The Poverty Plainsmen is a Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

-based country music band, originating in smalltown Tilston, Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

 by brothers Sean Smith and Mark Smith in October 1987.

Career

They have had a number one single on the country charts for their performance of "Sister Golden Hair

Sister Golden Hair

"Sister Golden Hair" is a song written by Gerry Beckley and recorded by the band America for their fifth album Hearts . It was their second single to reach number one on the U.S...

," which is a remake of a pop hit from the 70s by the group America

America (band)

America is an English-American folk rock band that originally included members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek. The three members were barely out of their teens when they became a musical sensation during 1972, scoring #1 hits and winning a Grammy for best new musical artist...

. It was in the top 10 for eight weeks, and became the number one song for two weeks in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Since 1994 with the release of their album Gotta Be a Believer, they have done two more albums: There's No Looking Back (1999) and Lap of Luxury (2005).

On April 24, 2004, band member Sean Smith received a severe spinal cord injury. He is still currently in rehabilitation.

Awards

• SCMA Group of the Year (1997, 1998, 2006)
• PMW Outstanding Country Recording (2000)
• CCMA
  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...
  
   Independent Vocal Group or Duo of the Year (2001)
• SCMA Video of the Year - "Same Things" (2001)
• CMW Independent Country Album (2001)
• SCMA Group or Duo of the Year (2002, 2003, 2005)
• SCMA Entertainers of the Year (2002)
• SCMA Single of the Year - "Time Will Tell" (2002)
• SCMA Achievement Award (2004)
• SCMA Single of the Year - "Everybody Say Eh!" (2005)
• SCMA Backup Band of the Year (2006)

Albums

Year	Album
1994	Gotta Be a Believer
1999	There's No Lookin' Back
2005	Lap of Luxury

Singles

Year	Single	CAN Country	Album
1995	"Running Away"	67	Gotta Be a Believer
1996	"Old Man"	63
1997	"Makin' Up for Doin' Time"	43
2000	"Same Things"	14	There's No Lookin' Back
	"Never Enough"	33
2001	"Lost in You"
	"Time Will Tell"
2002	"Eternal Love"
	"After the Heartache"
2003	"All I Figured Out"
	"There's No Lookin' Back"
2004	"Everybody Say Eh!"		Lap of Luxury
2005	"Sister Golden Hair Sister Golden Hair "Sister Golden Hair" is a song written by Gerry Beckley and recorded by the band America for their fifth album Hearts . It was their second single to reach number one on the U.S... "	9
	"The Secret to My Success"
2006	"Lap of Luxury"
	"The Miracle Man"
2007	"He's a Lot Like You"
	"Rock on Farm Boy"