Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame.
E. Ralph Carlson
1940 – 2002
Member of the Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame, 1988.
Following his own schedule and determined to the end, Ralph left us at the Ottawa Hospital General Campus on October 10, 2002, in his 62nd year after a hard-fought battle with leukemia. Beloved husband and best friend for over 30 years of Elayne (Evans).
Ralph’s career as a country and bluegrass singer, songwriter, recording artist and entertainer was his enduring and all-consuming passion. He was one of the mainstays of the Ottawa country music community for over 40 years.
Sources
- Entry in Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame
- Entry and discography in Jamie Vernon’s The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
- Patrick Langston: “Walking encyclopedia of country music was Valley legend,” Ottawa Citizen, October 11, 2002
Source: The News Harp, November 2002