Dean Tuftin
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Dean Tuftin is a Canadian country music
singer. His debut album was released in 2003, producing the singles "Talk Is Cheap," "I'm Not So Little Anymore," "You Can't" and "In Her Eyes." His 2004 single "Wide Open Highway" reached the Top 10 on the Radio & Records
Canadian country singles chart and was nominated for Independent Song of the Year at the 2005 Canadian Country Music Association
awards, but a second album was never released.
Tuftin is also an accomplished team roper
. He is a two-time winner of the Canadian Team Roping Championship and won the United States Team Roping Championships US Open Tour in 2003.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer. His debut album was released in 2003, producing the singles "Talk Is Cheap," "I'm Not So Little Anymore," "You Can't" and "In Her Eyes." His 2004 single "Wide Open Highway" reached the Top 10 on the Radio & Records
Radio & Records
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Canadian country singles chart and was nominated for Independent Song of the Year at the 2005 Canadian Country Music Association
Canadian Country Music Association
The Canadian Country Music Association was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The association changed its name to the Canadian Country Music Association in 1987.-Awards:The CCMA held the first Canadian...
awards, but a second album was never released.
Tuftin is also an accomplished team roper
Team roping
Team roping also known as heading and heeling is a rodeo event that features a steer and two mounted riders. The first roper is referred to as the "header," the person who ropes the front of the steer, usually around the horns, but it is also legal for the rope to go around the neck, or go around...
. He is a two-time winner of the Canadian Team Roping Championship and won the United States Team Roping Championships US Open Tour in 2003.
Studio albums
Title | Album details |
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Not So Little Anymore |
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Singles
Year | Single | Album |
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2002 | "Talk Is Cheap" | Not So Little Anymore |
"I'm Not So Little Anymore" | ||
2003 | "You Can't" | |
"In Her Eyes" | ||
2004 | "Wide Open Highway" | Non-album songs |
2005 | "A Definite Maybe" | |