Anne Murray Biography

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Singing was not the primary focus in Anne Murray's life growing up in Nova Scotia, but it was an active pastime for this eventual pop/country star whose early ambition was to teach physical education. Murray, a doctor's daughter in a small village in this eastern Canadian province was born in 1946. As a youngster, she enjoyed singing and was known locally for her good voice as well as for her piano accompaniment. Country music was the popular fare around town but her parents were more into the pop stylings of singers like Perry Como. The combination was to eventually carve out a career for Murray. Although involved with physical education, she auditioned for a regional TV show, failing that but impressing the producer enough to later put her into a network show. The producer was Bill Langstroth, who became her husband, and her success on the show ("Let's Go") persuaded her to go into signing professionally. By 1968, Murray had made a locally produced single that was picked up by the Canadian Capitol Records and subsequently by its American partner. The song was "Snowbird" and it became the first of Murray's dozen songs on the pop hit charts, reaching No. 8 in 1970. She was seen on TV, continued recording and was on the way to a substantial career in music but her later singles failed to ignite the interest "Snowbird" did. It took three years for her to reach the charts again; "Danny's Song" reaching No. 7 in 1973. But 1974 saw her achieve two top 10 hits. Four years again passed but then in 1978 she finally scored the No. 1 hit, "You Needed Me," which also won her the first of four Grammy awards. Meanwhile, she recorded "He Thinks I Still Care" and it soared up the country charts to No. 1, establishing her firmly as a country artist. Several country hits followed, including "Could I Have This Dance?" from the film "Urban Cowboy." In the mid-80s she moved back into more pop-oriented music and left her country audience behind. The pop audience failed to materialize in big numbers and Murray became more of a nightclub (a la Vegas) singer than before. Murray also became involved in Canada's Save The Children Fund, recording a collection called HIPPO IN MY TUB. In 1989,

The Anne Murray Center was opened in her hometown of Springhill to celebrate her work in this charity.

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