Prairie Oyster | |
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 Prairie Oyster performing in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 1974–1978 1982–2014 |
| Labels | Stony Plain RCA Records Zoo Entertainment Arista Records ViK. Recordings Open Road Recordings |
| Members | Russell deCarle Keith Glass Joan Besen Dennis Delorme John P. Allen |
| Past members | Bruce Moffat Bohdan Hluszko Charlie Cooley John Adames |
| Website | prairieoyster |
Prairie Oyster was a Canadian country music group from Toronto, Ontario. They were named Country Group or Duo of the year six times by both the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) and the Juno Awards. The band also won the Bud Country Fans' Choice Award from the CCMA in 1994. They have four No. 1 country singles in Canada, with an additional 12 singles reaching the Canadian Country Top 10. Eight of their albums have been certified gold or platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association, including the 1992 CCMA Album of the Year Everybody Knows.[1][2][3]
While no formal announcement seems to have been made, the band is no longer touring nor are they maintaining their web site. Front-man Russell deCarle has been touring solo to promote a new album.[4] Guitarist Keith Glass released his own solo album in 2013[5] and has been touring on his own as well as backing up other artists, such as Lynn Miles.[6]
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- ^ "Prairie Oyster Biography". Maplemusic.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
- ^ "Canadian Country Music Association". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- ^ Patton, Kristi. "Russell deCarle Moves Past Prairie Oyster". Penticton Western News. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Music | Keith Glass". Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Lynn Miles". Lynnmilesmusic.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.