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Shane Yellowbird (July 7, 1979 – April 26, 2022) was a Cree-Canadian country music singer-songwriter from Hobbema, Alberta. In 2007, Yellowbird was named the Aboriginal Entertainer of the Year at the Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards, Chevy Trucks Rising Star of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards, and had one of the 10 most played country music songs of the year in Canada.
Career
Shane Yellowbird released his debut album, Life Is Calling My Name, in 2006. The album includes the singles "Beautiful Concept," "They're All About You," "Pickup Truck" and "I Remember the Music." In November 2006, Yellowbird won three awards at the Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards ceremony, including Best New Artist, Single of the Year ("Beautiful Concept") and Best Video ("Beautiful Concept"). Yellowbird opened for Emerson Drive on their cross-Canada tour, and was chosen to represent his native Canada by performing at the Fourth Annual Global Artist Party at the CMA Music Festival in June 2007. Yellowbird was named the Chevy Trucks Rising Star of the Year at the 2007 Canadian Country Music Awards.
"Pickup Truck," Yellowbird's third single, also became his first Top 5 song on the Canadian Country Singles chart in the summer of 2007. The song also peaked at No. 64 on the all-genre Canadian Hot 100, while the video topped the CMT Chevy Top 20 in July. It was one of the 10 most played country music songs of the year in Canada. Yellowbird opened the 2007 Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards, starring with Lorne Cardinal and Gabrielle Miller of Corner Gas. Later that evening, he was named the Aboriginal Entertainer of the Year. He also won awards for Best Country CD (Life Is Calling My Name) and Best Music Video ("Pickup Truck"). He also won three trophies at the 2007 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards, including Best Male Artist, Best Country Album and Best Album of the Year (Life Is Calling My Name). Yellowbird was also nominated for the 2008 Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year, for Life Is Calling My Name.
Shane's second album, It's About Time was released on November 17, 2009, featuring the single, "Bare Feet on the Blacktop".
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Life Is Calling My Name |
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| It's About Time |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | |||
| 2005 | "Beautiful Concept" | — | Life Is Calling My Name |
| 2006 | "They're All About You" | — | |
| 2007 | "Pickup Truck" | 64 | |
| "I Remember the Music" | 85 | ||
| 2008 | "Drive Me Home" | — | |
| "Life Is Calling My Name" | — | ||
| 2009 | "Bare Feet on the Blacktop" | 99 | It's About Time |
| 2010 | "Watching You Walk Away" | — | |
| "I Get That a Lot These Days" | — | ||
| 2011 | "I Can Help You with That" | — | |
| 2012 | "Sedona Arizona" | — | |
| 2013 | "I'm Not Wearing Boots Today" | — | Jesus and Hank |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Beautiful Concept" | Antonio Hrynchuk |
| 2006 | "They're All About You" | |
| 2007 | "Pickup Truck" | Stephano Barberis |
| "I Remember the Music" | Antonio Hrynchuk | |
| 2008 | "Life Is Calling My Name" | |
| 2009 | "Bare Feet on the Blacktop" | Antonio Hrynchuk |
| 2010 | "A Summer Day" | |
| "Watching You Walk Away" | ||
| 2011 | "I Can Help You with That" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Canadian Country Music Association | Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award | Won |
| Album of the Year – Life Is Calling My Name | Nominated | ||
| Single of the Year – "Pickup Truck" | Nominated | ||
| CMT Video of the Year – "Pickup Truck" | Nominated | ||
| Independent Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Juno Awards of 2008 | Country Recording of the Year – Life Is Calling My Name | Nominated |
| Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2010 | CMT Video of the Year – "Watching You Walk Away" | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Single of the Year – "Watching You Walk Away" | Nominated |
