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How sad. She was from Sacramento not too far from where I grew up. Dad would always mention that when she'd come on a country music program or variety show.
Thank you, Lynne, for sharing your talent with us. Through your beautiful voice, you left me with wonderful memories. See you again some day. Rest in peace, lovely lady. ♥
I loved "Rose Garden" and bought the LP at the time. Ironically at the time it came out Pete Rose played outfield for the Cincinnati Reds and they called his part of the outfield (I think it was right field but I may be mistaken) the Rose Garden. Just a little sports metaphor. But getting back to LA, she was a great talent and struck me as a sincere person. I will certainly miss her. RIP
A very interesting thing about Lynn Anderson that one of my country music collector friends told me many moons back.
Before she signed on with Columbia Records in 1968, she was credited to be the first country lady singer to be featured on a major television show on a weekly basis, and that would be the Lawrence Welk Hour. She had released two lp's on the Chart label ('Ride Ride Ride" and "Promises Promises") and what got Welk's attention was her booming voice (and it was.) She was a featured singer on his show for a few years.
(My own thoughts>>) That actually was a break for the country music industry. When you go back to the earlier years in mid to late '60's lady country artists what hit the charts was artists like Connie Smith, Loretta Lynn, Rose Maddox, Jeannie Shepard, Bonnie Owens, Tammy Wynette, Bonnie Guitar, Marg Singleton, Liz Anderson (Lynn's mother), Jan Howard, Jeannie C. Riley, and a lady who IMO is on the Mount Rushmore of Country Artists--Patsy Cline. There were several regional country tv variety shows hosted by names like Porter Wagoner, the Wilburn Brothers, Hee Haw (Buck Owens) but from what I could see there wasn't anything on the major networks (not in my area anyway) and certainly not in prime time. Lynn hit a major network show. in prime time. She was the first.
She didn't have another song that could top "Rose Garden" but she established her name right there on the spot! She was rewarded a Grammy for that song and so did a songwriter who sadly passed a couple years ago who had that song on his 1968 "Introspection" lp along with 2 chart hits from that 1968 release ("Birds Of A Feather" and "Games People Play") South won a Grammy for penning the song.
Anderson had an illustrious career, recording for Columbia for a long time. And recorded on a few other labels for two decades after her Columbia career ended. And acted on a few tv shows in the States as well as the UK! Sad to see her pass at 67 years of age. RIP, Lynn.
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