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Earl Heywood Born:  March 12, 1917 Died:  September 17, 2006 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame CKNX Barn Dance CFCO Chatham, ON (1941) CKNX Wingham, ON (1942)

About The Artist Earl Heywood was a hillbilly singer from north of the border in Canada. His career started back in the mid-1930s. He entertained thousands of listeners with is daily show over CKNX out of Wingham, Ontario. He recorded for the RCA Victor label at one time and by the mid-1950s, had written over 350 songs. They said he wrote from his life's experiences. He took up photography as a hobby in addition to being a fisherman. He as married and had two children by the mid-1950s.