01-04-2023, 12:57 PM
Ian Tyson, Canadian folk and country singer, whose best known song, "Four Strong Winds", recorded as a duet with then wife Sylvia Fricker-Tyson, left us on December 29, 2022 at the age of 89. Mr. Tyson had his songs recorded by the likes of Judy Collins, Suzy Boggus (both ladies had hits with his "Someday Soon", which was Mr. Tyson's second best known song, about a woman in love with a man who loves the rodeo more than her. Interestingly, this song would set the tone for the later part of his career during which he specialized in cowboy and western ballads. Another of his classic songs "Summer Wages" completes a trifecta of sorts. Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Bobby Bare along with fellow Canadian Neil Young also recorded his songs.
Born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1933, Mr. Tyson's life was shaped by the rugged terrain of the Canadian west. And that would be the focus of much of his life, and actually was a rancher.
On YouTube you can find many versions of "Four Strong Winds" including a duet by Glen Campbell and Judy Collins. A more detailed account of Mr. Tyson's accomplishments can be found here, for discussion purpose only.
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/canad...-has-died/
Born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1933, Mr. Tyson's life was shaped by the rugged terrain of the Canadian west. And that would be the focus of much of his life, and actually was a rancher.
On YouTube you can find many versions of "Four Strong Winds" including a duet by Glen Campbell and Judy Collins. A more detailed account of Mr. Tyson's accomplishments can be found here, for discussion purpose only.
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/canad...-has-died/