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Born: September 25, 1933 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canad
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Country

Biography:
Half of the early-'60s folk group Ian & Sylvia, Ian Tyson retreated from performing and recording after the duo disbanded in the mid-'70s to become a rancher in the foothills of Southern Alberta, Canada. He quietly returned to music-making in the 1980s, releasing a series of albums that focused on detailed songs about the concerns of the workin... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2008 Yellowhead to Yellowstone and Other Love Stories
2005 Songs from the Gravel Road
2002 Live at Longview
1999 Lost Herd
1994 Eighteen Inches of Rain
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Filmography:
1999 Cowboy Poets: Live at Elko
1989 Great West Collection: The Working Cowboy
1988 Alias Will James
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Member Of: Ian & Sylvia Great Speckled Bird More >> Similar Artists: Pierce Pettis Gordon Lightfoot Jim Croce Nanci Griffith Bill Staines More >>

Influenced By: Woody Guthrie Gene Autry Pete Seeger Johnny Cash Hank Williams More >> Followers: George Hamilton IV More >>

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