1. Terrence Ross Jacks was born on March 29,1944 and is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer known for his 1974 hit song "Seasons in the Sun", an English adaptation of a song written by Belgian composer and singer Jacques Brel in 1961.
Terry Jacks is an environmental activist, focused on pulp mill emissions in Howe Sound.
Terry Jacks was the oldest of five boys and his father ran an architecture business in Winnipeg, a career Terry Jacks later studied in university, before he become a musician.
Terry Jacks took up guitar and at 18 formed a band called The Chessmen with guitarist Guy Sobell.
The song "Seasons in the Sun" was originally intended for the Beach Boys, with Terry Jacks serving as producer for the recording.
However, after the group decided not to release it, Terry Jacks decided to record it himself in late 1973 on his own record label, Goldfish Records.
Terry Jacks produced two songs for Nana Mouskouri: "Scarborough Fair" and "Loving Arms" in 1976.
Terry Jacks produced the Vancouver top 10 hit "Country Boy Named Willy" for Spring on London Records, and Valdy's original version of "Rock and Roll Song".
Terry Jacks spent a lot of time with Buddy Knox in the 1970s and produced a single for him with two songs: "Me and You" and the George Jones song "White Lightnin'"; the single remains unreleased.
Terry Jacks went on to produce a number of other artists in the 1980s and 1990s, including DOA, who recorded a punk rock version of "Where Evil Grows".
Terry Jacks disliked the music business, particularly touring and promotional activities, and stopped recording in the mid-1970s, although he continued doing some music producing.
Terry Jacks released the album Just Like That in 1987, while continuing to focus on his environmental work.
Terry Jacks has worked in documentary film and video, producing several shorts on environmental themes including The Faceless Ones, The Tragedy of Clearcutting, The Southern Chilcotin Mountains and The Warmth of Love with cinematographer Ian Hinkle.
In 1981, Terry Jacks became involved with a project to make a TV movie version of "Seasons in the Sun".
In 1985, Terry Jacks founded Environmental Watch to combat pulp mill pollution on Howe Sound.
Terry Jacks filed suit against the British Columbia Environment Ministry in 1988 for granting a pollution permit to Howe Sound Pulp and Paper.
Terry Jacks was termed "instrumental" in the efforts to pass two federal laws that limited logging on the coast and constrained fish-canning by non-Canadian fishermen.