Occupation(s) singer-songwriter Children Catherine MacLellan Genres Country | Role Singer-songwriter Name Gene MacLellan | |
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Born February 2, 1938
Val-d'Or, Quebec ( 1938-02-02 ) Died January 19, 1995, Summerside, Canada Awards Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year Nominations Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year, Juno Award for Best Male Artist Similar People Catherine MacLellan, Ron Hynes, Playa Fly, Jhene Aiko | ||
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Gene MacLellan (February 2, 1938 – January 19, 1995) was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Prince Edward Island. Among his notable compositions were "Snowbird", made famous by Anne Murray, "Put Your Hand in the Hand, "The Call", "Pages of Time" and "Thorn in My Shoe". Elvis Presley, Joan Baez and Bing Crosby were among the many artists who recorded MacLellan's songs.
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MacLellan was born in Val-d'Or, Quebec, and grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He would eventually move to Atlantic Canada, settling in Pownal, Prince Edward Island.
He won a Juno Award in 1971 as best songwriter. MacLellan was a frequent guest on Don Messer's Jubilee and later a regular cast member of Singalong Jubilee with Anne Murray and Bill Langstroth.
MacLellan committed suicide by hanging in Summerside, on January 19, 1995. He was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame later that year.
His daughter Catherine MacLellan is a folk singer-songwriter.
