George Fox (born March 23, 1960) is a Canadian country/western music singer/songwriter raised in
Cochrane Cochrane may refer to:
Places Australia
*Cochrane railway station, Sydney, a railway station on the closed Ropes Creek railway line
Canada
* Cochrane, Alberta
* Cochrane Lake, Alberta
* Cochrane District, Ontario
** Cochrane, Ontario, a town wit ...
,
Alberta, the son of cattle ranchers Bert and Gert Fox.
Career
His first single, "Angelina", reached No. 8 on the Canadian country music charts. In subsequent years, "Goldmine", "No Trespassing", "Mustang Heart", "I Give You My Word", "
What's Holding Me
"What's Holding Me" is a single by Canadian country music artist George Fox. Released in 1995, it was the first single from his album '' Time of My Life''. The song reached #1 on the ''RPM
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" and "Breakfast Alone" also became top 10 singles and signature songs. He has written a book of short stories depicting ranch life entitled ''My First Cow''.
Honours
Awards include the
Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA) Male Vocalist Of The Year (three times) and the
Juno Award
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
s Country Male Vocalist Of The Year (three times). Fox was host of the CCMA Awards television show from 1991 to 1994.
In 1995, his home town of Cochrane named a new street George Fox Trail in his honour.
In September 2022 he will be inducted into the
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
Personal life
Fox and his wife Monica live near
Ancaster Ancaster may refer to:
* Ancaster, Lincolnshire, England
* Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
*Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster
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in southern
Ontario with their two daughters.
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Music videos
Notes
References
External links
George Fox official website*
"George Fox" ''Allmusic''
"George Fox" ''Canadian Encyclopedia of Music''
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1960 births
Canadian country singer-songwriters
Canadian male singer-songwriters
Juno Award winners
Living people
Musicians from Calgary
People from Cochrane, Alberta
Canadian Country Music Association Male Artist of the Year winners
Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star Award winners