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Other uses|Prairie oyster (disambiguation)Cleanup-link rot|date=March 2012Infobox musical artist | name = Prairie Oyster| image = Prairie Oyster band.jpg| image_size =| landscape = | alt =| caption = Prairie Oyster performing in 2007| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Toronto , Ontario , Canada | genre = Country music|Country | years_active = start date|1975–end date|1978 start date|1986–present| label = Stony Plain Records|Stony Plain RCA Records Zoo Entertainment (record label)|Zoo Entertainment Arista Records ViK. Recordings Open Road Recordings | associated_acts =| website = URL|prairieoyster.com| current_members = Russell deCarle Keith Glass Joan Besen Dennis Delorme John P. Allen| past_members = Bruce Moffat Bohdan Hluszko Charlie Cooley John Adames Prairie Oyster is an award-winning Canadian country music group from Toronto . They were named Country Group or Duo of the year six times by both the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) and the Juno Award s. The band also won the Bud Country Fans' Choice Award from the CCMA in 1994. They have four #1 country singles in Canada, with an additional 12 singles reaching the Canadian Country Top 10. Eight of their albums have been certified Music recording sales certification|gold or Music recording sales certification|platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association , including the 1992 CCMA Album of the Year Everybody Knows (Prairie Oyster album)|Everybody Knows . http://www.kingtapestry.com/kingfest.html Tapestry Summer 2007 http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/pra/bio.asp Prairie Oyster Biography http://www.ccma.org/awards/92.htm Canadian Country Music Association
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Prairie Oyster formed in 1975 in Toronto . http://www.ccma.org/halloffame/hofprofile.cfm? AwardID=677 CCMA Hall of Fame - Prairie Oyster As a trio, consisting of singer/bassist Russell deCarle, guitarist Keith Glass and steel guitarist Dennis Delorme, they toured and performed on television, but did not record. They subsequently broke up in 1978.
In 1983, the band reunited, http://www.ccma.org/halloffame/hofprofile.cfm? AwardID=677 CCMA Hall of Fame - Prairie Oyster adding fiddler John P. Allen, keyboardist Joan Besen and drummer John Adames to the lineup. Bruce Moffat soon replaced Adames, and the group released its debut album, Oyster Tracks , in 1986 on Stony Plain Records . The album found its way to RCA Records executive Joe Galante, who signed the group after seeing them perform. http://www.answers.com/topic/prairie-oyster-1 Prairie Oyster: Information and Much More from Answers.com RCA wanted the band to change their name, but they were already too well known. http://www.abc.net.au/water/stories/s1839646.htm Prairie Oysters and other ideas for drought relief :: Water Prairie Oyster was named Country Group or Duo of the Year at the Juno Awards in 1986 and 1987.
Their first album for RCA, Different Kind of Fire , was released in 1990 in both Canada and the United States . On the success of the album, Prairie Oyster was named the CCMA Group or Duo of the Year in 1990 and 1991. They also won the Juno Award for Country Group or Duo of the Year in 1991. All four singles released reached the top 15 in Canada, including the top 5's "Goodbye, So Long, Hello," " I Don't Hurt Anymore " and "Something to Remember You By." The band didn't do as well in the United States however, with the highest charting single peaking at #62. "Goodbye, So Long, Hello" was the CCMA Single of the Year in 1990. The following year, "Lonely You, Lonely Me" was named Song of the Year by the CCMA. In March 1991, the band received a nomination from the Academy of Country Music for Top New Group or Duo. http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=P6QsAAAAIBAJ& sjid=PxQEAAAAIBAJ& pg=6960,2101877& dq=reba& hl=en Garth Brooks leads with nominations for music awards
Prairie Oyster's third album, Everybody Knows (Prairie Oyster album)|Everybody Knows , was released in 1991. The album featured four top 10 singles in Canada: "Did You Fall In Love with Me," "One Precious Love," "Will I Do (Till the Real Thing Comes Along)" and "Everybody Knows." Unfortunately, only one single charted in the U.S., "One Precious Love" (#51). Prairie Oyster won several CCMA Awards in 1992, including Album of the Year for Everybody Knows , Song of the Year for "Did You Fall In Love with Me," as well as their third straight win as Group or Duo of the Year. The Juno Awards also awarded them Country Group or Duo of the Year for the fourth time.
The band's fourth album, Only One Moon , was released in Canada on Arista Records in 1994. It would also go on to become their most successful. The first single, " Such a Lonely One ," was also their first #1 in Canada. Two more singles released from the project also reached the top of the Canadian Country chart, " Don't Cry Little Angel " and the Only One Moon (song)|title track . Additional singles "Louisiette," "Black-Eyed Susan" and "Ancient History" all reached the top 10. They were named Group or Duo of the Year by the CCMA in 1994, 1995 and 1996, and won the Bud Country Fans' Choice Award in 1994. The Juno Awards also recognized Prairie Oyster as the Country Group or Duo of the Year in both 1995 and 1996.
Their fifth album, Blue Plate Special , was released in 1996. The first song released from the disc, " Unbelievable Love ," reached #1. "One Way Track" was also a top 5, but follow-up singles peaked outside the top 10. Bohdan Hluszko replaced Bruce Moffat as the drummer on the album. The following year, Hluszko was fired from the band after coming out as transgender . http://www.sootoday.com/content/arts/details.asp? c=16018 Sault Ste. Marie Arts and Entertainment Pages on SooToday.com
With the 1998 release of their sixth album, What Is This Country? , the group returned to the top 10 with the songs "Canadian Sunrise" (#5) and "Keep On Dreaming (#9). Charlie Cooley filled in as drummer for the band. Cooley is the father of Canadian actor Ryan Cooley .
The band released their first greatest hits album, String of Pearls: A Greatest Hits Collection , in 2000. The only song released from the project was "Man in the Moon," which had been re-recorded as a duet with Folk music|folk singer-songwriter Jenny Whiteley .
Prairie Oyster re-surfaced in 2006 with the release of their latest album, One Kiss , on Open Road Recordings . So far the album has produced three singles, "Sweet Sweet Girl to Me" (written and originally recorded by Don Gibson ), "Too Bad For Me," and a cover of Bob Dylan 's "I Threw It All Away."
Prairie Oyster was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008. http://www.ccma.org/halloffame/hofprofile.cfm? AwardID=677 CCMA Hall of Fame - Prairie Oyster
1990 Single of the Year, "Goodbye, So Long, Hello"
1991 Group or Duo of the Year
1991 Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada|SOCAN Song of the Year, "Lonely You, Lonely Me"
1992 Group or Duo of the Year
1992 SOCAN Song of the Year, "Did You Fall In Love with Me"
1992 Album of the Year, Everybody Knows
1994 Bud Country Fans' Choice Award
1994 Group or Duo of the Year
1995 Group or Duo of the Year
1996 Group or Duo of the Year
Juno Awards
Juno Awards of 1986|1986 Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year|Best Country Group or Duo
Juno Awards of 1987|1987 Best Country Group or Duo
Juno Awards of 1991|1991 Best Country Group or Duo
Juno Awards of 1992|1992 Best Country Group or Duo
Juno Awards of 1995|1995 Best Country Group or Duo
Juno Awards of 1996|1996 Best Country Group or Duo
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External links
http://www.prairieoyster.com/ Prairie Oyster Official Site
http://russelldecarle.com/ Official site for Prairie Oyster singer Russell DeCarle
http://www.prairieoysterfanclub.com/ Prairie Oyster Fan Club
http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/pra/default.asp Prairie Oyster at MapleMusic Recordings
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