Jack Hennig
{{short description|Canadian singer and musician}}
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| genre = Country
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| occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician
| years_active = 1967–1980
| label = Appollo 70 Records, Boot Records, Quality Records,
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Jack Hennig (born August 26, 1946, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Hennig is best known for his Canadian hits "Lady Highway" (1976), "George the Hermit" (1978), "Mindy" (1978), and "Caught in the Middle" (1979). During the peak of his career between 1970 and 1980, Hennig placed nine songs on the Canadian RPM charts.
Charting Songs
"Pappa Told Me", peaked at number 28 on the RPM Country Singles Chart (November 28, 1970).{{cite web |title=RPM Country Playlst, November 28, 1970 |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6964.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2021}}
"Lady Highway", peaked at number 20 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Chart (July 10, 1976).{{cite web |title=RPM Mature Oriented Playlist, July 10, 1976 |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4151.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2021}}
"Craisy Daisy", peaked at number 38 on the RPM Country Singles Chart (October 30, 1976).{{cite web |title=RPM Country Playlist, October 30, 1976 |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5109.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2021}}
"Big City Lights", peaked at number 33 on the RPM Country Singles Chart (August 6, 1977).{{cite web |title=RPM Country Playlist, August 6, 1977 |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3689.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2021}}
"Candy and Brandy", peaked at number 31 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Chart (December 17, 1977),{{cite web |title=RPM Adult Oriented Playlist, December 17, 1977 |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5489.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2021}} and at number 24 on the RPM Country Singles Chart (December 17, 1977).{{cite web |title=RPM Country Playlist, December 17, 1977 |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5492.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2021}}
"George the Hermit", peaked at number 12 on the RPM Country Singles Chart (August 12, 1978).{{cite web |title=RPM Country Singles, August 19, 1978 |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4619a.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2021}}
"Mindy", peaked at number 18 on the RPM Country Singles Chart (December 9, 1978).{{cite web |title=RPM Country Singles, December 16, 1978 |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0053a.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2021}}
"Last Summer's Love", peaked at number 67 on the RPM Country Singles Chart (March 24, 1979).{{cite web |title=RPM Country Singles, April 4, 1979 |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4746b.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2021}}
"Caught in the Middle", peaked at number 16 on the RPM Country Singles Chart (January 12, 1980).{{cite web |title=RPM Country Singles, January 12, 1980 |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6875a.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2021}}
References
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Category:Canadian country singer-songwriters
Category:20th-century Canadian male singers
Category:20th-century Canadian singer-songwriters
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