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Fred Penner
Frederick Ralph Cornelius Penner, known as Fred Penner, was born on November 6,
1946, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was a professional folk musician by 1972
and released his breakthrough album, The Cat Came Back, in 1979, featuring the
hit song "The Cat Came Back". He appeared on the children's television show The
Elephant Show in 1984 and was later given his own show, Fred Penner's Place,
which aired in Canada from 1985 to 1987 and on Nickelodeon in the US from 1989
to 1993. The show won several awards, including a Juno Award in 1989. Penner has
released numerous albums, suc...
