11 Facts About Sylvia Tyson

Sylvia Tyson, is a Canadian musician, performer, singer-songwriter and broadcaster.

Sylvia Tyson's father was an appliance salesman for the T Eaton Company, and her mother was a church organist and choir leader.

Sylvia Tyson wrote her first and best-known song "You Were on My Mind" in 1962.

Sylvia Tyson released two albums on Capitol Records, Woman's World in 1975 and Cool Wind from the North in 1976.

Sylvia Tyson contributed offstage to the Canadian music scene as a board member of FACTOR and the Juno Awards.

Sylvia Tyson joined Ian to sing their signature song "Four Strong Winds" at the 50th anniversary of the Mariposa Folk Festival on 11 July 2010 in Orillia, Ontario.

On November 3,2023 at the age of 83, Sylvia Tyson released what she states is her last album titled 'At the End of the Day'.

Sylvia Tyson was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1994.

Sylvia Tyson was nominated seven times for a Juno Award, the first being in 1987 as Country Female Vocalist of the Year.

In 2003, Sylvia Tyson was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.

In July 2019, it was announced that Ian Tyson and Sylvia Tyson would be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame individually, not as a duo.