Saskatchewan residents will celebrate the life of Kenny Shields on Wednesday.

The province declared September 6 to be Kenny Shields Day, to honour the legendary Saskatchewan artist who passed away over the summer.

Shields, born in Nokomis, is widely considered to be one of the bestselling recording artists to come from the province.

He was the lead singer of his band Streetheart in the 1970s and 80s. The band earned six gold albums, a double platinum album, a gold single and multiple awards.

Shields died on July 21 at the age of 69 after undergoing cardiac surgery.