Gary Fjellgaard

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. 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 Year Album Label 1976 Me and Martin Royalty 1979 Ballads and Beer 1983 Time and Innocence Savannah 1986 No Time to Lose 1989 Heart of a Dream 1991 Winds of October 1994 Believe in Forever 1996 Under Western Skies Stony Plain 1997 The Best of Gary Fjellgaard 2001 Grande Olde Ride Silver Creek 2005 Caragana Wind 2007 Secret Santa 2009 All in the Journey

Albums with Valdy Year Album Label 2000 Contenders Stony Plain 2007 Contenders Two: Still in the Running

Singles Year Title Peak positions AlbumCAN Country 1977 "Ride Away to the Country" 31 Me and Martin "Old Fashioned Cowboy Song" 24 1978 "How Much of Me" 37 "Caribou to Nashville" 19 Ballads and Beer 1979 "She Makes It Easy" 57 Me and Martin "Ballads and Beer" 51 Ballads and Beer 1982 "Ten Years Old and Barefoot" 17 Time and Innocence 1983 "Finest Dancer" 25 1984 "Alone Again on Sunday" 35 "Runnin' Back to Your Heart" 35 1985 "Riding on the Wind" 26 No Time to Lose 1986 "Dancing in the Ring" 33 "No Time to Lose" 25 1987 "As Rivers Run Saskatchewan" 41 "Walk in the Rain Tonight" 10 1988 "Once Upon a Time" 23 "Tears on Mainstreet" 24 1989 "The Moon Is Out to Get Me" (with Linda Kidder) 10 Heart of a Dream "Cowboy in Your Heart" 7 "The Colour of Your Collar" 12 1990 "Somewhere on the Island" 7 "In My Heart" (with Linda Kidder) 10 "Dance with This Old Cowboy" 13 1991 "Cry in the Wilderness" 15 "Drifting Cowboy" 20 Winds of October 1992 "Fire and Lace" (with Linda Kidder) 21 "Last Hurrah" 26 "Winds of October" 33 1993 "Never Say Goodbye" 32 "Train of Dreams" 10 Believe in Forever 1994 "Islanders" 25 "Trace Back to You" (with Anita Perras) 50 "What About Love" 33 1995 "Dancing Up a Storm" 26 1996 "Rhythm of Your Wings" 16 Under Western Skies