23 Facts About Susan Jacks

Susan Jacks was a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer.

Susan Jacks's family moved to British Columbia when she was nine, settling in Haney.

Susan Jacks began her professional career at 15 when she was asked to be a regular performer on the national Canadian television show, Music Hop.

Susan Jacks appeared on several other national television shows and regularly did live performances in the British Columbia and Alberta areas.

Susan Jacks recorded her first singles with two other well known Vancouver performers, Howie Vickers and Tom Northcott, under the name of "The Eternal Triangle".

In 1966,18-year-old Susan Pesklevits asked Terry Jacks to accompany her on guitar for an upcoming appearance.

Susan Jacks performed a small number of dates with Terry accompanying her on guitar.

The group began recording as "The Poppy Family featuring Susan Jacks" and had a number of hits from 1968 through the early 1970s.

Terry released Satwant Singh and Craig McCaw from the group in 1970 and, although the name Poppy Family was still used, Susan Jacks essentially became a solo artist, with the exception of one or two duets with Terry.

Susan Jacks often performed Poppy Family hits on television shows including Rollin' On The River, The Bobby Darin Show and The George Kirby Special.

Susan Jacks's album was titled I Thought of You Again and Terry's titled Seasons in the Sun.

The title song on Susan Jacks's album earned her a Juno nomination for Canadian Female Vocalist of the Year while Terry was nominated as Male Vocalist of the Year for his album.

Susan Jacks was featured in a special called Caught in the Act and a Christmas special at Whistler Mountain.

In 1977, Susan Jacks met Canadian Football League player Ted Dushinski.

Susan Jacks was voted the best new country artist in Oklahoma for her song "Tall Dark Stranger".

Susan Jacks became a staff songwriter for a Nashville publishing company and had several songs recorded, including a children's song on a Grammy nominated album entitled "Snuggle Up".

Susan Jacks later co-wrote and sang "Looking For Love" for the movie The Last Chance Cafe.

In 2004, Susan Jacks returned to Canada when her husband was diagnosed with lung cancer.

In 2010, Susan Jacks received a kidney transplant donated by her brother Bill.

Susan Jacks was inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame on 27 June 2010.

In 2016, Susan Jacks was hospitalized with life-threatening complications from kidney failure.

Susan Jacks recovered, and planned to return to the studio to record a new album in 2018.

Susan Jacks was survived by a son, five brothers, a sister and two half-brothers.