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Inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010
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Blind since birth, Fred’s parents gifted him with his first guitar at age 12. A neighbourhood girl taught him to play in the unconventional Hawaiian fashion, with the guitar across his lap, chording with three fingers. Fred learned to play the mandolin, banjo and fiddle this way as well, and studied piano for two years at the Halifax School for the Blind.
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The multi-talented singer\/songwriter played at local concerts and dances during his teens and later won a talent contest and spot on WWVA radio’s Jamboree. His acclaimed performance on the show attracted the attention of Don Messer of the wildly popular CBC TV hit \u201cDon Messer’s Jubilee\u201d. In the late 1950s, McKenna was invited on the show several times and was so warmly received that he became a permanent part of the show’s summer replacement, \u201cSingalong Jubilee\u201d in 1961.
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As a recording artist, Fred McKenna released albums on the Rodeo, Arc and RCA lables. In addition to his own recordings and songwriting credits, McKenna is renowned for producing albums for many Canadian artists including popular collections by Harry Hibbs, Stevedore Steve and Chris Scott. His most notable production however, is a 1972 Stompin\u2019 Tom Connors album, which features \u2018The Hockey Song\u2019, a tune that is now heard in most every hockey arena in North America.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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In 1973, Fred McKenna became the music director for the syndicated, \u201cGeorge Hamilton IV\u201d TV show, produced at CHML studios in Hamilton, Ontario. 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