Susan Jacks, a popular pop singer and songwriter, has died, according to family and friends.

On Monday morning, the long-time musician died of kidney failure on April 25.

She was 73 years old at the time.

Susan Pesklevits, one of eight children, was born in Saskatoon in 1948 and rose to international renown as part of the Poppy Family with her then-husband Terry Jacks.

“Which Way You Goin’ Billy,” her first single, sold three million copies worldwide and reached #1 in Canada and #2 on Billboard in the United States. According to a bio on the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame website, a succession of hits followed.

When did Susan Jacks die? How did Susan Jacks die?

Jacks was born into an eight-child family in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and relocated to Haney, British Columbia, with her family when she was nine years old.

She began performing on Music Hop, a national Canadian television show, when she was 15 years old.

She asked Terry Jacks to accompany her on guitar for certain performances when she was 18 years old, and Craig McCaw later joined on lead guitar.

Before settling on the name Poppy Family, the trio performed under the names Eternal Triangle and Powerline.

Susan and Terry Jacks married in 1967, and McCaw quickly brought in drummer Satwant Singh to the band.

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