Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 9, 2022
• Invested on: July 02, 2024

Raymond John Johnson, C.M.
Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador

For more than 30 years, Kevin Blackmore, Wayne Chaulk and Ray Johnson have been central to Newfoundland and Labrador's identity. Performing together as Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers, they have travelled to more than 360 cities and towns across Canada, forging a nationwide audience and sharing their province’s unique culture through humour, song and music. As the creative force behind the unofficial provincial anthem, “Saltwater Joys,” and numerous other songs and side-splitting comedy numbers, they have brought tears of joy, love and laughter to countless Canadians.