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Gary Lynn Fjellgaard (born August 14, 1937) is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter.

He has released fifteen albums and charted thirty-five songs on the RPM 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, 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

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

Fjellgaard's song "Riding on the Wind" was named Single of the Year in 1985 by the Canadian Country Music Association. He also won the 1987 Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada Song of the Year award for writing the Mercey Brothers' hit "Heroes".

Fjellgaard won the 1989 Canadian Country Music Association Award for Male Artist of the Year. 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 in 2005.

Canadian Country Music Association

• 1985 – Single of the Year ("Riding on the Wind")
• 1987 – SOCAN Song of the Year ("Heroes")
• 1989 – Male Artist of the Year
• 1989 – Duo of the Year (with Linda Kidder)
• 1990 – Duo of the Year (with Linda Kidder)
• 1992 – Vocal Collaboration of the Year (with Linda Kidder)

Juno Awards

• 1993 – Best Country Male Vocalist

Discography

Albums

Albums with Valdy

Singles

See also

• List of Canadian musicians
• List of country-music performers
• List of guitarists
• List of singer-songwriters
• Music of Saskatchewan

References

1. ^ Staff (undated). "Gary Fjellgaard". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
2. "RPM Country Tracks for November 14, 1987". RPM. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
3. "RPM Country Tracks for May 29, 1989". RPM. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
4. "RPM Country Tracks for November 11, 1989". RPM. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
5. "RPM Country Tracks for June 9, 1990". RPM. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
6. "RPM Country Tracks for October 27, 1990". RPM. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
7. "RPM Country Tracks for January 31, 1994". RPM. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
8. 1985 CCMA Award Winners Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
9. 1987 CCMA Award Winners Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
10. ^ 1989 CCMA Award Winners Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
11. 1990 CCMA Award Winners Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
12. 1992 CCMA Award Winners Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
13. Juno Awards Database Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
14. 2005 CCMA Award Winners Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• fjellgaard.bc.ca, his official website
• Gary Fjellgaard at AllMusic

• 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
• Singers 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
• 20th-century Canadian singer-songwriters
• 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters