Eddie Eastman (born July 15, 1949 in
Terra Nova, Newfoundland and Labrador
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) is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Twenty-five of Eastman's singles made the ''
RPM
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'' Country Tracks charts, including five which reached the Top Ten.
Eastman won the
Juno Award
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for
Country Male Vocalist of the Year in
1981
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and
1983
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.
Eastman was inducted into the
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame honours Canadian country music artists, builders or broadcasters, living or deceased. The artifact collection includes extensive biographical information on the inductees. It is located in downtown Merritt, ...
in 2010.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Guest singles
References
External links
Eddie Eastmen – Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, v. 1, p. 665Eddie Eastman – Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador
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1949 births
Living people
Canadian country singer-songwriters
Canadian male singer-songwriters
Musicians from Newfoundland and Labrador
Juno Award winners