Rick Neufeld
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other Rick Neufeld is a Canadian folk singer.[1] Template:Failed verification span.[2] Neufeld attended Mennonite Collegiate Institute in Gretna before moving to Winnipeg to attend the University of Manitoba, where he met Paul Simon.[3] Neufeld initially played coffeehouses throughout Canada and the United States before he got his own CBC Television show, The Songsingers. He released a number of albums, including Hiway Child in 1971, Prairie Dog in 1975 and Manitoba Songs in 1978. He was most successful as a songwriter, and his song "Moody Manitoba Morning" became a hit for The Bells.[4]
The album Prairie Dog featured The Guess Who members Burton Cummings, Bill Wallace, and Gary Peterson as well as Terry Bush backing Neufeld.[5]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | CAN |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Hiway Child | 71 |
| 1975 | Prairie Dog | — |
| 1978 | Manitoba Songs | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN | |||
| 1970 | "Moody Manitoba Morning" | — | 83 | Hiway Child |
| 1971 | "Country Princess" | — | 85 | |
| 1974 | "Country Pride" | 9 | — | Prairie Dog |
| 1975 | "Most Amazing Lady" | 39 | — | |