Published On Aug 1, 2014
In this "I Was There" segment, Canadian folk legend Ian Tyson tells the story of how he wrote "Four Strong Winds" — a certified classic, which would go on to become a hit in Canada when he recorded it as one half of Ian & Sylvia.
Eighty years old and still going strong, Tyson is touring western Canada and the United States this summer and fall. See his tour dates here:
http://www.iantyson.com/pages/concert...
Want more Ian Tyson? Check out his Best Story Ever, about turning on Bob Dylan (who turned on The Beatles):
• BEST STORY EVER: How Ian Tyson Turned...
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