R. Harlan Smith Explained

R. Harlan Smith
Birth Name:Robert Harlan Smith
Birth Date:6 November 1939
Birth Place:Central Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada
Genre:Country
Occupation:Singer, record producer
Years Active:1970s-1980s
Label:Royalty Records, GRT
Associated Acts:Chris Nielsen

Robert Harlan Smith (born November 6, 1939, in Central Butte, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian country music singer, record producer and record label executive.[1] He is known as a founder of the Canadian country music label Royalty Records,[2] and for his performances and recordings both as a solo artist and as a duo with his wife Chris Nielsen.[1]

He is a two-time Juno Award nominee for Best Country Male Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1977 and the Juno Awards of 1979, and Smith and Nielsen were nominated together as Best Country Group or Duo at the Juno Awards of 1981.[3] He was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame as a builder in 2005.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/r-harlan-smith-emc/ R. Harlan Smith
  2. "Surprise music industry award leaves Smith speechless". Edmonton Journal, October 5, 2004.
  3. "Juno nominationsare announced". The Globe and Mail, January 7, 1981.
  4. "Famous in Canada". Billboard, July 30, 2005.