Sylvia Tyson
Musician · b. 1940 · Chatham, Ontario
Sylvia Tyson is a Canadian singer-songwriter who, with Ian Tyson, formed the influential 1960s folk duo Ian & Sylvia. She wrote the standard “You Were on My Mind” and has remained active for six decades as a solo artist, broadcaster, and member of the all-female country group Quartette.
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- Born Sylvia Fricker on September 19, 1940, in Chatham, Ontario, Canada.
- Formed the folk duo Ian & Sylvia with Ian Tyson, whom she married in 1964.
- Wrote “You Were on My Mind,” a #3 US hit for We Five in 1965.
- Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame with Ian & Sylvia in 1992.
- Appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1994.
- Co-founded the country-folk group Quartette in 1993 and released what she called her final album in 2023.
