Charlie Major

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Charlie Major
Born	(1954-12-31) December 31, 1954
Origin	Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1993-present
Labels	Arista Imprint ViK. Recordings Dead Reckoning Stony Plain Koch Entertainment Canada EMI
Associated acts	Ricky Van Shelton, Joy Lynn White, Kim Mitchell
Website	www.charliemajor.com

Charlie Major (born December 31, 1954) is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty singles.

Musical career

Born in Aylmer, Quebec, Charlie Major knew he wanted to be a musician since he was 19 years old.^[1] He was blinded in one eye as a result of a pellet gun accident when he was 12.^[2] He spent 15 years traveling as far as Spain writing songs and putting country bands together, which eventually led to a record deal with Arista Records. Major released his debut album in Canada, The Other Side, in 1993. All six singles released from the album went to No. 1 on the RPM Country chart.

Through the 1990s, he won the Juno Award as Country Male Vocalist of the Year for two years in a row (Juno Awards in 1994 and 1995). Five major Canadian Country Music Awards followed, along with songwriting honours from SOCAN, and a BMI Award in 1993 for "Backroads", recorded by Ricky Van Shelton in 1991 on his Backroads album, as the “Most Performed Song in America.” In 2006 he made an appearance on the television show "Holmes on Homes."

Personal life

Charlie Major is married and is the father of three sons. He divides his time between homes in Ottawa, Ontario; and in Nashville, Tennessee, where he first moved in 1994. Today Major spends the majority of his time in his native Canada.

Discography

Main article: Charlie Major discography

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result
1994	Juno Awards of 1994	Country Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
	Juno Awards of 1994	Best New Solo Artist	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	SOCAN Song of the Year — "I'm Going to Drive You Out of My Mind"	Won
		Single of the Year — "I'm Going to Drive You Out of My Mind"	Won
		Male Artist of the Year	Won
1995	Juno Awards of 1995	Country Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
1995	Canadian Country Music Association	Male Artist of the Year	Won
1996	Juno Awards of 1996	Country Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
	Juno Awards of 1996	Best Male Vocalist	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	Male Artist of the Year	Won

References

↑ allmusic ((( Charlie Major > Biography )))
↑ Guest Appearance, Holmes on Homes, Season 6, Episode 11

External links

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Studio albums	The Other Side Lucky Man Everything's Alright 444 Inside Out Shadows and Light On the Evening Side

Compilation albums	Here and Now Collections Greatest Hits Best 20 of the Last 20: The Greatest Hits

Notable singles	"I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind" "I'm Somebody" "Nobody Gets Too Much Love" "The Other Side" "It Can't Happen to Me" "I'm Here" "(I Do It) For the Money" "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" "It's Lonely I Can't Stand" "Waiting on You" "This Crazy Heart of Mine" "I'm Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight" "Some Days Are Better" "You Can Trust in My Love" "Right Here, Right Now"

Related articles	Discography

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Name	Major, Charlie
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Short description	Canadian singer
Date of birth	December 31, 1954
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