Gene MacLellan
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Person
- Born
- 1938-02-02
- Died
- 1995-01-19
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Gene MacLellan (February 2, 1938 - 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 <a href="ht
Key dates
- Born
- 2 February 1938
- Died
- 19 January 1995
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Philip
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Val-d'Or
- Place of death
- Summerside
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- country music
- Official website
- www.genemaclellan.com
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1938 births1995 deaths1995 suicides20th-century Canadian male singers20th-century Canadian singer-songwritersAnglophone Quebec peopleCanadian country singer-songwritersCanadian people of Scottish descentCapitol Records artistsJuno Award for Songwriter of the Year winnersPeople from Summerside, Prince Edward IslandPeople from Val-d'Or