Keith Hampshire's 1970s Hit 'The First Cut Is the Deepest' 🎶

Keith Hampshire is an English-born popular singer of the 1970s. He and his family moved to Canada when he was a child. Beginning in 1971, Hampshire recorded a number of pop music singles, including his version of "The First Cut Is the Deepest", which topped the Canadian national singles chart in May 1973. The single reached #70 on the U.S. charts.

In 1974, Hampshire was nominated for a Juno Award as Male Vocalist of the Year. That year he became the host of the CBC Television show "Keith Hampshire's Music Machine".