Robert Harlan Smith (born November 6, 1939, in Central Butte, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian country music singer, record producer and record label executive.R. Harlan Smith at The Canadian Encyclopedia. He is known as a founder of the Canadian country music label Royalty Records,"Surprise music industry award leaves Smith speechless". Edmonton Journal, October 5, 2004. and for his performances and recordings both as a solo artist and as a duo with his wife Chris Nielsen.
He is a two-time Juno Award nominee for Best Country Male Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1977 and the Juno Awards of 1979, and Smith and Nielsen were nominated together as Best Country Group or Duo at the Juno Awards of 1981."Juno nominationsare announced". The Globe and Mail, January 7, 1981. He was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame as a builder in 2005."Famous in Canada". Billboard, July 30, 2005.
Selected discography Bob Smith Sings (1970) Uptown Country (1972) I Remember Love (1973) Son of a Country Man (7")(1975) The Best of R. Harlan Smith (1975) Here Comes Yesterday (1977) We've Got the Magic (1978) Stolen Moments (1979, with Chris Nielsen) Two Stepping Round (7")(1988) Original Hits, Original Recordings (2006) Song for Shelly (7")
References
External links Entry at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
Entry at 45cat.com