'Tis the Season! On Sunday, December 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Anne Portnuff Theatre in Yorkton, SK, Juno Award winner George Canyon will be performing as part of his "A Black & White Christmas" tour! Tickets are on sale for $40.00. For more information, call 1-800-361-7300
Join George and his band for a heartwarming and fun concert for the family as they perform a collection of songs including tunes for the holidays, Canyon's well known hits and fan favourites. Bringing a classic black and white design to this years show, Canyon and his band will dress the stage and themselves accordingly, promising to make this a Christmas Show to remember!
Better Be Home Soon is George's latest and fastest selling album to date picking up a Gold Record within three weeks of its release in March 2011. Canyon's album Classics released in 2007 was also certified Gold in October, 2011, making this the second Gold Record awarded to him within six months! George's performance with Richard Marx on the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards TV show, showcased the song, which is his current single, "When Love Is All You've Got," written by Marx and country icon Kenny Rogers especially for Canyon.
Throughout his career George has done all he can to help children diagnosed with type-1 diabetes, a condition he himself was diagnosed with at age 14.
He is the national spokesperson for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and gives inspirational talks and special concerts at events and camps for children with diabetes. His message is to encourage them not to give up on their dreams and that they can still live full and happy lives.
George is also an inspiration himself. When diagnosed with diabetes he was told, due to this disease, he would never realize his dream of piloting an airplane for the military but in 2008 he was appointed the position of Honorary Colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force and flies his own light aircraft.
In addition to his work in the music industry, George has pursued a healthy acting career. He has played a regular role in episodes of CBC-TV's "Heartland" and had a chance to show off his sense of humour in the Canadian based, international hit comedy series, "Trailer Park Boys." On September 25, 2011 on GMC, he appeared in "A Mile in His Shoes," with Dean Cain and newcomer Luke Schroder. It is an uplifting story, about Mickey Tussler, a 17 year-old farm boy from Bargersville, Indiana with Asperger's syndrome and a killer fastball, who is recruited by a minor league baseball manager. George plays Clarence, the boy's over protective father. Canyon's hit single, "Sunshine" was the theme song in the movie.
