Gary Lynn Fjellgaard (born August 14, 1937)Staff (undated)
"Gary Fjellgaard"
''

The Canadian Encyclopedia ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' (TCE; french: L'Encyclopédie canadienne) is the national encyclopedia of Canada, published online by the Toronto-based historical organization Historica Canada, with the support of Canadian Heritage. Available f ...

''. Retrieved February 15, 2013. is a Canadian

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer-songwriter. He has released fifteen albums and charted thirty-five songs on the ''

RPM Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min, or with the notation min−1) is a unit of rotational speed or rotational frequency for rotating machines. Standards ISO 80000-3:2019 defines a unit of rotation as the dimensionl ...

'' Country Tracks chart between 1977 and 1996, including the Top 10 singles "Walk in the Rain Tonight" (#10, 1987), "The Moon Is Out to Get Me" (with

Linda Kidder Linda may refer to: As a name * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake ...

, No. 10, 1989), "Cowboy in Your Heart" (#7, 1989), "Somewhere on the Island" (#7, 1990), "In My Heart" (with Kidder, No. 10, 1990) and "Train of Dreams" (#10, 1994).

Career

Record label

He launched his own record label, Silver Creek Music, in 2001.

Awards

Fjellgaard's song "Riding on the Wind" was named Single of the Year in 1985 by the

Canadian Country Music Association The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The groundwork for the association began on June 3rd, 1973 when a gr ...

. He also won the 1987

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) is a Canadian performance rights organization that represents the performing rights of more than 135,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. The organization collects ...

Song of the Year award for writing the

Mercey Brothers The Mercey Brothers were a Canadian country music group active from 1957 to 1989. The brothers were seven-time Juno Award winners for "The Top Country Group" and were inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Early life All three M ...

' hit "Heroes". Fjellgaard won the 1989

Award for Male Artist of the Year.1989 CCMA Award Winners
. He also won three awards for his collaborations with Linda Kidder in 1989, 1990 and 1992. After several years of nominations, Fjellgaard won the 1993 Juno Award for Best Country Male Vocalist. He 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 2005.2005 CCMA Award Winners
.

Canadian Country Music Association

* 1985 – Single of the Year ("Riding on the Wind") * 1987 –

SOCAN The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) is a Canadian performance rights organization that represents the performing rights of more than 135,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. The organization collects ...

Song of the Year ("Heroes") * 1989 – Male Artist of the Year * 1989 – Duo of the Year (with

) * 1990 – Duo of the Year (with Linda Kidder) * 1992 – Vocal Collaboration of the Year (with Linda Kidder)

Juno Awards

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...

– Best Country Male Vocalist

Discography

Albums

Albums with Valdy

Singles

References

External links

* , his official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fjellgaard, Gary 1937 births 20th-century Canadian male singers Canadian country guitarists Canadian country singer-songwriters Canadian folk guitarists Canadian male guitarists Canadian folk singers Canadian male singer-songwriters Juno Award winners Living people Musicians from Saskatchewan 20th-century Canadian guitarists 21st-century Canadian guitarists Canadian Country Music Association Duo of the Year winners Canadian Country Music Association Male Artist of the Year winners 21st-century Canadian male singers Stony Plain Records artists