Anne Murray

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Recent Role:
Herself on Canadian Idol
Gender:
Female
Born:
6-20-1945
Birthplace:
Springhill, Nova Scotia
Birth Name:
Morna Anne Murray
Born June 20, 1945 in the coal-mining town of Springhill, Nova Scotia, Anne Murray was the only daughter of six children born to Dr. Carson and Marion Murray. She took piano and voice lessons, and literally brought the audience to tears with her vocal rendition of "Ave Maria" at graduation.



After high school, Anne pursued a degree in physical education at the University of New Brunswick. In 1966, she was asked to join the cast of the popular "Singalong Jubilee" by the show's co-host and producer, Bill Langstroth. Anne then went on to teach for a year in Prince



… More Edward Island and followed that with yet another summer singing for "Singalong Jubilee". After that summer, Anne made the decision to give the music business a try, saying that if it didn't work out she could go back to teaching.



Anne's first solo album effort was WHAT ABOUT ME followed by THIS WAY IS MY WAY which gave Anne her first hit single. The song was "Snowbird" and became the first gold record ever awarded by an American music company to a Canadian female artist. Shortly thereafter, Anne became a regular on "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour", and guest starred on a number of the most popular shows of the era.



Anne married her "Singalong Jubilee" co-host Bill Langstroth in 1975 and had their first child, William, in 1976. Three years later, Anne gave birth to a daughter, Dawn, in 1979. In a career spanning over 40 years and 34 albums, Anne has recorded numerous television specials and received musical awards almost too numerous to count. Among these are four grammy awards for vocal performance on the songs "Love Song", "You Needed Me", "Could I Have This Dance" and "A Little Good News". She has also won three American Music Awards, three Country Music Awards, and 31 Juno awards - a number so unprecedented that it is often joked that the Juno's should be renamed the Annie awards.



Beyond being inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Juno Hall of fame, Anne is the recipient of the highest honor that can be bestowed on a Canadian civilian - Companion of the Order of Canada. She has a star on both the Hollywood and Canadian Walk of Fame. Murray has also been named an Honorary Canadian Tourism Ambassador and received the Order of Nova Scotia.



Anne helped to open the Anne Murray Centre in her hometown of Springhill, Nova Scotia in 1989. The Centre attracts tourists from all over the world and has immensely helped the economy of the small town from which she hails.



Anne enjoys watching hockey and playing golf. She once said if she hadn't been a singer, she would have liked to have been a professional golfer. When Anne published her autobiography, All of Me, in 2009 she told reporters that she would no longer tour or record. She hopes to use her celebrity to help charities.



ANNE MURRAY'S ALBUMS



1968 - What About Me
1969 - This Is My Way
1970 - Honey, Wheat & Laughter
1970 - Snowbird
1971 - Straight, Clean & Simple
1971 - Talk It Over in the Morning
1971 - Anne Murray/Glen Campbell
1972 - Annie
1973 - Danny's Song
1974 - Love Song
1974 - Country
1974 - Highly Prized Possession
1975 - Together
1976 - Keeping In Touch
1977 - There's a Hippo in My Tub
1978 - Let's Keep It That Way
1979 - New Kind of Feeling
1979 - I'll Always Love You
1980 - A Country Collection
1980 - Somebody's Waiting
1980 - Greatest Hits
1981 - Where Do You Go When You Dream
1981 - Christmas Wishes
1982 - The Hottest Night of the Year
1983 - A Little Good News
1984 - Heart Over Mind
1986 - Something to Talk About
1987 - Harmony
1987 - Country Hits
1987 - Songs of the Heart
1988 - As I Am
1988 - Anne Murray Christmas
1989 - Love Songs
1989 - Greatest Hits Vol. II
1990 - From Springhill to the World
1990 - You Will
1991 - Yes I Do
1991 - The Very Best of Anne Murray
1992 - Fifteen of the Best
1992 - Greatest Hits and Performances
1993 - Croonin'
1993 - The Season Will Never Grow Old
1994 - Best of the Season
1994 - Now and Forever (Box Set)
1994 - The Best...So Far
1994 - Croonin' (Two Bonus Tracks)
1996 - Anne Murray
1997 - An Intimate Evening With Anne Murray...Live
1998 - The Signature Series - Volume 1
1998 - The Signature Series - Volume 2
1998 - The Signature Series - Volume 3
1999 - The Signature Series - Volume 4
1999 - The Signature Series - Volume 5
1999 - The Signature Series - Volume 6
1999 - What a Wonderful World
2000 - The Signature Series - Volume 7
2001 - The Signature Series - Volume 8
2001 - What a Wonderful Christmas
2001 - There's a Hippo in My Tub (Rerelease)
2002 - The Signature Series - Volume 9
2002 - The Signature Series - Volume 10
2002 - Country Croonin'
2004 - I'll Be Seeing You
2005 - All Of Me
2007 - Duets: Friends and Legends
2008 - Christmas Album

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    Anne's velvety rich voice has often been compared to that of another country crooner - Charlie Pride. The original Canadian songbird, Anne has paved the wave for so many of her modern-day successors including Celine Dion and Shania Twain. Anne's tunes aren't heard on the radio as much anymore, but that's a true shame. Anne gave us classics such as "Snowbird", "Could I Have This Dance", "You Needed Me", "A Little Good News", and "Danny's Song". Today, the Snowbird is still cranking out CDs and still packing the venues on her mini-tours. She has, in turn, been underrated, underestimated, and underappreciated, but she's become one of the most awarded performers in the music field taking home Grammy's, CMA's, Juno's, and dozens of other awards. Anne Murray CDs are a definite must have for any definative collection.

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