Ian Tyson
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Tyson in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ian Dawson Tyson |
| Born |
25 September 1933 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Country, folk, Western, country rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer, arranger |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Labels | Stony Plain, A&M |
| Associated acts | Ian & Sylvia, Great Speckled Bird |
| Website | www |
Ian Dawson Tyson CM AOE (born 25 September 1933) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known for his song "Four Strong Winds". He was also one half of the duo Ian & Sylvia.
Tyson was born to British immigrants in Victoria, and grew up in Duncan B.C. A rodeo rider in his late teens and early twenties, he took up the guitar while recovering from an injury he sustained in a fall. He has named fellow Canadian country artist Wilf Carter as a musical influence. He made his singing debut at the Heidelberg Café in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1956 and played with a rock and roll band, "The Sensational Stripes." He graduated from the Vancouver School of Art in 1958.
After graduation, Tyson moved to Toronto, Ontario where he commenced a job as a commercial artist. There he performed in local clubs and in 1959 began to sing on occasion with Sylvia Fricker. By early 1959 Tyson and Fricker were performing part-time at the Village Corner as "Ian & Sylvia". The pair became a full-time musical act in 1961 and married four years later. In 1969, they formed and fronted the group The Great Speckled Bird. Residing in southern Alberta, the Tysons toured all over the world. During their years together, the pair released 13 albums of folk and country music.
From 1971 to 1975, Tyson 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.
As of 1980, Tyson became associated with Calgary music manager and producer Neil MacGonigill. Tyson decided to concentrate on country and cowboy music, resulting in the well-received 1983 album, Old Corrals and Sagebrush, released on Columbia Records.
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