ONTARIO’S COUNTRY PIONEERS: EARL HEYWOOD (#89 in the Ontario’s Pioneers series) by Larry Delaney   The late Earl Heywood (1917-2006) was dubbed “Canada’s No. 1 Singing Cowboy”. He is remembered as a true “pioneer” in Canadian Country music – a songwriter and recording artist and a radio and television personality with the CKNX Barn Dance in Wingham, Ontario. Earl Carlyle Heywood was born March 12, 1917 on a farm near Exeter, Ontario. He joined CKNX in 1942 and remained with that station (and its later TV and radio affiliates) as a singer and an announcer for more than 40 years; performing for almost 20 years on the weekly CKNX Barn Dance, and serving during 1946-1953 as host of the “Serenade Ranch” program. During the […]

  ONTARIO’S COUNTRY PIONEERS: THE POST FAMILY (#88 in the Ontario’s Pioneers series) by Larry Delaney   They were billed as “The Singing Post Family”; an accurate description for the foursome based out of Carrying Place, a small community off the eastern shores of Lake Ontario, near Belleville. The “Family” consisted of patriarch Norm Post, his daughters Joanne and Debra (Debbie), and son Kenny… all of whom thrived in the family package show, performing Country and Gospel music and later, pursuing separate musical careers. The late Norm Post (1932-2019) was a gifted musician, singer and songwriter. Many of his songs graced their series of albums released during the 1970s, including such notable tunes as “My Prince Edward County Home”, “That Tragic Day”, “Just Me And […]