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Profile of Tommy Hunter
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20th March 1937 |
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London, Ontario, Canada |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Tommy Hunter (born March 10, 1937) is a Canadian country music performer, known as "Canada's Country Gentleman".
He was born Thomas James Hunter in London, Ontario in 1937.
In 1956, he began performing as a rhythm guitarist on the CBC television show, Country Hoedown. The Tommy Hunter Show began as a CBC radio program in 1960 and went on to replace Country Hoedown on CBC television in 1965; Hunter's show was picked up by TNN in 1983 and ran on CBC until 1992.
People who performed on The Tommy Hunter Show early in their careers include:
- Garth Brooks
- Shania Twain, then known as Eileen Twain
- The Judds
After his show was cancelled by the CBC, Hunter continued to tour with his band, The Travelling Men.
In 1986, Hunter was made a Member of the Order of Canada. He has received three Canadian Juno Awards and one Gemini Award. In 1990, he was given a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame's "Walkway of Stars". A street ("Tommy Hunter Way") was also renamed in his honour in his hometown of London, Ontario, in the late 1990s.
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