CALGARY (CelebrityAccess) – The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has today (June 18) announced that Country star Charlie Major and veteran publicist and radio tracker Anya Wilson have been selected as the 2019 inductees into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
Charlie Major has been at the forefront of the Canadian country music scene since the early 90s when he became the first Canadian artist in history to score six BDS No.1 hits with his debut album, The Other Side, in 1993. More than 25 years, seven studio albums and 20 singles later, Major has sold nearly half a million records in Canada alone, winning three JUNO Awards and seven CCMA Awards.
“It is an honour to be inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame with so many of my heroes and mentors like Ian Tyson, Gordon Lightfoot, The Good Brothers, Terry Carisse and Murray McLauchlan to name a few,” said Major. “I’m sincerely humbled and look forward to celebrating with everyone in Calgary this September.”
Anya Wilson began her music industry career in the U.K. working in publicity and radio promotion, becoming instrumental in the success of such legendary artists as David Bowie and T.Rex. She then moved to Toronto and broke ground as the first independent female radio tracker in Canada. She has served on numerous CCMA committees, helped establish a radio presence at the annual CCMA conference and voluntarily became the organization’s first publicist. She was also a driving force in the creation of the Country Music Association of Ontario and served as its vice-president for several years.
“I couldn’t be more pleased and humbled by this honour. I’m so used to operating behind the scenes that it feels equally strange and wonderful to be publicly recognized for my contributions,” said Wilson. “Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of seeing the progress of our industry’s infrastructure, resulting in the development of world-class artists.”
Inductees of the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame are chosen annually by a selected Hall of Fame Electors Committee, comprised of over seventy (70) industry peers. The three-stage voting process begins in January of each year. The inductee in the Builder category receives the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Stan Klees Builder Award, established in recognition of RPM Magazine co-founder, Mr. Stan Klees, and his pioneering efforts in the creation of the CCMA Awards Program.
The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place at a private industry event held during Country Music Week in Calgary, Alberta from September 5-8, 2019.
