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Sparky, I agree with that. It states "some of his early recordings", not his recording debut. His debut was in 1972. lol

Sparky, I saw that. They are wrong though. I have two sources that show he recorded before 1975.
This link shows the record of "SanDiego" from 1972. http://www.musicstack.com/item/180523296

Sparky, According to Wikipedia, San Diego hit the charts in 1973.
I found a site where someone is selling the record and it indicates it was recorded in 1972.

He recorded a song called...

I thought of him earlier but didn't put him down because he didn't have any #1 hit songs.
His first single was "San Diego" in 1973.
He had one go to #3 on the Canadian Country Chart in 1979. it was...

Hmmmm???
Is the singer Ronnie Prophet?

1. Stompin' Tom Connors
2. "Big Joe Mufferaw"

Sparky, Is he still living?