Murray McLauchlan
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Murray McLauchlan performing at Winterlude 2009 in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Murray Edward McLauchlan |
| Born | June 30, 1948 |
| Origin | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Genres | Country, Folk, Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Labels |
True North Capitol |
Murray Edward McLauchlan, CM (born June 30, 1948) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player. He is best known for his Canadian hits "Farmer's Song" and "Down by the Henry Moore".
McLaughlin was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, he immigrated to Canada with his family when he was five years old. He grew up in suburban Toronto. At 17, he began playing at coffeehouses in Toronto's Yorkville area and later attended Central Tech as an art student before deciding to become a full-time musician.
In the 1960s McLaughlin moved to New York City, but had little success in promoting his musical career there. In 1970, McLaughlin returned to Toronto and signed with True North Records; he released an album, Songs from the Street in 1971. Over the next several years he had success in the pop, adult contemporary, country, and folk-music fields, with such songs as "Child's Song," the Juno Award-winning "Farmer's Song" (1973), and "Hurricane of Change" (also 1973).
In 1974 McLaughlin embarked on a long tour in the United States. He released later released "Do You Dream of Being Somebody" (1975), and "Whispering Rain" (1979).
In 1980, McLaughlin released the album Into a Mystery, with backing vocals by Carol Pope.
In 1987, McLauchlan appeared on the children's television show, Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show singing his Juno-Award-Winning Farmer's Song. He appeared in Season 4 of The Elephant Show on the "Urban Cowboy" episode.
McLauchlan hosted the highly rated CBC Radio program Swinging On a Star from 1989 to 1994.
McLauchlan has held a commercial pilot license (CPL) with Instrument flight rating (IFR) and endorsements for multi-engine aircraft and seaplanes for decades. During a performance in the 1980s, McLauchlan commented to audiences, half-jokingly, of "giving this music thing a little more time" before giving it up and returning to flying for a living.
In the late 1990s, McLauchlan was flying commercial airplanes as a "bush pilot" in Northern Canada. In 1986 he starred in a television special called Floating over Canada, in which he piloted a Cessna 185 float plane across Canada. This special was broadcast on U.S. public television on PBS, as well as in Canada on CBC.
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