Биография
Brent Arthur Titcomb was born on August 10, 1940, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He launched his career in 1963, blending traditional folk music with a comedic touch that has consistently featured in his performances. From 1964 to 1968, he was a founding member of Three's A Crowd before embarking on a solo folk singing career. Over the next two decades, he performed in clubs and festivals across Canada—including the annual Festival of Friends in Hamilton, Ontario, starting in 1976—the United States, and Mexico in 1983. In the 1970s, he also appeared three times with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. His early songs from the late 1960s, such as "Sing High, Sing Low" and "I Wish the Very Best for You," were recorded by Anne Murray, with "Sing High, Sing Low" becoming a country hit in 1971. Other artists who have recorded his songs include Anne Murray with Glen Campbell ("Bring Back the Love"), Ed Bruce, Lyn Dee, Tommy Graham, Bill Hughes, and Karen Jones. Titcomb released the contemporary folk album May All Beings Be Happy (1977, Manohar MR 100) and the pop album Time Traveller (1982, Stony Plain 1039). He has contributed vocals and played percussion, harmonica, and guitar on albums by Anne Murray (as a member of her touring band, Richard), John Allan Cameron, Bruce Cockburn, George Hamilton IV, Noel Harrison, Gene MacLellan, and others. Starting in the mid-1970s, Titcomb occasionally worked as an actor in radio, television dramas, and commercials. He also provided voice-overs for commercials and Canadian children’s animated programs or direct-to-video films in the 1980s, including the "Clifford the Big Red Dog" educational video series and The Care Bears Movie (1985). In 1989, he created the character Bumble Bill for a children’s concert series at Roy Thomson Hall.
