b. 28 July 1946, Aitkin, Minnesota, USA. After forming the bluegrass band Sugar Creek in 1965, Edwards took up songwriting. Opting for a more commercial style, he saw his own composition, "Sunshine", featuring a mid-tempo driving beat via an acoustic guitar, move swiftly up the US Hot 100 in late 1971, and peak at number 4. His self-titled album also included the ballad "Emma" and the follow-up single, "Train Of Glory", which never charted. Subsequent albums moved towards a purer country sound, but with his sales falling Edwards eschewed his recording career to run a farm in Nova Scotia. He continued to feature on recordings by other performers, including Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Buffett, and Tom Chapin, and resurfaced in the late 70s on the Reprise Records label. He also produced an album, Rainbow Reign, for his wife Carolina, a one-time backing singer for Edwards.

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