
| Label(s) | MBS Records Savannah Records |
| Associated acts | Carroll Baker |
| Website | www.terrycarisse.com |
Terry (Victor) Carisse (July 11, 1942–May 22, 2005) was a Canadian country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter.
He was born in Ottawa in 1942. Together with Bruce Rawlins, he composed songs performed by the Mercey Brothers, Carroll Baker, Bill Anderson, Marie Bottrell, and Charlie Louvin, among others.
After performing as part of Baker's band from 1978 to 1980, he began a solo career. He recorded his first album on the Mercey Brothers' MBS label and later recorded with Savannah Records. He won the Canadian Country Music Association's Male Vocalist of the Year award six times. Carisse toured with his own band, Tracks, during the 1980s.
Terry Carisse died of cancer at the age of 62 in 2005. He was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006.
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