![]() ![]() She will always be with us through her music and the special moments we shared. Rita MacNeil was a soft-spoken, independent singer-songwriter in the folk, pop and country genres. Each of the 400 shows Rita performed during our 15 year of working together carries a very special memory that I will always cherish!" said Rocklands Entertainment CEO Brian Edwards.Īnd the Von Trapps, who toured with MacNeil in 2011, also remembered her fondly in a statement: "She had such a generous heart, and great sense of humour. Rita MacNeil, CM, ONS, singer, songwriter (born in Big Pond, NS died 16 April 2013 in Big Pond, NS). "The most genuine entertainer I have ever worked with! I had the honour to travel with Rita all over North America. MacNeil also hosted the variety show called Rita and Friends in the mid-1990s and she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. ![]() She recorded 24 albums during her career and her last release, Saving Grace, hit shelves late last year. Anne Murray and Rita MacNeil unite in a lovely duet.Rita MacNeil's biggest hit, 'Flying On Your Own', was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by l. She won her first Juno Award for most promising female vocalist in 1987. MacNeil recorded her first album, Born a Woman, in 1975, but didn't achieve chart success until the 1980s. It was evident that she touched them all from the many letters and comments we received after that show. Rita could convey that kind of warmth and sincerity through her songs to the people in the studio audience and to the viewers at home. When she sang Working Man there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Read Full Bio Rita MacNeil, (born April 16, 2013) is a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotias Cape Breton. In 1990, she was the bestselling country artist in Canada, outselling even Garth Brooks and Clint Black. Coming from a coal mining area she had a soft spot in her heart for those miners. In the United Kingdom, MacNeils song 'Working Man' was a 11 hit in 1990. "The one vivid memory I have is when Rita was a guest on my show. "I am deeply saddened by the loss of a dear sweet woman and a gifted singer-songwriter who represented women and her beloved Nova Scotia so eloquently in her songs," said Anne Murray in a statement.įellow Canadian country singer Tommy Hunter also paid tribute to MacNeil. No more details about her death were available. Fans, colleagues and friends are mourning Cape Breton's first lady of song.Ĭanadian music icon Rita MacNeil died Tuesday after suffering complications following surgery, according to a statement posted on her website Wednesday. Relatives, friends and fans of Rita MacNeil gathered at a funeral service Monday for the singer-songwriter in her Nova Scotia hometown of Big Pond, where her. ![]()
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