Lynn Anderson
Lynn Anderson in concert - circa 1970s.
Background information
Birth name	Lynn Rene Anderson
Also known as	The Great Lady of Country Music
Born	September 26, 1947 (1947-09-26) (age 60)
Origin	Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Genre(s)	Country, Countrypolitan, Country-Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress, horsewoman
Years active	1966–present
Label(s)	Chart Columbia Permian MCA DI
Associated acts	Liz Anderson, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Barbara Mandrell, Crystal Gayle, Dottie West
Website	lynn-anderson.com

Lynn Anderson (b. Lynn Rene Anderson September 26, 1947) is an American country music singer. She was a consistent hit maker and one of country music's leading ladies throughout the 1970s. Her signature tune, "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden", topped the country and pop charts around the world in 1970, becoming one of the biggest selling records in country music history. Her sophisticated image and Countrypolitan sound helped her to become one of the first female country artists to achieve mass crossover appeal. Billboard currently ranks Lynn Anderson among the top ten most successful female country artists for all-time record sales. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Dakota. ... Nickname: Motto: A Place of Excellence Location in North Dakota Coordinates: , Country State County Grand Forks County Founded June 15, 1870 Incorporated February 22, 1881 Government  - Mayor Michael Brown Area  - City  19. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The Nashville sound in country music arose during the 1950s in the United States. ... Country Pop is a subgenre of country music that first emerged in the 1970s, with roots in both the countrypolitan sound and in soft rock. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Chart Records was a small but successful country music record label of the 1960s best known for turning Lynn Anderson into a major country star. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc. ... Liz Anderson was one of the major country music songwriters of the 1960s who was also one of the eras leading female vocalists. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb April 14, 1934) is an American country singer-songwriter and was one of the leading country female vocalists during the 1960s and 1970s and overall is revered as a country icon. ... Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ... Barbara Mandrell (b. ... Crystal Gayle (b. ... Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country music singer. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden (AKA Rose Garden) was the title of a song written by Joe South, most famously associated with Lynn Anderson, whose recording topped the U.S. country charts and reached #3 on the U.S. pop charts in 1970. ... The Nashville sound in country music arose during the 1950s in the United States. ... It has been suggested that Billboard be merged into this article or section. ...

In 1971, she won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She continued to have major success on the country charts and national television, regularly appearing alongside such legendary stars as Dean Martin and Bob Hope. She served as an ambassador for country music, broadening its appeal and taking it to new levels. In 1974, Anderson became the first female country performer to win an American Music Award for Favorite Female Vocalist. In addition to a Grammy and an American Music Award, her list of major awards includes an Academy of Country Music Award for "Top Female Vocalist" (twice) and a CMA Award for "Female Vocalist of the Year". In a career that spans over four decades, Lynn Anderson has racked up eight No. 1 records, 18 Top 10s, over 50 Top 40 hits, and 17 Gold albums. The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965. ... Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti, June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian American singer, film actor, and comedian. ... Bob Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was an English-Born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel, well known for his good natured humor and career longevity. ... The American Music Awards show is one of four annual major US music awards shows (the others being the Billboard Music Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony). ... The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. ... The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ...

During the 1970s, when Hollywood needed a country act for variety shows, benefits, talk shows and even television dramas, Anderson was usually the choice. She was the first female country star to do the Tonight Show circuit, as well as the first to headline and sell out Madison Square Garden in 1974. Other well-known hits by Lynn Anderson include "Rocky Top", "Top of the World" (a No. 1 record for her before the Carpenters), "You're My Man", "How Can I Unlove You", "Keep Me in Mind" and "Cry". Her song, "Rocky Top", is now one of two official state songs for Tennessee. Today, she continues to be a popular concert attraction to country and pop music fans around the world, headlining major casinos, performing arts centers, fairs and festivals. ... The First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush and current host Jay Leno. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... Rocky Top is an official state song of the state of Tennessee, as well as a popular fight song for the University of Tennessee Volunteers. ... A Song for You track listing Side one A Song for You Top of the World Hurting Each Other Its Going to Take Some Time Goodbye to Love Intermission Side two Bless the Beasts and Children Flat Baroque Piano Picker I Wont Last a Day Without You Crystal... Youre My Man is a popular 1971 Country Music song by Country recording artist Lynn Anderson. ... How Can Unlove You is the name of a popular 1971 Country Music song recorded by Country artist Lynn Anderson. ... Keep Me In Mind is a popular 1973 Country Music song made famous by 1970s Country recording artist, Lynn Anderson. ... Cry is a popular song. ...

Life and Career

Rise to fame

Anderson was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to songwriters Casey and Liz Anderson and grew up in Sacramento, California. Liz Anderson is an accomplished songwriter, writing some of Merle Haggard's early hit songs, including "All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers" and "The Fugitive". Liz was signed to RCA Records and had her own brief recording career in the mid 1960s, charting the Top 5 hit "Mama Spank" in 1966. She had another Top 5 hit with Bobby Bare and Norma Jean, "The Game of Triangles". Nickname: Motto: A Place of Excellence Location in North Dakota Coordinates: , Country State County Grand Forks County Founded June 15, 1870 Incorporated February 22, 1881 Government  - Mayor Michael Brown Area  - City  19. ... Liz Anderson was one of the major country music songwriters of the 1960s who was also one of the eras leading female vocalists. ... “Sacramento” redirects here. ... Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... Bobby Bare Bobby Bare (born Robert Joseph Bare on April 7, 1935 in Ironton, Ohio) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... Norma Jean Beasler (Pretty Miss Norma Jean), born January 30, 1938 in Wellston, Oklahoma, recorded and sang professionally simply as Norma Jean. She had her own radio show in Oklahoma as a teenager and first attracted national attention on Red Foleys Ozark Jubilee television series in 1958. ...

Anderson's first foray into the music world was when, as a teenager, she entered a singing contest sponsored by the Country Corners program in Sacramento.^[1] At an early age, Anderson took an interest in singing. Her family took serious interest in horse shows, and Anderson began competing professionally in the mid-60s, while still a teenager. In 1966, she won the California Horse Show Queen title. Anderson then started working as a secretary for KROY Radio in Sacramento, California. While her mother was rising to fame as a country singer and writer, Anderson took the ride to Nashville with her mother and participated in an informal hotel room sing-a-long with country singers, Freddie Hart and Merle Haggard, among others. Slim Williamson, who was the owner of a small Nashville record label, Chart Records, was present at the informal jam session. He invited Anderson to record for the label in 1966, where she would remain until 1969. Unlike some of her contemporaries who, in search of fame, packed up everything they owned and headed to Nashville knocking on doors, Anderson simply seemed to be in the right place at the right time. Freddie Hart (b. ... Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Chart Records was a small but successful country music record label of the 1960s best known for turning Lynn Anderson into a major country star. ...

Early country music success in the late 1960s

Anderson briefly left the equestrian world to pursue her professional recording career. Her first single released under Chart Records, "In Person", was released in early 1966 and was moderately successful. It would be the end of the year before Anderson would score a Top 40 hit on the Country charts with "Ride, Ride, Ride". Penned by her mother, the song peaked at No. 36 on the country charts in early 1967. An album of the same name was also released. Anderson released another song from the album, "If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)", also written by her mother, which became a major country hit. "If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)" peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Country charts. If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away) is the name of a popular 1967 Country Music song by Country singer Lynn Anderson. ...

Anderson joined the cast of The Lawrence Welk Show during the 1967-1968 season, becoming the first country act to regularly perform on the show. She was the show's resident country singer and toured with the "Welk Road Show". Anderson's exposure on national television helped her attract a wider audience early on, which would later serve her well. It was also during this time that Anderson would win her first major industry award, the Academy of Country Music's "Top Female Vocalist". At the time, Anderson was the only female country singer receiving regular exposure on national television. In 1968, as her recording career was becoming top priority, she gave up her regular spot on the show in favor of sporadic guest appearances. The Lawrence Welk Show is a musical variety show hosted by former big band leader Lawrence Welk. ... The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. ...

Anderson was now becoming a major player in the country market, achieving success on the charts between 1968 and 1969. She would have another big hit in early 1968 with "Promises, Promises", which hit the Billboard top 5, and Cashbox No. 1. Other hits by Anderson during this period were "No Another Time" (1968), "Big Girls Don't Cry" (1968), "Flattery Will Get You Everywhere" (1968), and "That's a No No" (1969). Anderson's success helped pave the way for future female country singers to assert themselves in the male-dominated (country) music industry. Around this same time (1968), Anderson married her first husband, legendary, Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer Glenn Sutton. Sutton wrote the Grammy Award-winning country hit "Almost Persuaded", as well as many of Tammy Wynette's early hit songs. He also wrote and produced several number ones and top tens for Anderson during her tenure at Columbia Records. Promises, Promises is the name of a Country song made famous by Country legend, Lynn Anderson in 1968. ... Glenn Sutton (September 28, 1937 - April 17, 2007)[1] was a country music songwriter and producer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ...

Before signing with Columbia in 1970, Chart released several singles by Anderson that year which became Top 20 hits, including "Rocky Top", the biggest hit version of the song. Other hits included remakes of "I've Been Everywhere" and Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels". Rocky Top is an official state song of the state of Tennessee, as well as a popular fight song for the University of Tennessee Volunteers. ... Megalong Valley The song Ive Been Everywhere was written by Geoff Mack in 1959 and made popular by the singer Lucky Starr in 1962. ... Kitty Wells (born Ellen Muriel Deason on August 30, 1919) is an American Country Music Singer. ... It Wasnt God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels was a 1952 hit for country singer Kitty Wells. ...

Success of "Rose Garden" in 1970

In 1970, things dramatically changed for Lynn Anderson. She would sign with a major label, Columbia Records, and move to Nashville, Tennessee. She recorded a number of songs during this time that would soon become hits, starting with "Stay There 'Til I Get There", her first Top 10 single with Columbia. Later that year, she recorded and released the single "Rose Garden". The song was written by Joe South, who had recorded his own version on his 1969 Introspect album. South's recording was far from a commercial success. Anderson loved the song and was determined to record it, however, her record company did not think the song appropriate for a female, as it contained the line "I could promise you things like big diamond rings". Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... “Nashville” redirects here. ... (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden (AKA Rose Garden) was the title of a song written by Joe South, most famously associated with Lynn Anderson, whose recording topped the U.S. country charts and reached #3 on the U.S. pop charts in 1970. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

With extra studio time remaining and no songs left to record during this particular session, according to Anderson, she ran home and got the Joe South album that contained "Rose Garden". Reluctantly, her producer let her record the song. After hearing the finished product, Clive Davis insisted the song be her next single release. Unlike many of today's country artists, Lynn Anderson did not set out to achieve pop success. Nobody expected that "Rose Garden" would become such a monster hit. The song topped the country charts (staying at the No. 1 spot for five consecutive weeks), reached No. 3 on the Billboard Pop charts, and hit No. 1 on the Cashbox Pop charts, something that was virtually unheard of at the time. The song was also a hit in fifteen countries around the world and made Anderson a household name. Clive Jay Davis (born April 4, 1932) is a Grammy Award winning record producer and a leading music industry executive. ...

Lynn Anderson accepting her award for Female Vocalist of the Year from the CMA Awards in 1971.

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In 1971, Anderson was presented a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Rose Garden". Joe South also won a Grammy Award for writing the song. Lynn Anderson became the sixth person to ever win the Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. In addition to the coveted Grammy Award, Anderson won the Academy of Country Music's "Top Female Vocalist" award in 1970 (her second) and the CMA Awards' Female Vocalist of the Year award in 1971. The album Rose Garden was released in 1971. The album went gold around the world, as well as being certified RIAA Platinum in the United States. Lynn Anderson's crossover success was the beginning of what was in store for other country artists. Other artists who subsequently enjoyed crossover success during the decade inluded Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Olivia Newton-John, Kenny Rogers and Anne Murray. In 1971, Anderson released a Christmas album, simply entitled The Christmas Album, which featured re-makes of big holiday hits from the 1950s and 1960s. That same year she was chosen as Ambassador for the Christmas Seal Campaign. In 1972, she released a Greatest Hits album, one of many she would release in her career. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965. ... The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Rose Garden was an album released in 1971 by country singer Lynn Anderson. ... The RIAA Logo. ... Eddie Rabbitt (born November 27, 1941 - May 7, 1998) was a country music singer. ... Crystal Gayle (b. ... Olivia Newton-John AO OBE (born 26 September 1948) is a Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated English-born Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress. ... Kenneth Donald Kenny Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer, songwriter, actor and businessman. ... Not to be confused with Ann Murray. ...

A leading female vocalist in the '70s

Lynn Anderson's success did not end with the song that made her a househould name and brought her international acclaim. "You're My Man" was a No. 1 hit for Anderson in 1971 and proved to be a successful follow-up to her monster hit, "Rose Garden". It also reached the Top 60 on the pop charts and even hit the Adult Contemporary Top 10, peaking at No. 6, giving Anderson another mainstream hit. She would follow "You're My Man" with another No. 1, "How Can I Unlove You". In addition, Anderson had other Top 10 country hits in 1972, including a remake of "Cry", which hit No. 3 on the Billboard Country charts ("Cry" also hit No. 1 on the Cashbox Country charts). Other hits that made the Top 5 in 1972 include "Fool Me" and "Listen to a Country Song". Youre My Man is a popular 1971 Country Music song by Country recording artist Lynn Anderson. ... Cry is a popular song. ...

In 1973, Lynn Anderson released "Top of the World". Anderson's version of the song placed atop the Cashbox (No. 1) and Billboard (No. 2) charts. Although Richard Carpenter wrote the song, it was not until Anderson's version became a country hit that the Carpenters released their version as a pop single. As "Top of the World" became a big hit for Anderson on the country charts, it crossed over and started climbing the pop charts. It has often been speculated "Top of the World" would have been as big a pop hit for Anderson as "Rose Garden", had the Carpenters' version not replaced hers on the pop charts. Even with the Carpenter's pop chart success, the song is still largely identified with Anderson being her version was the first hit. Her other hits that year included "Sing About Love" and another No. 1, "Keep Me In Mind". By now most of Anderson's releases were Pop tinged. A Song for You track listing Side one A Song for You Top of the World Hurting Each Other Its Going to Take Some Time Goodbye to Love Intermission Side two Bless the Beasts and Children Flat Baroque Piano Picker I Wont Last a Day Without You Crystal... Cash Box magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industry. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... Richard Carpenter are Richard Carpenter (Film), British Author Richard Carpenter, an American musician and composer - see: Carpenters ... Keep Me In Mind is an original game-novel based on the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...

Lynn Anderson was regularly seen on mainstream television throughout much of the 1970s, often appearing on shows where country artists were not regularly seen. She was a staple on the variety show circuit in the 1970s.

In the summer of 1974, Anderson had another country Top 10 with "Talkin' to The Wall", originally a hit for Warner Mack. She would have her last No. 1 hit on the country charts at the end of the year with "What a Man My Man Is", which was Anderson's final entry on the pop charts at No. 93. That same year, Anderson became the first female country artist to headline and sellout Madison Square Garden, as well as the first to win the American Music Award. Warner Mack (born April 2, 1938 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a singer-songwriter. ... What a Man My Man Is is a popular 1974 Country Music song by 1970s Country recording artist Lynn Anderson. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... The American Music Awards show is one of four annual major US music awards shows (the others being the Billboard Music Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony). ...

In 1975, Anderson enjoyed two Top 15 hits with "He Turns It Into Love Again" and "I've Never Loved Anyone More". Although her chart success was beginning to fade, she remained a constant on national television. In 1977, she was a main character on an episode of "Starsky & Hutch", promoting the song "Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man". The song reached the country Top 15, peaking at No. 12 on the Billboard Country charts. Anderson achieved another Top 20 hit in 1977, "He Ain't You". After a one-year hiatus, Anderson returned to the charts in 1979 with the Karla Bonoff penned hit "Isn't It Always Love", putting her back in the Top 10. The single was from the Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind, which also spawned the Top 20 hit, "I Love How You Love Me". Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man is the name of a Country music hit by Country legend, Lynn Anderson in 1977. ... Karla Bonoff (born December 27, 1951) is an American singer/songwriter. ...

Brief retirement in the early '80s & return to country music in 1983

Anderson left Columbia Records in 1980. Her last single with Columbia was the Top 40 hit "Blue Baby Blue", from the Even Cowgirls Get the Blues album. The album cover showed Anderson in sexy cowgirl attire. After the success of the Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, she went into brief retirement to start a new family with her second husband, oil tycoon Harold "Spook" Stream. She had two children with Stream (Anderson and first husband Glenn Sutton had one child and divorced in 1977). Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... Glenn Sutton (September 28, 1937 - April 17, 2007)[1] was a country music songwriter and producer. ...

Anderson would make a comeback on the small Permian Records label with the album "Back". Her comeback single, "You're Welcome to Tonight", a duet with Gary Morris, put Anderson back in the Top 10, peaking at No. 9. Another single from the same album, "What I've Learned from Loving You", reached No. 18 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1983, and brought Anderson back as a solo artist. After leaving Permian, Anderson would sign with MCA and Mercury Records, recording singles on and off again throughout the '80s. She released a cover version of the song "Under the Boardwalk" in 1988, which reached No. 24 on the Billboard Country list. Anderson's last charting record was in 1989 with "How Many Hearts". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Liz Anderson was one of the major country music songwriters of the 1960s who was also one of the eras leading female vocalists. ... Gary Morris (born December 7, 1948) is an American Country Music singer and theater actor, who enjoyed a string of Countrypolitan hit songs throughout the 1980s. ... Hot Country Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... MCA can stand for: Maximum credible accident MCA (rapper) - A rapper in the group, The Beastie Boys Micro Channel architecture - a type of computer bus Music Corporation of America - a music booking company and record label. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... Under the Boardwalk is a hit pop song written by Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick and recorded by The Drifters in 1964. ...

Career today

In 1999, Lynn Anderson was asked to be a presenter at the Academy of Country Music's annual award show. She performed her signature song and presented the "Top Male Vocalist" Award on the show that night. The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. ...

In addition to being one of the most successful country female singers of all time, Lynn Anderson has remained equally popular in the equestrian world. She has won 16 national championships and eight world championships, as well as several celebrity championships. Her most recent championships are the "Chevy Truck Cutting Horse Championship" in 1999, the "National Cutting Horse Association Championship in 1999, and the "American U.S. Open Invitational Championship" in 2000. She also produced a TNN television special, American Country Cowboys. This program helped many handicapped groups around the country, and her dedication to helping disabled children has remained constant over the years. She recorded sporadically in the late 1980s and 1990s. In recent years, Anderson has worked with the "Special Riders of Animaland", a horseback-riding therapy program for children. TNN may be: TNN Networks, a telecommunications company in Israel TNN Radio, a radio network in Bulgaria The Nashville Network, a television network today called Spike TV The New Naphtilians, a webcomic by Geppers Creepers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... Look up disability in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Because of her outstanding achievements in country music, in 2000, Governor Don Sundquist proclaimed June 15 "Lynn Anderson Day" throughout the state of Tennessee. Donald Kenneth Sundquist (born March 15, 1936) was Governor of Tennessee from 1995 to 2003. ...

She began recording again and released a new album in 2004, The Bluegrass Sessions. This release earned Anderson her first Grammy Award nomination in over 30 years. Lynn's signature song has been covered in recent years by k.d. lang, Kate Campbell and Martina McBride. McBride released her version of "Rose Garden" as a single in 2005, and it became a Top 20 hit, peaking at No. 18. Anderson was a special guest on Martina McBride's "Timeles" special, taped at the Grand Ole Opry in 2005, where they sang a duet of "Rose Garden". Anderson's version of the song has also been featured in a few major theatrical releases, including Monster's Ball and Zodiac. Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton released respective cover versions of Anderson's song "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues". The Bluegrass Sessions is the title of a 2004 Bluegrass album by country music legend Lynn Anderson. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961), best known by the stage name k. ... Kate Campbell. ... Martina McBride (born Martina Mariea Schiff, July 29, 1966 in Sharon, Kansas) is an American Grammy nominated country music singer-songwriter. ... Monsters Ball is a 2001 American drama/romance film. ... Zodiac, a Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. ... Emmylou Harris (b. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ...

In 2006, Anderson released her latest CD, Cowgirl, comprised of all original songs penned by her mother. Today, Lynn Anderson continues to record and remains a popular concert attraction. Her records have sold in the multi-millions and are still selling.

In June 2007, as part of the annual CMA Music Festival, Lynn Anderson did an outdoor concert at the Riverfront Stage in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. At this concert, Anderson sang many of her hits and duetted with Mentor Williams on his famous composition, "Drift Away". CMA may stand for: Canadian Medical Association Cash Management Account Census Metropolitan Area Certified Management Accountant Certified Medical Assistant Chinese martial arts Chinese Military Academy Chocolate Manufacturers Association Christian Motorcyclists Association Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes, a French airline Computer Misuse Act 1990 Coordinated Malware Attack Country Music Association Critical... “Nashville” redirects here. ...

Personal life

Lynn Anderson has had two marriages, both ending in divorce, and has three children. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, she received much press for her custody disputes with her ex-husband, Harold "Spook" Stream. She currently lives in Taos, New Mexico with her boyfriend of many years, singer-songwriter Mentor Williams and, during Christmas 2006, they announced their engagement to be married. Lynn's ex-husband tried during their tumulptous marriage to have the country singer put into an insane asylum saying "Lynn has completely lost touch with reality". It was an ironic thing to do as the title of her hit single was made into a movie during the late 70s entitled "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden" about a girl forced to live in a mental asylum. The news was heard by Canadian dance team Kon Kan who leapt on the scandal and thought it would be great to sample "Rose Garden" in their 1989 smash hit "I beg your pardon" Taos (IPA: ) is a city in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Scandal

On Thursday, December 2, 2004, Anderson was charged with a DWI for drunk driving in Denton, Texas. Another driver called the police after Anderson's car was weaving. The driver followed Anderson's car until she pulled over on the shoulder. Upon arrival, the police officer woke Anderson up, performed a field sobriety test, then arrested her. She was released on $1,000 bond. ^[2] Motto: North of Ordinary Location within the state of Texas County Denton County Government  - Mayor Perry McNeill Area  - City 161. ...

On May 3, 2006, Anderson was arrested again for a DWI charge for drunk driving. Police said Anderson, a resident of Taos, N.M., failed field sobriety tests and refused to take a breathalyzer test after her vehicle ran into the back of a car. No one was injured in the collision. ^[3]

Since these arrests, Anderson spent two months in the Betty Ford Center for alcohol rehabilitation. She has since not committed any other offenses. The Betty Ford Center is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Rancho Mirage, California co-founded by former United States First Lady Betty Ford and her friend, Ambassador Leonard Firestone, in 1982. ...

Career Milestones

• Lynn Anderson's "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" remained the biggest selling album, by a female country artist, from 1971 until 1997, when Shania Twain's "Come on Over" album broke the record.

• Lynn Anderson placed #29 on CMT's list of the 40 Greatest Women of Country Music; #1 on the list was Patsy Cline, #39 on the list was Barbara Mandrell, #40 on the list was Linda Ronstadt.

• Lynn Anderson was one of the first female country singers to have a hit single on the country top 5, the pop top 5 and the adult contemporary Top 5.

• "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" placed #120 on the "Top 500 Greatest Country Songs of All Time" from poll taken from About.com.

• Lynn Anderson has performed for five U.S. presidents, as well as the Queen of England.

• Lynn Anderson's "Rocky Top" has been designated as one of two official state songs for Tennessee, the other being "The Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Page.

• Per his request, Lynn Anderson sang for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at his 75th birthday celebration.

• In 2000, Governor Don Sundquist proclaimed June 15 "Lynn Anderson Day" throughout the state of Tennessee

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Discography

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Number-One Singles

• ^A "Rose Garden" reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1971, while it reached No. 1 on the Cashbox Hot 100 that same year.

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Awards & nominations

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See also

• Liz Anderson (Anderson's mother)
• Glenn Sutton (Anderson's former husband and producer)
• Mentor Williams (Anderson's fiance)

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References

• Bufwack, Mary A. (1998). "Lynn Anderson". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 14.

External links

• Lynn Anderson official website
• Lynn Anderson at Countrypolitan.com
• Lynn Anderson at CMT.com
• Interview Lynn Anderson (English)
• Interview Lynn Anderson (French)
• Lynn Anderson performing her signature song "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" on You Tube, performing on a television show in the early 1970s