Ken Kanwisher/Bass; Dan Desjardins/E.Guitar; Jason Barry/E. Guitar; Jimmy Maddox/Piano-Organ-Accordion; Tobias Smith/Drums; Chrys Major/Road Work.
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"Charlie major is always a hit wherever he performs. This Ottawa native combines the ability to touch the hearts of his audience with great musical talent for terrific entertainment."
- Edmonton Sun
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"I really dig this guy. He has a tremendous gift for catching the ear and holding it."
- Robert K. Oerman (Music Row Magazine)
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"What Charlie Major doesn't need are good songs. He's got 'em."
- James Muretich (Calgary Herald)
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"Major's songs hit hard with fans because their not simply words set to catchy music. His lyrical work is rooted in keen observation of the human condition and an ability to empathize for others as he puts himself in their shoes."
- Veronica C. Magee (Country Wave)
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"Any major dude'll tell ya Charlie's the real deal."
- The Toronto Star
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"Ottawa's Charlie Major has become a working class hero to Canadian country music fans. And he garners that title through both his roots and a natural affection for everyday folks."
- Rick Overall (Ottawa Sun)
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"He is a master at making you 'believe'."
- Larry Delaney (Country Music News)
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"He's a dynamo live, the kind of guy who makes you smile when he grins."
- Fish Griwkowsky (Express Writer)
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"Part of the reason Major's success has remained consistent is because his fans recognize him as a people's artist."
- R P M
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"Major gives voice to the working men and women of North America."
- Calgary Sun
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"(he has the) ability to touch people with his lyrical arrows, which fly surely and swiftly to the heart."
- New Country
Charlie Major has been a force in country music since the early 90s. However, after more than a decade in the business, Major is doing something in his career that he's never done before - he's wearing his heart on his sleeve and singing about his personal life
Most of songs I've written have been about other people, or situations that other people were going through that I felt I could relate to. This time it came from my life, which is different for me," says the Juno and CCMA award-winner, “it's me who is standing naked now."
“Shadows and Light,” Major's sixth album and first with Fifth Line Recordings, is primarily about the progression of one relationship. Songs such as That's When I Feel Loved cover the beginning of the love affair, True Love Street concentrates on the middle, and Already Gone, There's No Easy Way To Say Goodbye and A Better World deal with the breakup.
"I felt compelled to do it. It was a therapeutic thing that just unfolded on its own," Major says of the album he co-produced with Jason Barry.
Major wrote all eleven tracks, and the raw emotion really does shine through. This is one of his most riveting and heart-felt albums to date. Major even questioned the inclusion of his final track Mandy, because it was too personal: "It's my honesty and my truth and at the end of the day, so in the end I decided that it belongs there," says Major.
Even the songs that don't deal with relationships come from the heart. Major wrote the inspirational You'll See Angels to lift the spirits of a friend who was dying in the hospital. "Writing the song came very easily, but it was difficult to write emotionally." Major was able to play the song for his late friend before he died, which in Major’s eyes, made it all worth it.
The title track Shadows and Light was inspired by one of Major's brothers. "We've been through a lot together. We used to live together and we've had some falling outs and making up. This song is dedicated to everyone in life who forgives you, and lets things go, and who won’t abandon you, no matter what." The track was also one of the few songs Major didn't write at his home just outside of Ottawa. He got the idea on a plane and ended up writing the first draft on his boarding pass.
The spark for the first single, Young at Heart, which features Kim Mitchell, also came from his family. While celebrating his 79th birthday, Major's father admitted that he still felt 18 in his mind. That comment along with some gentle teasing from his own children to ‘act his age’, is all Major needed to pen this rockin' hit.
With such a strong collection of emotional songs, Major is sure to add some more awards to his collection - a collection which already includes three Junos for Male Vocalist of the Year (1993, 1994, 1995) and seven Canadian Country Music Awards.
Major's debut album “The Other Side” is the only album in Canadian history to have six 1 songs.
Discography
The Other Side (1995) - Double Platinum
Lucky Man (1996) Platinum
Everything's Alright (1997) Gold
444 (2000)
Inside Out (2004)
Shadows and Light (2006)
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I was so hoping to see your name up for the Shawville Fair this year but I was not so lucky Oh well maybe next year you will once again be there to entertain your fans in quebec...Be Safe Charlie
Thanks for The Add On. "I believe in a Better World" Hopefully in the next life where we don't grow old,in the Love of God & the Truth is Known-I'll see my Father Bold & Strong-He'll look at me & say Welcome Home- Well Done Son. Mr Zug Island Blues- From Dis-Organized States of America
Hello Charlie Thank you for coming aboard In The Country /Artist Insights . We are honored to have you . We would love to set up an interview with you . Thank you Robert Moody Artist Insights
thank's for being my friend ,me and my wife ,used to listen to your music alot ,until my kids got older ,they play there own ,tunes , we think your still great ,
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