Gene MacLellan

Gene MacLellan
Born	February 2, 1938
Origin	Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada
Died	January 19, 1995(1995-01-19) (aged 56)
Genres	Country
Occupations	singer-songwriter

Gene MacLellan (February 2, 1938?^{[citation needed]} - January 19, 1995) was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Prince Edward Island.

Among his notable compositions were "Snowbird", made famous by Anne Murray, "Put Your Hand in the Hand, "The Call", "Pages of Time" and "Thorn in My Shoe". Elvis Presley, Joan Baez and Bing Crosby were among the many artists who recorded MacLellan's songs.

MacLellan was born in Val-d'Or, Quebec, and grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He would eventually move to Atlantic Canada, settling in Pownal, where he lived until his death by suicide.

He won a Juno Award in 1971 as best songwriter.

MacLellan was a frequent guest on Don Messer's Jubilee and later a regular cast member of Singalong Jubilee with Anne Murray and Bill Langstroth.

MacLellan died in 1995 and was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame later that year. His daughter Catherine MacLellan is a folk singer-songwriter.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	CAN
1970	Gene MacLellan	80
	Street Corner Preacher	—
1977	If It's Alright with You	—
1979	Gene & Marty (with Marty Reno)	—
1997	Lonesome River (posthumous compilation)	—

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions			Album
		CAN Country	CAN AC	CAN
1970	"The Call"	15	—	91	Gene MacLellan
	"Thorn in My Shoe"	20	—	—
1971	"Isle of Saint Jean"	—	8	84
	"Pages of Time"	26	—	—
1972	"Lonesome River"	16	—	—	singles only
	"I Get Drunk on Monday"	—	10	—
1977	"Shilo Song"	14	—	—	If It's Alright with You

External links

• Collections Canada: Gene MacLellan profile