Neville Wells
Neville Wells (born 1940) is a Canadian country music performer.[1]
He was born in Newfoundland and grew up in Ompah, Ontario. He began his musical career singing and playing guitar in the Ompah Dance Hall. In 1959, Wells moved to Ottawa.[1] During the 1960s, he was a member of folk rock group The Children, which also included Bruce Cockburn, David Wiffen, William Hawkins, Sneezy Waters, Sandy Crawley and Richard Patterson.[2] In April 1980, he started a monthly newspaper, Capital County News, later known as Country Music News.[3] He was named Country Music Person of the Year in 1984 by the Canadian Country Music Association. In 1978, Wells established a long-running country music festival, the Ompah Stomp. Wells was inducted into the Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.[1] More recently, Wells has played bass guitar for the band Bytown Bluegrass.[4]
Discography[edit]
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [5] |
CAN AC [6] | ||
| 1972 | "If You Will See Me Through" | 30 | — |
| "The Songwriter" | — | 28 | |
| 1979 | "Alone Again with My Flat-Top Friend" | 56 | — |
| 1980 | "Your Memory Hasn't Left Me Yet" | 40 | — |
| "Please Don't Mention Her Name" | 25 | — | |
| 1981 | "You Can't Quit Now" | 37 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "1994 Inductee - Neville Wells". Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
- ^ Hawkins, William (2005). Dancing Alone: Selected Poems. Broken Jaw Press. p. 16. ISBN 1553910346.
- ^ Mowat, Bruce F. "Country Music News". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Veteran bluegrass band closes Valley concert series". Inside Ottawa Valley. May 12, 2011.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles charting on RPM Country Tracks:
- "RPM Country Tracks for January 13, 1973". RPM. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- "RPM Country Tracks for August 11, 1979". RPM. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- "RPM Country Tracks for September 13, 1980". RPM. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- "RPM Country Tracks for March 14, 1981". RPM. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- "RPM Country Tracks for September 19, 1981". RPM. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ "RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks for January 20, 1973". RPM. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
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