Rita MacNeil Parents: Meet Catherine MacNeil, Neil J. MacNeil

Rita MacNeil was a Canadian vocalist who was born in Big Pond on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. In 1987, “Flying On Your Own,” her biggest success, became a crossover Top 40 hit. The song “Working Man” by MacNeil peaked at No. 11 in the UK that year.

Rita MacNeil Parents: Meet Catherine MacNeil, Neil J. MacNeil

Rita MacNeil was born to very supportive parents in the persons of Catherine MacNeil her mother and Neil J. MacNeil. Rita MacNeil didn’t talk too much about her parents when she was alive. There is also no information about Catherine MacNeil and Neil J. MacNeil on the internet.

In the course of her career, MacNeil got five honorary degrees, put out 24 albums, was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, was awarded the Orders of Nova Scotia and Canada, and won three Juno Awards, a SOCAN National Achievement Award, four CCMA awards, and eleven ECMA awards.