Al Cherney
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Alexander Peter Chernywech (November 1, 1932[1] – August 25, 1989) recording as Al Cherny, was a Canadian fiddler. He studied with Frank Nowak and played country music on CHAT-FM.
Al Cherny | |
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Birth name | Alexander Peter Chernywech |
Born | (1932-11-01)November 1, 1932 Medicine Hat, Alberta |
Died | August 23, 1989(1989-08-23) (aged 56) Mississauga, Ontario |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Fiddler |
Instrument(s) | fiddle |
Years active | 1951-1989 |
Formerly of | The Sons of the Saddle |
Cherney won the Canadian Old Time Fiddlers' Contest in Ontario, under the novelty class from 1959 to 1961 and the open class in both 1960 and 1961.
In the early 1970s, he was a leading studio musician, recording with musician like Gary Buck, Dick Damron, Tommy Hunter, Jesse Winchester and Sylvia Tyson. He released more than ten studio albums and received an RPM Big Country Award for Top Country Instrumentalist in 1978.
From 1964, until his passing in 1989, Cherny was a regular, featured musician on the CBC's The Tommy Hunter Show. Cherny met Tommy Hunter when he worked at CKNX in Wingham, Ontario.