![]() ![]() He spent the next years honing his skills and for a short time was part of the folk music collective Cedar Lake, which also included Gord Lowe, Brent Titcomb,ĭavid Essig, as well as Rogers’s friend and future producer, Paul Mills. Of turning him into a novelty act, Canada’s answer to Burl Ives, Rogers moved on. ![]() While still at teacher’s college in 1970, he was signed to RCA Canada and released the single, “Here’s to You, Santa Claus.” Uninterested in RCA’s vision Rogers began his professional career in 1969, working the Ontario and Maritime folk club andįestival circuits. Songs by American country star Jimmie Rodgers and earning five dollars. In 1963, at age 14, Rogers made his professional debut at the Ebony Knight coffee house in Hamilton, performing Guitar on a homemade instrument built by his uncle, Lee Bushell. ![]() He showed an earįor music at an early age and taught himself to play Hank Snow and Wilf Carter to traditional fiddle music, left a lasting impression on him. The musical culture of the region, from country artists like ![]() Born and raised in Hamilton, Stan Rogers spent childhood summers in Nova Scotia, mainly in his mother’s ![]()
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