Mood Country

Waye Fehr first performed publicly as a 13 year old winning an amateur talent contest. At age 16 he was touring as part of a travelling band, and in 1969 formed his country group, "Spittin' Image", again touring extensively for the next couple years. In 1973, Wayne Fehr met his wife Rita, who soon joined the Spittin' Image band, and when his uncle showed interest in joining the act, they changed the group's name to "The Country Kinfolk". In 1976, while returning from a show date Wayne and his wife were in an automobile accident which took her life, and left him recuperating from his injuries for more than a year. During his time in a hospital bed, Wayne dedicated himself to his songwriting, and in 1977 he released his first album on the Sunshine Records label, "Mood Country" (SSLP-4005). All eleven songs on the album were original compositions.

One of the songs on the album, "When I Come Truckin' Home" has remained a signature song for Wayne Fehr, and some 40 years later, in 2005, re-surfaced on the Various Artists album, "Trucker's Highway Songs".

In 1978 Wayne Fehr released his second album on Sunshine Records, "Buckskin & Satin" (SSLP-4011). Several singles were pulled from the album, including "Let Me Treat You Like A Lady (SS-52), which charted nationally, peaking on RPM Charts at #41 in 1978. Two follow-up singles "Cajun Cowboy" b/w "Sweet Sorrow" (SS-55) and "Buckskin & Satin" b/w "When Your Eyes Holds Hands With Mine" (SS-58); failed to make a dent on national charts.

Wayne Fehr has also had his songs recorded by other artists, most notably by fellow-Manitoban, Sheila Dawn, who scored two charts hits with Fehr's songs - "Once In A Lifetime" b/w "Dance Hall Cowboy", (Sunshine - SS-63), the A-side charting at #57 in 1979; and "First Snow Of The Year" b/w "Old Paint" (SS-70), which peaked at #54 in 1980.

Produced by Ness Michaels
Engineered by John Hilderbrand
Recorded at Century 21 Studios, Winnipeg, Manitoba