Murray McLauchlan

Murray Edward McLauchlan, (born 30 June 1948) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player. He is best known for his Canadian hits "The Farmer's Song," "Whispering Rain," and "Down by the Henry Moore".

Early life

McLauchlan was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland;[Barney Bentall "Weathering change 25 years on, Murray McLauchlan toils happily in relative solitude"]. Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Mitch Potter 14 December 1996 Page: SW.15 he immigrated to Canada with his family when he was five years old. He grew up in suburban Toronto. At 17, he began playing at coffeehouses in Toronto's Yorkville area and later attended Central Tech as an art student before deciding to become a full-time musician.

Career In the 1960s, McLauchlan moved to New York City, but had little success in promoting his musical career there. In 1970, McLauchlan returned to Toronto and signed with True North Records; he released an album, Songs from the Street in 1971. Over the next several years he had success in the pop, adult contemporary, country, and folk-music fields, with such songs as "Child's Song," the Juno Award-winning "The Farmer's Song" (1973), and "Hurricane of Change" (also 1973).

In 1974 McLauchlan embarked on a long tour in the United States. He later released "Do You Dream of Being Somebody" (1975), and "Whispering Rain" (1979).

In 1980, McLauchlan released the album Into a Mystery, with backing vocals by Carole Pope.

In 1987, McLauchlan appeared on the children's television show, Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show singing his The Farmer's Song. He appeared in Season 4 of The Elephant Show on the "Urban Cowboy" episode.

McLauchlan hosted the highly rated CBC Radio program Swinging On a Star from 1989 to 1994.Murray McLauchlan – The Canadian Encyclopedia

McLauchlan has held a commercial pilot license (CPL) with Instrument flight rating (IFR) and endorsements for multi-engine aircraft and seaplanes for decades. During a performance in the 1980s, McLauchlan commented to audiences, half-jokingly, of "giving this music thing a little more time"Festival of Friends concert at Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario before giving it up and returning to flying for a living.

In the late 1990s, McLauchlan was flying commercial airplanes as a "bush pilot" in Northern Canada. In 1984 he starred in a television special called Floating over Canada, in which he piloted a Cessna 185 float plane across Canada. This special was broadcast in Canada on CBC as well as in the U.S. on public television (PBS). This TV special featured several songs from Murray's then current album, "Heroes" and featured a number of special musical guests: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ian Tyson, Gordon Lightfoot, Sylvie Tremblay, Levon Helm (of The Band), and Edith Butler, all of them representing different aspects and/or regions of Canada.

In 1998, Penguin (Viking Books) released his autobiography The Ballad of Murray McLauchlan: Getting Out of Here Alive.

In 2004 McLauchlan helped form a group known as "Lunch At Allen's" featuring McLauchlan, Marc Jordan, Cindy Church and Ian Thomas. The group formed as a result of meeting in Toronto for lunch at Allen's restaurant after McLauchlan's heart bypass surgery. Three CDs have been released as a result of this collaboration: Lunch at Allens (2004), Catch the Moon (2007) and More Lunch at Allens (2010).

During the summer of 2016, he was performing in Lunch at Allen's in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Awards McLauchlan has won 11 Juno Awards throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and been nominated for a total of 23 Juno awards. In 1993, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

In 2001, McLauchlan was the recipient of the National Achievement Award at the annual SOCAN Awards held in Toronto."Award recognizes McLauchlan's career" . The Record – Kitchener, Ont. 21 November 2001, B.06

McLauchlan was chosen to be inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in September 2016.

In 2018, McLauchlan received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2018/governor-generals-performing-arts-awards

In 2022 Murray was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, presented to him by Gordon Lightfoot https://www.cshf.ca/songwriter/murray-mclauchlan

Family He is married to Denise Donlon, and they have a son, Duncan (b. March 1992).

Discography

Murray McLauchlan solo career (1971–2021)

Albums Year Album Chart Positions CRIA Label CAN Country CAN 1971 Song from the Street 38 True North 1972 Murray McLauchlan 38 1973 Day to Day Dust 13 1974 Sweeping the Spotlight Away 34 1975 Only the Silence Remains 39 1976 Boulevard 14 Gold 1977 Hard Rock Town 33 1978 Greatest Hits 57 Gold Live at the Orpheum (promo only) Columbia 1979 Whispering Rain 14 42 Gold True North 1980 Into a Mystery 18 61 1981 Storm Warning 45 1982 Windows 1983 Timberline 22 1984 Heroes 1985 Midnight Break 94 1988 Swinging on a Star 24 Capitol 1991 The Modern Age 1996 Gulliver's Taxi True North 2006 The Songbook...New Arrivals (Songs From The Musical "Eddie") Capitol/EMI 2007 Songs from the Street: The Best of Murray McLauchlan True North 2011 Human Writes True North 2017 Love Can't Tell Time True North 2021 Hourglass True North

With Lunch at Allen's (2004–present)

Albums Year Album Chart Positions CRIA Label CAN Country CAN 2004 Lunch at Allen's Capitol/EMI 2007 Catch the Moon Capitol/EMI 2010 More Lunch at Allen's Linus 2012 Zuzu’s Petals - A Lunch At Allen’s Christmas 2017 If It Feels Right

Singles Year Single Chart Positions AlbumCANCAN ACCAN Country1972"I Just Get Older"------Song from the Street"Jesus Please Don't Save Me (Till I Die)"44----1973"Lose We" /"The Farmer's Song"-- 813 3-- 8Murray McLauchlan"Hurricane of Change"9----Day to Day Dust1974"Linda, Won't You Take Me In"151228"Shoeshine Workin' Song"591315Sweeping the Spotlight Away1975"Do You Dream of Being Somebody" /"Maybe Tonight"16--9----10"Down by the Henry Moore"1211"Little Dreamer"15----Single only1976"On the Boulevard"45425Boulevard"Slingback Shoes"------1977"Love Comes and Goes"77----Hard Rock Town1978"Straight Outa Midnight"88----1979"Whispering Rain"241527Whispering Rain"You Can't Win" /"Somebody's Long Lonely Tonight"89--------41"You've Got No Time"------1980"Try Walkin' Away" /"Don't Put Your Faith in Men"53--11----24Into a Mystery"Into a Mystery"------1981"If the Wind Could Blow My Troubles Away"4526--Storm Warning"Wouldn't Take Another Chance On Love"------1982"Happiness"------Windows1983"Jealousy"------"Animals"------"Never Did Like That Train"--2018Timberline1984"Red River Flood" /"On the Subject of Loneliness"------2618--"Everything Reminds Me of Loving You"----37"Railroad Man" / "Sayonara Maverick"--------1960Heroes1985"Song for Captain Keast"----32"When You Become a Memory" / "I'm Best at Loving You"----16--1113Midnight Break1986"Me and Joey"----341988"My Imaginary Tree"------Swinging on a Star1989"Love with a Capital "L""----12"Please Don't Call It Runnin' Away"----351990"Swinging on a Star"----231991"The Modern Age"632175The Modern Age"So I Lost Your Love"--26--1996"Secrets in Your Heart"--38--Gulliver's Taxi1997"No Change in Me"--48--

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