Rita MacNeil

Rita MacNeil (1944-2013) was a Canadian country/folk singer who hailed from the community of Big Pond Nova Scotia. Her biggest hit "Flying On Your Own" was a crossover Top 40 in 1987 and was later covered by Anne Murray the following year. Although she had hits on the country charts throughout her career, in the UK her song "Working Man" was No. 11 in 1990.

She was the bestselling artist in canada in 1990 even outselling Garth Brooks and Clint Black. She was also the only solo female artist to have 3 seperate albums chart the same year in Australia.

She died on April 16th 2013 from post-surgical complications, she was 63

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