What ever happened to Terry Jacks?

What ever happened to Terry Jacks?

In the late 1970s, Jacks gradually withdrew from the music world. He and Susan divorced in 1973. In 1985 he became the father of a daughter. In the 1980s, he became involved in the environmental movement, focusing on pulp mill pollution issues in Canada.

Was Terry Jacks in The Poppy Family?

From 1968 through 1973, Canada’s Poppy Family was led by the married couple singer-songwriter Terry Jacks and singer Susan Jacks. They married in 1967 and divorced in 1973, so The Poppy Family encompassed most of their married life.

Were Terry and Susan Jacks married?

At age sixteen Jacks became a regular on the Canadian musical variety TV show “Music Hop.” In 1966 Susan met singer/songwriter/guitarist Terry Jacks. The couple began performing in small clubs as a duo and got married in 1967. Susan and Terry eventually formed the rock group The Poppy Family.

Is Seasons in the Sun a true story?

The inspiration for the rewritten lyrics was a close friend of his who was suffering from acute leukemia and died four months later. The Terry Jacks rendition, which was later dedicated to the friend, has the dying man giving his last words to his loved ones with whom he shared his life, much like the original.