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The University of Lethbridge expresses its sincere condolences to the family and friends of country music icon Ian D. Tyson (LLD '15) who passed away Thursday, Dec. 30, 2022 at the age of 89.
Tyson, who was granted a ULethbridge honorary doctor of laws in 2015, was a celebrated western music singer, songwriter and Canadian music icon who produced many popular and critically acclaimed folk songs reflecting rural culture in Alberta.
In the early 1960s, Ian Tyson was half of the singing sensation Ian & Sylvia. Together, they produced some of Canada’s best-loved songs, including Four Strong Winds. Later, as the band Great Speckled Bird, they produced pioneering country rock music and toured worldwide.
Ian Tyson is a member of the Order of Canada, was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence, and has received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.
For more on Tyson, see this CTV News tribute.
The University will lower its flag in honour of Tyson on Thursday, January 5, 2023.
Contact:
Trevor Kenney | trevor.kenney@uleth.ca