Profile
Lynn Anderson
Singer + Regular + Musician
Female
Born
Sep 26, 1947
Age
65
Genres
Country pop
Instruments
Singing
Performed With
Glenn Sutton + Me...
Record Label
Chart Records
Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden". Helped by her regular… Read More
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'My D.C.' With Jodi Lynn Anderson, Bestselling Author And 'Bachelorette' EnthusiastThe Huffington Post - Jul 06, 2012
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Overheard On Cnn.Com: Wear Mumus? Not So Fast. Try Hats, Colors, Bold ThreadsThis Just In - CNN - May 01, 2012 -
High School Pupils Top Of The Class With 'Best Ever' Gcse Results Berwick TodayGoogle News - Aug 31, 2011
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Today In Music History Aug. 30 Mysask.Com (Press Release)Google News - Aug 30, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Lynn Anderson.
CHILDHOOD
1947
Birth
Born on September 26, 1947.
TEENAGE
Anderson debuted in 1966, at the age of 19, and had her first major hit with Ride, Ride, Ride.
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1967
19 Years Old
In 1967, Lynn Anderson became a regular performer on The Lawrence Welk Show.
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TWENTIES
In 1968, Anderson married songwriter and producer Glenn Sutton, who would later produce and write many of her records during her tenure with Columbia.
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1969
21 Years Old
Anderson released her biggest hit single under the Chart label, "That's a No No", which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Country Chart in 1969.
Soon after, she left the label, signing with Columbia Records in 1970.
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1971
23 Years Old
Lynn Anderson had two No. 1 hit singles on the Billboard country chart in 1971 with "You're My Man" and "How Can I Unlove You", both peaking at No. 63 on the Billboard pop chart.
1972
24 Years Old
In 1972, Anderson had three Top 5 hits on the country charts, beginning with a cover version of the 50s pop hit, "Cry", followed by "Listen to a Country Song" and "Fool Me".
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1973
25 Years Old
In 1973, she had a fourth No. 1 country hit with "Keep Me in Mind," and an album of the same name was released.
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1974
26 Years Old
In 1974, "What a Man My Man is" was Anderson's fifth No. 1 country hit.
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THIRTIES
1983
35 Years Old
After three years away from recording, Anderson signed with the Permian Records label in 1983, and had a Top 10 country hit with "You're Welcome to Tonight", a duet with Gary Morris At Permian she recorded Back, her first studio album since 1980.
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1984
36 Years Old
She left Permian in 1984.
In 1986, she recorded "Fools for Each Other", a duet with Ed Bruce, which was included on his Night Things album.
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FORTIES
1988
40 Years Old
She had two Top 40 hit singles with MCA---"Read Between the Lines" and a cover version of The Drifters' "Under the Boardwalk", which hit Top 25 country in 1988.
1989
41 Years Old
In 1989, Anderson released her last charting single to date with "How Many Hearts", which peaked at No. 69.
1990
42 Years Old
In 1990, Anderson starred as singer Betsy Hall in the BBC Scotland TV drama, "The Wreck On The Highway."
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1992
44 Years Old
In 1992, she recorded a new studio album titled Cowboy's Sweetheart, released by Laselight Records.
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FIFTIES
In 1999, she was inducted into the North American Country Music Association's International Hall of Fame.
In 2000, Tennessee governor Don Sundquist made June 15 "Lynn Anderson Day" throughout the state.
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2004
56 Years Old
In 2004, she recorded her first studio album in 12 years, The Bluegrass Sessions, a Bluegrass album that consisted of Anderson's major hits from the 60s and 70s re-recorded in a Bluegrass format. The album was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2005, along with Ricky Skaggs' album Brand New Strings, Ralph Stanley II's Carrying on, as well as a multi-artist album.
LATE ADULTHOOD
2009
61 Years Old
In April 2009, she was part of the concert line-up at the annual Stagecoach Festival in Palm Springs, which also included concerts by Charlie Daniels, Kevin Costner, and Reba McEntire.
2010
62 Years Old
Throughout 2010 and 2011, she performed a series of concerts backed by the Metropole Symphony Orchestra.
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