Facts: - years active: 1966-present - birth name: donald freed - birth date: 1949 - name: don freed - background: solo_singer - birth place: new westminster , british columbia , canada - occupation: singer , songwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of don freed .
donald freed -lrb- born 1949 -rrb- is a canadian singer and songwriter best known for his works about life on the western canadian prairies and the province of saskatchewan in particular .