Blair MacLean, one-half of the foul-mouthed musical comedy team MacLean & MacLean, died Wednesday in Winnipeg.
Family members said he suffered a heart attack.
MacLean & MacLean were known for their scatological humour and rude versions of popular songs, including I've Seen Pubic Hair (with the tune from I've Been Everywhere).
Blair MacLean and his younger brother Gary formed the duo in 1972 and toured Canada with their act until 1998.
Gary MacLean, who became a Winnipeg radio personality, died of throat cancer in 2001.
After Gary's death in 2002, Blair MacLean released a CD entitled Live of a performance they did in Moose Jaw, Sask., to raise money for his brother's children.
Originally from Glace Bay, N.S., the brothers played guitar, banjo and other instruments.
Their act, which they performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, the Edmonton Fringe Festival and across Canada involved adapting popular music and folk songs with humorous words.
They produced seven albums of adult-oriented material, including Toilet Rock, Bitter Reality, Take the O Out of Country and Cruel Cuts.
Bitter Reality was produced by Guess Who lead singer Burton Cummings, who they toured with.
Their swearing and use of obscene language made MacLean & MacLean unsuitable for radio play. According to their official website, they appealed to the Supreme Court for the right to perform a song based on Ja-Da (F--- Ya), that used obscene language.
They also created the popular character, The Champ, a punch-drunk, homophobic ex-boxer, in partnership with former Winnipeg DJ, Brother Jake Edwards.
After they stopped performing in 1998, Blair MacLean became an artist.
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