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James Travis Tritt (born February 9, 1963) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor. Seven of his albums (counting the Greatest Hits) are certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Tritt has also charted more than 40 times on the Hot Country Songs charts, including five number ones and 15 additional top ten singles. Tritt's musical style is defined by mainstream country and Southern rock influences. He has received two Grammy Awards, both…

Johnny Cash (born Feb 26, 1932) was a US country singer, songwriter who was considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is remembered as a country icon, his songs spanned other genres including rock and roll and rockabilly and blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honour of induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.…

April 15,1920 : Royal Canadian Mint releases first Canadian small penny coin. Production of the penny ceased in May 2012, and the Royal Canadian Mint ceased distribution of them as of February 4, 2013. However, like all other discontinued currency in the Canadian monetary system, the coin remains legal tender. Nevertheless, once distribution of the coin ceased, vendors were no longer expected to return pennies as change for cash purchases, and were encouraged to round purchases to the nearest five…

Rita MacNeil, CM, ONS (May 28, 1944 – April 16, 2013) was a Canadian singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. In 1990, she was the bestselling country artist in Canada, outselling even Garth Brooks and Clint Black. She was also the only female singer ever to have three separate albums chart in the same year in Australia. Throughout her career MacNeil would receive five honorary degrees, release 24 albums, win three Juno Awards,…

Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a Nova Scotian singer known professionally as Anne Murray. Her albums have sold over 55 million copies worldwide. Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach No. 1 on the U.S. charts, and is often cited as one who paved the way for other international Canadian success stories such as k.d. lang, Céline Dion, and Shania Twain. She is also the first woman AND the first Canadian to win "Album…

Donald McNichol Sutherland CC, (Saint John NB, 1935), is an actor whose film career spans more than seven decades. Sutherland has been nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, winning two, along with a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame, he has also received a Canadian Screen Award. Several media outlets and film critics describe him as one of the best actors who have never received an Academy Award nomination. In…