The Calgary Range Riders "The Calgary Range Riders" (Aragon Records, 196-?) (LP)
A rough-and-ready, old-school hillbilly band from Alberta, the Calgary Range Riders was founded in 1947 by yodeler "Dixie" Bill Hilton (1920-1991). Born in Saskatchewan, Hilton started his professional career back in the 1930s, working on a series of radio stations before serving a stint in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War Two. After demobilizing, Hilton resumed his musical career and struck gold with the Range Riders, who stayed together well into the early 1950s. The group included several hotshot musicians, perhaps most notably fiddler Luck Ambo, who went on to have a long career as a session player and solo recording artist, as well as bass player Murray Dunlop, Al Koochin (guitar), Tiny Stolz (accordion), Don Thompson (steel guitar) and of course Bill Hilton on lead vocals. It's also worth noting that Hilton was a prolific composer, and wrote most of the band's repertoire. (Thanks to Hillbilly Music Dawt Com for filling in a few blanks, as well as Binge Disc/Cattle Music for the informative liner notes on the album below...)

The Calgary Range Riders "The Calgary Range Riders" (Aragon Records, 196-?) (LP)
I'm not sure if there's overlap between this disc and the one above, though they have two different catalog numbers, so they probably just came out around the same time and the label figured no one would mind the lack of originality in the titles.

The Calgary Range Riders & Dixie Bill Hilton "Ramblin' Man" (Cattle Records, 1986) (LP)
A swell set of radio transcription discs dating from 1951-52, mostly featuring the band's classic lineup, although fiddler Freddie Long sits in for Lucky Ambo on some of the songs. As always, the Cattle label provides highly informative, well-researched liner notes and excellent sound quality on the remastering of these old archival tracks.

John Allan Cameron "Weddings, Wakes & Other Things/Song For The Mira" (Columbia Records, 1976) (LP)
(Produced by Robbie McNeill)
Anchored in Celtic trad, this album also dips into country and folk material, including a cover of John Prine's classic "Please Don't Bury Me." Not really a country record, though there is some dobro and steel guitar, as well as banjo work by bluegrasser Dennis Lepage. The title track, "Song For The Mira," is a nostalgic, Irish-flavored folk ballad extolling the beauties of Nova Scotia, originally written by Allister MacGillivray back in 1973. It has become an unofficial anthem for the province, and was later recorded by pop star Anne Murray, although Cameron's version was previously one of the most famous renditions. The Canadian Encyclopedia goes into great detail about the tune. This album originally came out in 1976 as Weddings, Wakes & Other Things and was later rebranded as Song For The Mira, to capitalize on the song's continued popularity.

Neal Campbell "The Country Touch" (Maple Grove Records, 19--?) (LP)
(Produced by Paul Baker, Barry Hawkins & Joe Kozak)
Some original northern twang by Canadian songwriter Neal Campbell, who penned most of the music on here, adding a few cover songs drawing on stuff by Merle Haggard, Bob McDill and Don Williams, and Mel Tillis. This appears to have been his only album, though he also released at least one single on the North Star label, which included two of his own originals, "My Home In The Cariboo" and "Free." The musicians include Neal Campbell on lead vocals, with Rick Brown (keyboards), Jim Hathaway (drums) Joe Kozak (bass), and producer Barry Hawkins playing guitar.

Canadian Zephyr "A Country Mile Better" (RCA-Canada, 1977) (LP)
(Produced by Craig Ruhnke & David Peever)

Canadian Zephyr "Zephyr" (RCA-Canada, 1980) (LP)

Jim Caplette "Got No Mind For Another" (Big Chief Records, 1970) (LP)
(Produced by Bruce Thomson & Joe Kozak)
A nice one by Canadian humorist and author Jim Caplette (1924-2015) who also turned his hand to music in the early 1970s. This is a really nice, low-key album of mellow folk-country... Reminds me quite a bit of George Hamilton IV's music of the same era. Recommended!

Allan Capson "Long Time Remembering" (Marathon Records, 1972) (LP)
(Produced by Doug Taylor)
This was the first album by Canadian country picker Allan Capson, a songwriter from Moncton, New Brunswick who broke through when his tune, "Alberta Country Soil" was recorded by Marg Osburne and became a regional hit. On his debut, Capson is mostly given hits of the day to record, including a few dreary choices, like "Proud Mary," "Down in the Boondocks" and "Bridge Over Troubled Waters." A little more fun are tunes like "Loving Her Was Easier" and the hippiedelic "One Toke Over the Line," by Brewer & Shipley. There's a strong folk-pop tilt to this album, but definitely some twang in there as well, particularly with the sweet, cosmic, Garcia-esque pedal steel prominent in the mix.

Allan Capson "Country Lane In My Mind" (Marathon Records, 1973) (LP)
(Produced by Doug Taylor & Ken Friesen)
This time around, it's mostly self-penned material, although he does sing a few cover songs, such as "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me," "Here Comes The Sun," and Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now." Also, it's basically the same group of musicians on both albums, including Steve Smith on steel guitar.

The Caribou Showband & Harry Hibbs "At The Caribou" (Arc Records, 1968-?) (LP)
(Produced by Ben Weatherby)
New Brunswick-born singer/guitarist Johnny Burke co-founded this group in the late '60s, and helmed the band through the 1970s, when they changed their name to Eastwind. Other founding members were fiddler Brian Barron and steel guitarist Bob Lucier, who accompanied Burke through several phases of his career. Although the "showband" title implies a leaning towards pop music, the Caribou-ers stuck pretty closely to country material. They were the house band for a TV show called At The Caribou, which hosted a wide swath of Canadian country talent. On this album, they backed accordionist Harry Hibbs, a well-known solo artist who had more of a regional/folkish flair, as well as singers Wally Brown, Burt Cuff, George and June Pasher and Cliffy Short, as well as Johnny Burke, who sings a couple of songs on the first half of the album. Although Hibbs is ostensibly the headliner, he is only credited on three tracks.

The Caribou Showband/Various Artists "Join Us At The Caribou, v.2" (Arc Records, 1969-?) (LP)

The Caribou Showband/Various Artists "...Featuring Johnny Burke" (Arc/Caribou Records, 197-?) (LP)
This edition of the band features multi-instrumentalist Mel Aucoin playing banjo, bass, piano and guitars, Brian Barron (fiddle and mandolin), Roddy Lee (drums), and Bob Lucier (steel guitar), and several vocalists: Johnny Burke, Henry Hibbs, and Norma Gale.

Ralph Carlson & Country Mile "Thanks For The Dance" (Snocan Records, 19--?) (LP)
(Produced by Joe Bob Barnhill & Dallas Harms)

Bob Carpenter "Silent Passage" (Warner Reprise, 1975) (LP)
(Produced by Brian Ahern)
An obscura-holics country-folk dream record, this featured Canadian singer-songwriter Bob Carpenter, backed by an all-star cast gathered together by producer Brian Ahern... Rising stars Emmylou Harris and Anne Murray sing harmony, while Lowell George and Bill Payne of Little Feat play on several songs, along with bluegrass banjo whiz Bill Keith, and many other '70s roots music heavy-hitters. The truth of it is, though, that I didn't actually care much for this record... I didn't dislike it, but it wasn't really my cup of tea -- a little too folkie, I guess. But it's certainly a lost gem worth looking for and checking out if you're a tried and true hippiebilly fan... How could you resist??

Wilf Carter "Dynamite Trail -- The Decca Years: 1954-58" (Bear Family, 1990)
Canadian cowpoke Wilf Carter, who also worked under the stage name Montana Slim, mostly recorded for the RCA record company, but in the mid-1950s he took a break and signed with Decca for a four-year stint. This disc gathers his best work for Decca, and it's lively, good-natured stuff. There's some "western"-themed material, plenty of humor-laced heartsongs and even a smidge of gospel, all performed at a galloping pace and all quite entertaining. On a few of the later tracks, Carter even experiments with electrified arrangements, including some fascinating guitar work on songs such as "Let A Little Sunshine In Your Heart." From start to finish, this is a fun, engaging record, well worth checking out.

Wilf Carter "Prairie Legend" (Bear Family, 1994)
A four-CD box set of Carter's work... golly! If you're a fan, this oughta just about do it for you!

Wilf Carter "Cowboy Songs" (Bear Family Records, 1997)
But wait... there's more! Nine whole CDs more!

Neko Case - see artist discography

Cassonade "Cassonade" (Paraluie Records, 1978)
The nom-du-twang of Canadian country-rocker Stephen Faulkner, Cassonade started out in the mid-1970s as part of the rock duo, Plume & Cassonade. Although he had already broken out as a solo performer, in the 1980s Faulkner began recording under his own name, and moved in a more distinctly country direction...

Cal Cavendish "Mountain Road" (Birchmount Records, 1969)

Cal Cavendish "The Prairies Sing, Part One" (Cascade Records, 1970) (LP)
(Produced by Ernest Klumpp)

Cal Cavendish "This Is Cavendish Country" (COP Records, 19--?) (LP)

Cedar Creek "After Tonight" (Acclaim Records, 1981) (LP)
(Produced by Andy DiMartino)
Looks like this was a mainstream Canadian country band, although the studio crew was packed with Nashville heavies such as Charlie McCoy, Russ Hicks and Ray Edenton, although there are also a bunch of unfamiliar names, presumably some of them were actual bandmembers or Canadian sidemen. One song, Rory Bourke's "Took It Like A Man, Cried Like A Baby," had been a hit for Vern Gosdin and was also released as a single by Cedar Creek. Dunno much more about these guys, though.

Nesbit Chhangur & My Sons "Jo-Anne" (Gretnes Records, 1980) (LP)
(Produced by Nesbit Chhangur)
Well, this album certainly has more backstory than I expected. Although in his cheery liner notes Canadian citizen Nesbit Chhangur says that this was his first album, he neglects to mention that he also had a music career spanning back to the Second World War and that he had been a radio star (and recording artist) in his youth. Though he emigrated to Canada, Chhangur was born and grew up in the Berbice region of what at the time was known as British Guiana (now simply Guyana) on the Caribbean coast of South America. He first encountered country music on the radio, and initially modeled himself after Depression-era icon Jimmie Rodgers, yodeling as a teen on the airwaves of programs beaming out of the regional capitol, New Amsterdam. At night he would tune into distant AM radio signals that -- amazingly -- brought the sounds of country variety shows such as The Grand Ole Opry and the WWVA Jamboree, nearly three thousand miles away(!) His first records were 78s, some of which have been collected on CD and digital-only formats such as Bandcamp. He recorded a string of singles in the 1950s, the most famous of which is an ode to his hometown, "Sunny Corentyne." In the 'Sixties he recorded other regional songs, most notably a single which included the devastating political song "Guianese Lament," which was inspired by the civil unrest of the early 'Sixties which led to British military intervention in 1964 and addressed some of the complex racial politics of Guyana's colonial history. He also sang lighter-hearted material including numerous country love songs and, on a sojourn to Trinidad, topical novelty numbers like "Rock Around The Moon" and "Santa Samba." Chhangur emigrated to Canada in 1967, settling in Ottawa, where he worked as a school teacher and civil servant, and continued to perform, mainly at charitable events, though also on television and other venues. This album was made with backing from this three sons, Brian Chhangur (bass and percussion), Tony Chhangur (drums), Rohan Chhangur (keyboards), and Mr. Chhangur on lead vocals and guitar... It includes one song, "Together Let Us Give" sung by Sean Chhangur, a tribute to Texas called "Fort Worth I Love You," and an Elvis Presley tribute which was also released as a single. All three of his sons pursued musical careers, some in rock, others in jazz, though this humble country LP was where they got their start. A cultural hero in Guyana, Nesbit Chhangur has been the focus of several remarkably detailed online profiles, the most personal of which was the a lengthy Facebook post from around 2002 and a similar but slightly more circumspect profile on a Guyanese cultural website.

The Chaparrals "Ridin' High" (Capitol Records, 1969-?) (LP)
(Produced by Gary Buck)
A mix of country and a little bit of old-school rock, this trio from Ontario covered hits like "Apartment Number 9," "Snakes Crawl At Night" and the Buddy Holly oldie, "Oh Boy," which came out as a single in '69. The group included lead singer Earl Fries on bass, drummer Fred Emberson, and Carl Kees on lead guitar... Mr. Kees may have been the most accomplished performer in the group: best known as a fiddler, he also played guitar and mandolin and got his professional start at age nine, playing barn dances back in the 1950s, and landed a gig on radio station CKOT in Tillsonburg when he was still in his teens; he later worked in the Good Brothers band and in the Ontario-based Rhythm Masters. This album got relatively wide distribution, both in Canada and the US, and was also released under the title The Chaparrals Sing Your Favorites.

Billy Charne "Billy Charne" (Sussex Records, 1972) (LP)
(Produced by Sam Goldstein & Carl Walden)
An early album by Billy W. Chernoff, aka Billy Charne, a B.C. country singer and former rodeo clown who later became a Christian music artist. Under the patronage of Gary Buck and producer Ronnie Light, Chernoff recorded a string of singles in Canada and Nashville during the late 1960s and early 'Seventies, including "To Ma Ray, Tom O Ray," which topped the Canadian charts, and "Fresno Rodeo," which became one of his best-known tunes. Versions of both songs are on this album, which I believe was his only major-label release. It's a pretty groovy, rootsy record, dancing on the edges of the rock scene, but with a solid country core. Recorded with LA session player Jerry Cole on guitar, this is an underrated hippie-era gem, similar to Bobby Charles's album of the same era. Chernoff worked steadily through the '80s and '90s in a series of partnerships and bands, though in 1998 he switched his focus towards religious songwriting (though still with a country feel) and has self-released numerous albums over the years.

Chef Wanitou "Roger Roy" (Ouesteurne Records, 19--?) (LP)
(Produced by Gaetan Richard)

Gary Chipman "Down East" (MRR Records, 1977) (LP)
(Produced by Don Dolron & Wayne King)
This is a fiddler's album, with full band backing soloist Gary Chipman, a Prince Edward Islander with a yen for traditional tunes. Chipman grew up as a devotee of fiddler Don Messer, listening to Messer on the radio as a kid, and learning his style so well by ear that the bandleader invited him to play with him on a number of occasions. Chipman stuck to it, and created his own tribute to Messer and his band, and continued to play ceilidh dances and other traditionally-oriented gigs well into the 21st Century.

Johnny Clark "A Tribute To Johnny Cash" (London Records, 19--?) (LP)

Terri Clark - see artist discography

Stew Clayton "The Farmer: Songs Of The Earth" (Sunshine Records, 19--?) (LP)
A salt-of-the-earth themed album from Canadian country singer Stew Clayton, just one of the many albums he recorded over the years...

Stu Clayton & His Trail Riders "The Incomparable Stu Clayton" (Frontier Records, 1966) (LP)

Stew Clayton "My Canadian Home" (Birchmount ‎ Records, 1973) (LP)

Stew Clayton "The Manitoba Balladeer" (Cynda Records, 1974-?) (LP)

Stew Clayton "I'm Proud To Be Country" (Sunshine Records, 1981) (LP)

Stew Clayton "Down Home Country" (Sunshine Records, 19--?) (LP)

Stew Clayton "The Canadian Country Balladeer" (Cattle Records, 1985) (LP)
These dozen tracks were originally recorded in 1970 at a studio in Winnipeg, with Stew Clayton on rhythm guitar, Bob Marginet (bass, lead guitar and mandolin), Daniel Simoens (bass and mandolin). Almost all the songs are credited as Stew Clayton's own songs, along with a Carson Robison oldies and a version of "The Zebra Dun." The Cattle label liner notes are strictly biographical, don't discuss the circumstances surrounding these sessions, so I'm not sure if these are previously unreleased tracks, or if they'd been on some earlier album. At any rate, a nice slice of old-school Canadian western music.

Don Cochrane "Sweet Clover" (Broadland Records, 1978) (LP)
(Produced by Paul David Murray)

Tex Cochrane "Pickin', Singin' 'N' Yodelin' Canadian Western Style" (Cattle Records, 1985) (LP)
A pioneering figure in the Canadian country music industry, Nova Scotian cowboy singer Gordon D. ("Tex") Cochrane (1914-1995) was from the same generation of twangsters as Hank Snow, although Cochrane never made the leap into wider fame down in the United States. After embarking on a radio career in 1935 and recording these tracks for the Canadian wing of RCA Victor, all sixteen of which are included here. In 1940, at the outbreak of World War Two, Cochrane enlisted and abandoned his musical career, remaining in the Canadian Army for over two decades before moving into civilian life. One of many obscure artists rescued from oblivion by the German reissue label, Cattle Records, Cochrane gave his blessing to this reissue, which was repackaged years later for the CD era.

Tex Cochrane "The Complete Canadian Yodel Song Sessions Of Tex Cochrane: 1937-39" (Cattle Records, 2003) (CD)
The Cattle label revisited Cochrane's career in the digital era, producing this disc which overlaps with the LP above, in a track-for-track reissue.

Cody "Alive... And Still Pickin' " (Boot Records, 1981) (LP)
(Produced by Dougal Trineer)

Roger Collette "Roger Collette Chante" (Guitare Records, 19--?) (LP)
French-Canadian fiddler-singer Roger Collette (1933-2015) was born in Saint Boniface, Manitoba, and started his career in the early 1950s, touring with various bands, but perhaps most notably with singer Marcel Martel, who he backed in the late 'Fifties.

Roger Collette "Au Violon" (Guitare Records, 19--?) (LP)

The Johnny Comfort Band "Hank, You're Still The King!" (Comfort Records, 1980) (LP)

Stompin' Tom Connors "On Tragedy Trail With..." (Boot Records, 1973) (LP)
(Produced by Jury Krytiuk)
I know, I know... Stompin' Tom's made, like, a million records. I'm workin' on it.

E. J. Cooper "Country Cool: Just Call Me EJ" (EJ Productions, 1983-?) (LP)

Copperfields "Copperfields" (Sunstorm Records, 19--?) (LP)
(Produced by Mike Leary, Scot Schreckenpost & Zane Rudolph)
Some longhair country-rock stuff recorded in Vancouver... The group centered around the duo of Terry Freund and Jeff Moore, who wrote all the songs and are the lead singers and guitarists. Additional guitars (and overall guidance) come from co-producer Zane Rudolph, with additional pickers on banjo and bass.

Corey & Trina "Songs For Laughing And Dancing" (Quay Records, 1978) (LP)
(Produced by Neil Bishop & Claude Caines)

Ricky Cormier "Canadian Junior Fiddle Champion" (Marathon Records, 1974) (LP)

Cornelia & Billy "Here's To John-Willie" (The Great Eastern Production Company, 19--?) (LP)
(Produced by Ron Parks & Pat Martin)

Cornelia & Billy "Take Me Home" (19--?) (LP)
(Produced by Ron Parks & Pat Martin)

Kim Cote "Road Of Life" (Westmount Records, 19--?) (LP)

The Country Bums "The Country Bums" (Camel Productions, 19--?) (LP)
(Produced by John Pimm)
A bunch of guys from Vancouver Island, probably sometime in the early 1980s... I'm not sure how much of a "band" this actually was, though I'm not entirely sure you could call it a compilation album, either... The songs seem to involve various configurations of over a dozen musicians, including several different guys who sang lead on various songs; some of the musicians seem to have had bands of their own, but the sessions were done as collectively as "The Country Bums." Anyway, these Bums included producer John Pimm on bass and electric guitar, along with Al Bulmer (lead guitar), Thom Cray Croft (vocals and guitar), Jerry Francis (vocals), Dave Gallant (acoustic guitar), Terry Murray (bass), Bill NuGraeff (dobro, steel, and slide guitar), John Payne (vocals and guitar), Frank Terpestra (vocals and guitar) Blaine Waldbauer (fiddle and piano), Bill Weldon (bass), Graham White (drums), and Wayne Wicks on drums... There's also a gal who's pictured in the group photo, who presumably sang harmony or something, but she's not identified by name. Anyone out there with insight into this albums, I'm all ears.

The Country Cougars "The Country Cougars" (Paragon Records, 19--?) (LP)

The Country Rebels "Bluegrass" (Marathon Records, 1973) (LP)

The Country Troubadours "Live In The Far East" (B-A-B Records, 1971-?) (LP)
(Produced by "Flip")
Bob Cammidge and Ben "Smoky" Davidson were a couple of Canadians playing country covers for the US Air Force personnel stationed at Ching Chuan Kang air base, in Taiwan, in October 1970. They called themselves "the cowboy and Indian show," though I think they were both first-nation members, though they never specify in their what their tribal affiliations may have been. Their stage patter touches uncomfortably on the issue, though, slinging around some amiable stereotypes, notably on their intro to Jim Chesnutt's "Running Bare," which was a parody of an already-problematic songs. Anyway, these guys were pretty good -- robust and confident, and backed by a pretty solid band, plunking along in a Bakersfield-y style. They played a lot of recent hits and classics, stuff by Johnny Cash, Creedence Clearwater Revival and a big Buck Owens medley, along with contemporary hits like "Games People Play" and "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone." Not sure where exactly in Ontario these fellas were from, but they were definitely a long way from home when they did this NCO club gig at the height of the Vietnam War. Other than this album, there's no trace of this band online, so I dunno if they made any other records or played any other gigs...

Johnny Crago "Just Call Me Lonesome" (Big Chief Records, 1971-?) (LP)
(Produced by Dick Damron & Joe Kozak)

Red Crawford "Fiddlin' Favorites" (Aragon Records, 196-?) (LP)

The Creamcheeze Good-Time Band "Perth County Green" (Dominion Records, 1971) (LP)
A folk/bluegrass band from Perth County, Ontario...

The Creamcheeze Good-Time Band "Perth County Green" (MCA Records, 1974) (LP)
(Produced by Gary Buck & George Semkiw)

Burt Cuff "From Newfoundland To Memphis" (Arc Records, 1966-?) (LP)
(Produced by Ben Weatherby)
A gruff-voiced singer from Carmanville, Newfoundland, Wilbert Stanley Cuff conjures comparisons to monotone moaners such as Johnny Cash, Dave Dudley and Dick Curless, with maybe a hint of Hank Snow in there for good measure. He made a name for himself with his first single, "Island Of Newfoundland," a regional pride anthem that was a minor hit in '66, prompting the Arc label to commission this album, which includes that tune, as well as his version of Charlie Rich's "Muddy Water," which cracked into the Canadian country Top Ten. Impressively, eight of the songs on this LP were Burt Cuff originals, and while not a powerful singer, Cuff certainly had his charms. The house band back him mostly seems like they're going through the motions -- although they sound good and project plenty of twang, they never really catch fire. A decent record with some great songs on it; as far as I know, this was his only full album.

The Cumberland Valley Clan "Great Country Hits" (Arc Records, 19--?) (LP)
This album was part of Arc's "international" country series, and the group may actually have been from Nashville, with the disc relicensed for release in Canada. Includes covers of hits such as "BJ The DJ," "Saginaw, Michigan" and a bunch of older, more sentimental material such as "There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder," "You Are My Sunshine" and "I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes."

The Cumberland Valley Clan "Country Hits" (Arc Records, 19--?) (LP)
Apparently these were just hits, but not great hits?

Clint Curtiss "Sweet, Sweet Feeling" (RCA Camden, 1969) (LP)

Clint Curtiss "Clint Curtiss" (Dominion Records, 1971) (LP)

Clint Curtiss "Ode To Newfoundland" (Paragon Records, 1971) (LP)

Clint Curtiss & The Clintsmen "Nobody's Foolin' Me" (Dominion Records, 1972-?) (LP)
(Produced by Jury Krytiuk & Peter Houston)
A singer from Toronto, Canada... This is mostly cover tunes, with a perceptible Bakersfield bent -- stuff by Merle Haggard, Buck Owens and Tommy Collins -- as well as some Canadian regional pride from songwriter Roy Payne. There are also two originals by Clint Curtiss: the title track, "Nobody's Foolin' Me" and "Stand By Me Your Man," a rather awkwardly phrased answer to the Tammy Wynette hit, "Stand By Your Man." The album also includes "The Lady Let Her Hair Down," a song by Nevada bar owner Lenny Nast, who was a colorful but obscure figure in the country music demimonde. The Clintsmen included lead guitar and steel player Peter James, Bruce Easter on bass, and Mike Shane playing drums.

Clint Curtiss "I'm A Newfie Now" (Marathon Records, 1973) (LP)

Clint Curtiss "A Breed Of His Own" (Marathon Records, 1974) (LP)

Clint Curtiss "The Wayward Boy" (RCA Victor, 1975) (LP)

The C-Weed Band "The Finest You Can Buy" (Hawk Records, 1980) (LP)
This country-oriented Canadian jam-band from Winnipeg was led by singer Errol Ranville, who played in garage bands since the early 1960s, and finally struck gold with his chart-topping 1980 hit version of Robbie Robertson's "Evangeline," which established him as a bona fide country star. A Native American, Ranville also became a prominent first nations activist. In 2010, after decades of touring and recording, Ranville survived a horrific car crash which killed his wife... He recuperated and returned to the studio -- Ranville and The C-Weed Band have made about twenty albums, racking up numerous hits in Canada's Aboriginal and Country music charts.

The C-Weed Band "High & Dry" (Hawk Records, 1982) (LP)

The C-Weed Band "Going The Distance" (Hawk Records, 1983) (LP)
(Produced by Craig Fotheringham & Errol Ranville)

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