Susan McCann

Susan McCann (born 26 February 1949) is an Irish-born country and Irish singer. She had a 1977 hit "Big Tom Is Still the King", which became a Number 1 in the Irish pop charts. Today, McCann is affectionately known as "Irelands First Lady of Country Music".

About McCann has had enduring international popularity; she has recorded more than 650 songs across her career and toured around the world and performed at numerous prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall and Dollywood. McCann has had recording deals in South Africa and toured Russia, has been recording for over 40 years, and has sung for former US President George H. W. Bush and his son, also a former US President, George W. Bush. Her 1977 hit "Big Tom Is Still the King" became a number 1 hit on the Irish pop charts. She made her first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in 1979, and won the European Star Award in 1980. She continues to release new albums, including "Through the Years", a compilation triple disc album in 2015. Susan sang in Aberdeen, Scotland for Cannon’s country music radio station. She cut the ribbon on the grand opening of the first country music store in Aberdeen, Scotland for Cannon’s country music. The concert at the Skean Dhu Hotel was a sell-out, with standing room only.

Albums

Sings Country (Top Spin Records) 1977 Down the River (Top Spin Records) 1978 Storybook Country (Top Spin Records) 1980 Sincerely Yours (Top Spin Records) 1981 At Home in Ireland (Homespun Records) 1985 When the Sun Says Goodbye to the Mountains (Top Spin Records) 1985 Songs Just for You (Homespun Records) 1986 You Gave Me Love (Gold Record Music) 1990 Diamond and Dreams (Prism Leisure) 1991 Memories (Prism Leisure) 1992 Part of Me (Pegasus) 1998 Bring Me Sunshine (Prism Leisure) 2002 The Bellamy Years (H&hmusic) Sentimental Journey (H&H Music) Once Upon a Time (H&H Music) 2009 Ireland's First Lady of Country Music (H&H Music) 2010 Through The Years (H&H Music) 2014 The Older I Get (H&H Music) 2020 After All This Time 2024

Compilation Albums

Best Of (K-Tel) 1981 Very Best Of: 20 Golden Greats (Prism Leisure) 1998 Strings of Diamonds (Prism Leisure) 1999 The Nightingale (Pegasus) 2003 My Heroes (Prism Leisure) 2005 The Blayney Years (H&H Music) 2006 The Nashville Years (H&H Music) 2006 Great Songs of Susan McCann & Brendan Quinn (Sharp Music) 2015 Susan McCann in Nashville (Ceol Music Ltd) 2015

DVDs My Story in Words, Pictures and 40 Great Songs (2007) 40th Anniversary Edition: 40 Great Songs Plus Susan's Best Videos (2009) The Ultimate Collection (2014)