“We are not slowing down. We have a lot of music and we’re excited.” – George Canyon
“I Got This is a wonderful, measured and casually cool album of mature country music.” – The Calgary Herald
TORONTO, ON (February 18, 2016) – Canadian country legend and multiple JUNO Award winner George Canyon’s latest release “I Got This” is the #1 best-selling Canadian country album this week after its chart topping debut on the Country Albums Chart. Additionally, the first single “I Got This” and album track “Daughters of the Sun” are the #1 and #2 best-selling Canadian country songs in Canada, according to Nielsen Soundscan for the week ending February 11, 2016.
“I Got This” marks Canyon’s eleventh full-length release in a career that spans nearly two decades and includes his GOLD-certified albums “One Good Friend”, “Classics”, “Somebody Wrote Love” and the Richard Marx produced “Better Be Home Soon”. The album continues to receive high praise with (The Calgary Herald) saying, “it recalls George Strait in its clean classic simplicity.” With nearly 400,000 albums sold worldwide, multiple major acting roles on television, and the 2015 launch of his ECMA and CCMA nominated radio show “Down East Country with George Canyon”, the singer-songwriter has cemented his status as a bona fide multi-faceted artist and performer.
A Nova Scotia native, Canyon was recently inducted into the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame and has been widely decorated with a number of accolades including multiple CCMA and ECMA Awards in addition to his multiple JUNO Award wins. As the national spokesperson for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and a vocal advocate and supporter of the Canadian Military, Canyon was also presented with the CCMA “Humanitarian of the Year” Award in recognition of his philanthropic endeavours with both organizations.
Underscored by a #1 album debut, Canyon is currently in the midst of his highly praised “Jekyll and Nothing to Hide” tour which kicked off in Calgary earlier this month and travels coast to coast, wrapping in Ontario on March 20th. The tour is sponsored by the iconic Wrangler® western clothing brand.
Watch the lyric video for “I Got This” here.
For more information on George Canyon please visit:
georgecanyon.com
www.facebook.com/georgecanyon
www.twitter.com/georgecanyon
“Jekyll and Nothing to Hide” 2016 Tour Dates:
February 18 – Grande Prairie, AB – Great Northern Casino
February 19 – Red Deer, AB – Cowboys Bar
February 21 – Banff, AB – Wild Bills Saloon
February 22 – Lethbridge, AB – Average Joe’s Sports Bar
February 23 – Lethbridge, AB – Average Joe’s Sports Bar
February 25 – Regina, SK – Casino Regina
February 26 – Cold Lake, AB – Reid Field House (Energy Centre)
February 27 – Edson, AB – Avenue Club
March 1 – Yorkton, SK – Anne Portnuff Theatre
March 2 – Brandon, MB – Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium
March 3 – Winnipeg, MB – Club Regent Casino
March 5 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON – The Grand Theatre
March 6 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON – The Grand Theatre
March 7 – Sudbury, ON – The Caruso Club
March 8 – Barrie, ON – The Ranch
March 9 – London, ON – London Music Hall
March 11 – Bristol, NB – Carleton North High School Theatre
March 12 – Moncton, NB – Casino New Brunswick
March 13 – Summerside, PEI – Harbourfront Theatre
March 14 – Bridgewater, NS – Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre
March 15 – Fredericton, NB – The Fredericton Playhouse
March 17 – Sherbrooke, QC – Bishop’s University (Centennial Theatre)
March 18 – Georgetown, ON – Nashville North
March 20 – Kanata, ON – Crazy Horse
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