Jim and Don Haggart were a Canadian country music duo from Nova Scotia, active in the 1970s.[1] They were Juno Award nominees for Country Single of the Year at the Juno Awards of 1974 for their song "He",[2] and for Best Country Group or Duo at the Juno Awards of 1975.[1]
Brothers from Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Jim was born January 5, 1938, and Don was born May 10, 1951.[3] They were each active in music on their own before moving to Toronto, Ontario in 1971 and signing to Arpeggio Records as a duo.[4]
Their debut album, I'm Coming Home, was released in 1972. They had hits on the RPM Country charts with "I'm Coming Home", "Pictou County Jail" and "He". The duo made their first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in 1973,[5] and released "He" as their first single in the United States in 1974.[5] American country singer George Hamilton IV recorded a cover of "Pictou County Jail" on his album My North Country Home.[5]
They followed up with the album Balladeers in 1975, having further hit singles with "What Used to Be a River", "Follow Your Heart", "Early Morning Prayer" and "A Special Kind of Feeling"
They broke up as a band following Balladeers, with Jim pursuing a solo career in Western Canada[6] while Don returned to Nova Scotia.[4]
In 1999, the duo released a "best of" compilation.[7]
The brothers were inducted into the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame in August 2006,[8] just a couple of weeks before Jim Haggart's death on September 4.[9] Don Haggart released the solo country gospel album Prayers and Promise in 2010.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Haggart brothers among nominees for Juno Awards". The Globe and Mail, March 11, 1975.
- ^ "Juno Award nominees listed". Billboard, March 9, 1974. p. 54.
- ^ "Jim and Don Haggart". Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame, 2006.
- ^ a b c "To Nashville and back". New Glasgow News, March 10, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Haggarts' 1st U.S. Single". Billboard, June 22, 1974. p. 52.
- ^ "Haggart puts poetry in country music". Medicine Hat News, October 16, 1982.
- ^ "Haggarts release their best on brand new recording". New Glasgow Evening News, June 28, 1999.
- ^ "Music legends shining tonight". New Glasgow Evening News, August 17, 2006.
- ^ "Noted country musician Jim Haggart dies at 68". New Glasgow Evening News, September 6, 2006.