Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress (died 2013)

Rita MacNeil

Canadian singer-songwriter (1944–2013)

Rita MacNeil was a Canadian singer and songwriter from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the following year, although she had hits on the country…