name | Ian Tyson |
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background | solo_singer |
birth name | Ian Dawson Tyson |
birth date | September 25, 1933 |
birth place | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
instruments | Vocals, guitar |
genre | Country, folk, country-rock |
occupation | Musician, songwriter |
years active | 1959–present |
label | Stony Plain, A&M; |
associated acts | Ian & Sylvia, Great Speckled Bird |
website | }} |
Ian Tyson CM, AOE (born September 25, 1933) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known for his song "Four Strong Winds". He was also one half of the duo Ian & Sylvia.
In 1989 he was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
From 1971 to 1975, he hosted a national television program, The Ian Tyson Show, on CTV, based on the 1970-71 season music show Nashville North, later titled Nashville Now.
In 2005, CBC Radio One listeners chose his song "Four Strong Winds" as the greatest Canadian song of all time on the series 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version. There was strong momentum for him to be nominated the Greatest Canadian, but he fell short. He has been a strong influence on many Canadian artists, including Neil Young, who recorded "Four Strong Winds" for Comes a Time (1978). Johnny Cash would also record the same song for American V: A Hundred Highways (2006). Judy Collins recorded a version of his popular song, "Someday Soon", in 1968.
In 2006, Tyson sustained irreversible scarring to his vocal cords as a result of a concert at the Havelock Country Jamboree followed a year later by a virus contracted during a flight to Denver. This resulted in a notable loss of the remarkable quality and range he was known for; he has self-described his new sound as "gravelly". Notwithstanding, he released the album "From Yellowhead to Yellowstone and Other Love Stories" in 2008 to high critical praise. He was nominated for a 2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards for Solo Artist of the Year. The album includes a song about Canadian hockey broadcasting icon Don Cherry and the passing of his wife Rose, a rare Tyson cover written by Toronto songwriter Jay Aymar.
In 2010, Tyson put out his memoir The Long Trail: My Life in the West. Co-written with Calgary journalist Jeremy Klaszus, the book "alternates between autobiography and a broader study of [Tyson's] relationship to the 'West' — both as a fading reality and a cultural ideal." CBC's Michael Enright said the book is like Tyson himself — "straightforward, unglazed and honest."
Tyson has also written a book of young-adult fiction about his song "La Primera", called La Primera: The Story of Wild Mustangs.
Ian Tyson married Twylla Dvorkin in 1986, and their daughter Adelita was born . Tyson's second marriage ended in divorce which was made official in early 2008, several years after separating from Dvorkin.
Year | Title | Chart Positions | CRIA | |
CAN Country | CAN | |||
1973 | Ol' Eon | |||
1978 | One Jump Ahead of the Devil | |||
1983 | Old Corrals and Sagebrush | |||
1984 | Ian Tyson | |||
1987 | Cowboyography | |||
1989 | I Outgrew the Wagon | |||
1991 | And Stood There Amazed | |||
1994 | Eighteen Inches of Rain | |||
1996 | All the Good 'uns | |||
1999 | Lost Herd | |||
2002 | Live at Longview | |||
2005 | Songs from the Gravel Road | |||
2008 | Yellowhead to Yellowstone and Other Love Stories |
Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
CAN Country | CAN AC | CAN | |||
1973 | "Love Can Bless the Soul of Anyone" | ||||
1974 | "Great Canadian Tour" | ||||
1979 | "Half a Mile of Hell" | One Jump Ahead of the Devil | |||
1980 | "The Moondancer" | single only | |||
1984 | "Oklahoma Hills" | Old Corrals and Sagebrush | |||
"Cowboy Pride" | |||||
"The Gift" | |||||
1988 | "Fifty Years Ago" | ||||
"Irving Berlin (Is 100 Yrs Old Today)" | |||||
"Cowboys Don't Cry" | |||||
"Adelita Rose" | |||||
"Casey Tibbs" | |||||
"Since the Rain" | |||||
"I Outgrew the Wagon" | |||||
"Springtime in Alberta" | |||||
"Black Nights" | |||||
"Lights of Laramie" | |||||
"Magpie" | |||||
"You're Not Alone Anymore" | |||||
1993 | "Jaquima to Freno" | ||||
"Alcohol In the Bloodstream" | |||||
"Eighteen Inches of Rain" | |||||
"Heartaches Are Stealin'" | |||||
1995 | "Horsethief Moon" | ||||
1996 | "Barrel Racing Angel" | ||||
1997 | "The Wonder of It All" | ||||
1999 | "Brahmas and Mustangs" | Lost Herd | |||
"Land of Shining Mountains" | |||||
"This Is My Sky" | |||||
2006 | "Always Saying Goodbye" |
! Year | ! Title | ! Notes |
1971–1974 | Ian Tyson Show | CTV network |
2010 | Songs From the Gravel Road | Bravo! Network documentary |
2010 | Mano A Mano | DVD w/Tom Russell |
2010 | This is My Sky | DVD set |
Category:1933 births Category:Living people Category:People from Victoria, British Columbia Category:Canadian country singers Category:Canadian folk singers Category:Canadian male singers Category:Members of the Alberta Order of Excellence Category:Members of the Order of Canada Category:Musicians from Alberta Category:Canadian country singer-songwriters Category:Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Category:Juno Award winners
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