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| birth_name = Leonald Francis Gauthier | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|07|15}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|9|4|1933|07|15}} | birth_place = Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada | death_place=Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | spouse=Ginger Willis |nationality=Canadian |module={{Infobox musical artist |embed=yes | name = Hal Willis | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | instruments = Guitar | genre = Country, rockabilly | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1950s-2015 | label = Sims Records, Decca Records, Atlantic Records, Mercury Records, Arc international Records, Bonanza Records | associated_acts = | website | current_members = | past_members = }} }}Hal Willis (born Leonald Francis Gauthier; July 15, 1933 – September 4, 2015) was a Canadian country singer who lived in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He was born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec the youngest son of Alfred and Evelina Gauthier.[1] CareerHis famous country single was "The Lumberjack," an international hit that sold over 1.5 million copies. In 1965, it peaked at number 5 on the Billboard country charts in the USA. This success was such a phenomenon that he was nicknamed "Mr. Lumberjack." His popularity started rising in 1956 when he and his wife, Ginger Willis, were hired by Colonel Tom Parker to tour with the music phenomenon of the hour, Elvis Presley. At this time, Hal and Ginger were also rock and roll singers recording songs like "My Pink Cadillac" and "Bop a Dee Bop a Doo." Hal and Ginger, along with Hank Snow, were the only Canadian performers to tour with Elvis Presley. He also performed and toured through his career with many American Country Music Hall of Fame singers such as Patsy Cline, Webb Pierce, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Hal and Ginger Willis were inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010.[2] On May 27, 2012, Hal Willis was also inducted to the Quebec Museum of Rock & Roll through a ceremony held in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada at the international Festival des guitares du monde de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue:www.fgmat.com. In March 2013, at the age of 79 years, Hal Willis released a new single "Working in the Goldmine". DeathWillis died in Nashville, Tennessee on September 4, 2015.[3] DiscographyStudio albums
Singles
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.musicrow.com/2015/09/lifenotes-canadian-country-star-hal-willis-passes/ |title=LifeNotes: Canadian Country Star Hal Willis Passes |work=MusicRow - Nashville's Music Industry Publication - News, Songs From Music City}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ccma.org/halloffame/hofprofile.cfm?AwardID=809 |title=Hal & Ginger Willis biography |work=Canadian Country Music Association |accessdate=November 1, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929074708/http://www.ccma.org/halloffame/hofprofile.cfm?AwardID=809 |archivedate=September 29, 2011 |df= }} 3. ^{{cite magazine |last1=Oermann |first1=Robert K. |title=LifeNotes: Canadian Country Star Hal Willis Passes |url=https://musicrow.com/2015/09/lifenotes-canadian-country-star-hal-willis-passes/ |magazine=MusicRow |accessdate=13 September 2018 |date=9 September 2015}} External links
6 : 1933 births|2015 deaths|Canadian country singer-songwriters|Canadian male singer-songwriters|French Quebecers|People from Rouyn-Noranda |
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