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John Allan Cameron, CM (16 December 1938 – 22 November 2006) was a Canadian folk singer, "The Godfather of Celtic Music " in Canada. [1] Noted for performing traditional music on his twelve string guitar, he released his first album in 1969.
Nov 22, 2006 · John Allan Cameron, one of Canada'smusic pioneers who was born in Cape Breton, has died in Torontoafter alengthy battle with bone cancer. He was 67. The entertainer...
John Allan Cameron. Actor: Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show. John Allan Cameron was one of Canada's musical greats; his pioneering work with traditional Scottish Gaelic tunes played on a twelve-string guitar led him to be called the "Godfather of Gaelic music" in Canada.
- December 16, 1938
- November 22, 2006
Nov 23, 2006 · John Allan Cameron trained to be a priest but instead became a musical missionary spreading the gospel of Scottish music long before Ashley MacIsaac, Natalie MacMaster (a distant...
Born in Inverness, Nova Scotia, on December 16, 1938, Cameron led a fascinating life, and his musical versatility allowed him to perform traditional Cape Breton Scottish music, ballads, new Canadian folk songs, and country music with equal aplomb.
May 11, 2012 · Watch John Allan Cameron, the godfather of Celtic music, sing the traditional folk song Peggy Gordon with his guitar.
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Oct 1, 2013 · John Allan Cameron received the East Coast Music Association's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995, and in 2003 was inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada. Cameron's archive is at the Beaton Institute of Cape Breton University.
