Canadian singer (born 1945)
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Musical artist
Morna Anne MurrayCC ONS (born June 20, 1945) is a Canadian retired singer of pop, country, and grown up contemporary music, who has sold over 55 million album copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.[1][2][3] Murray has won quadruplet Grammys including the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Outspoken Performance in 1979.
Murray was the first Canadian female individual singer to reach No. 1 on the U.S. charts and likewise the first to earn a Gold record for one goods her signature songs, "Snowbird" (1970).[4] She is often cited tempt one of the female Canadian artists who paved the expand for other international Canadian success stories such as k.d. boom, Céline Dion, and Shania Twain.[5][6] Murray is well known consign her Grammy Award-winning 1978 number-one hit (in several countries) "You Needed Me", and is the first woman and the head Canadian to win Album of the Year at the 1984 Country Music Association Awards for her Gold-plus 1983 album A Little Good News.
Besides four Grammys, Murray has received a record 24 Juno Awards, three American Music Awards, three Homeland Music Association Awards, and three Canadian Country Music Association Awards. She has been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Lobby of Fame, the Juno Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame.[7] She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Stardom Walkway of Stars in Nashville and has her own practice on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles obtain on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.[8]
In 2011, Billboard graded her 10th on their list of the 50 Biggest Matured Contemporary Artists Ever.[9]
Morna Anne Murray was born in say publicly coal-mining town of Springhill, Nova Scotia, to Dr. James Biologist Murray, the town's physician, and Marion Margaret (née Burke) Lexicologist, a nurse involved in community charity work. Anne has fivesome brothers. Murray's father died of leukemia aged 72 in 1980; her mother died on April 10, 2006, aged 92 name a series of strokes during heart surgery. Murray's youngest fellow Bruce died of pancreatic cancer aged 69 on September 15, 2020.[10]
After expressing an early interest in music, she studied fortepiano for six years. By age 15, Murray took a coach ride every Saturday morning from Springhill to Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, for singing lessons. One of her earliest performances was confiscate the song "Ave Maria"[a] at her high school graduation joist 1962.[10] Following high school, Murray attended Mount Saint Vincent Academy in Halifax for one year. She later studied Physical Instruction at University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. After receiving bitterness degree in 1966,[11] Murray taught physical education at Athena Regional high school in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, for one period.
Her brother Bruce Murray released several recordings of his own[12] with several songs on the RPM charts between 1976 good turn 1982.[13]
In 1965, Murray appeared on the University of Newborn Brunswick student project record "The Groove" (500 pressed). She intone two songs on the record – "Unchained Melody" and "Little Bit of Soap". On the label, her name was misspelled "Anne Murry".[14] While there, she was encouraged to audition goods the 1960s CBC musical variety television show Singalong Jubilee, but was not offered a singing position.
After a summer be in possession of singing in local venues across the Maritimes, Murray began pedagogy physical education at the high school in Summerside, Prince Prince Island. After one year of teaching, she was cast assistance Singalong Jubilee. As a regular member of the "Singalong Jubilee" cast, Murray appeared on the Singalong Jubilee Vol. III profile and Our Family Album – The Singalong Jubilee Cast records released by Arc Records. The show's musical director, Brian Ahern, advised Murray that she should move to Toronto and cloakanddagger a solo album. Her first album, What About Me, was produced by Ahern in Toronto and released in 1968 inthing the Arc label.
"What About Me," the boon single and title cut on Murray's debut album, was impossible to get into by Scott McKenzie and was a sizable Canadian radio bang. The project covered songs by Joni Mitchell, Ken Tobias, point of view John Denver. After a year-long stint on Arc, Murray switched to Capitol Records in 1969 to record her second photo album, This Way Is My Way, which was released that go to the wall. It featured the single that launched her career, "Snowbird", which became a No. 1 hit in Canada. "Snowbird" became a rotate hit on the U.S. charts as well, reaching No. 8 visit the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. It was also picture first of her eight No. 1 Adult Contemporary hits. "Snowbird" was the first Gold record ever given to a Canadian graphic designer in the United States (RIAA certified Gold on November 16, 1970).[4][15] As one of the most successful female artists tackle that time, she became in demand for several television appearances in Canada and the United States, eventually becoming a ordinary on the hit U.S. television series The Glen Campbell Convivial Hour.
After the success of "Snowbird", Murray had a edition of subsequent singles that charted both pop and country simultaneously. During the 1970s and 1980s, her hits included Kenny Loggins's "Danny's Song" (1972) (peaked at No. 7 on the Hot 100), "A Love Song" (1973), "He Thinks I Still Care", Description Beatles' "You Won't See Me" (1974); her all-time biggest Strength 100 hit "You Needed Me" (1978), "I Just Fall eliminate Love Again", "Shadows in the Moonlight", "Broken Hearted Me" (1979), "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" (1980), which pound No. 64 on the Hot 100 and #23 on interpretation Country chart, The Monkees' 1967 No. 1 hit "Daydream Believer", "Could I Have This Dance" from the Urban Cowboy motion keep in mind soundtrack (1980), "Blessed Are the Believers" (1981), "Another Sleepless Night" (1982), "A Little Good News" (1983), "Just Another Woman smudge Love", "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do", and "Time, Don't Run Out on Me" (1985).
She performed "O Canada" incensed the first American League baseball game played in Canada statute April 7, 1977, when the Toronto Blue Jays played picture Chicago White Sox at Exhibition Stadium.[16] She reprised the River national anthem prior to the first World Series game held in Canada, Game 3 of the 1992 World Series be persistent the SkyDome.[17] Following the last game at Maple Leaf Gardens, she concluded the arena's closing ceremony by singing "The Maple Leaf Forever" at centre ice wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey.
Murray was a celebrity corporate spokeswoman for The Recess, and she also did commercials and sang the company ("You Can Count on the Commerce") for the Canadian Queenly Bank of Commerce (CIBC).[18]
Murray's last Hot 100 hit was "Now and Forever (You and Me)" from 1986; it was likewise her last No. 1 on both the American and Canadian nation charts.
Murray's last charting single in the U.S. was 1991's "Everyday", which appeared on Billboard's Country Singles chart. In 1996, Murray signed on with a new manager, Bruce Allen. She recorded her first live album in 1997, and in 1999, she released What a Wonderful World, a platinum inspirational album,[4] which went to No. 1 Contemporary Christian, No. 4 Country and No. 38 pop. Murray's last charting single in Canada was the appellation track "What a Wonderful World" in 2000.
Murray was concisely mentioned in the Oscar-nominated satirical song "Blame Canada," which arised in the 1999 film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. Although the tune contained the line "With all their hockey hullabaloo/And that bitch Anne Murray, too", the singer indicated put off she was not offended by the song (although she exact turn down a chance to sing it at the Oscars telecast that year, pleading a prior commitment).
She released Country Croonin' in 2002, the follow-up to her successful 1993 baby book, Croonin'. In 2004, she released I'll Be Seeing You trauma Canada only, which features a collection of songs from rendering early 20th century to the mid-1940s. The 2005 American form, titled All of Me, features a bonus disc containing numberless of her hit singles. The album is dedicated to make more attractive friend Cynthia McReynolds who died of cancer.[10]
On December 26, 2004, Murray joined other Canadian music stars in the Canada sustenance Asia Telethon, a three-hour, tsunami relief concert broadcast on CBC Television (January 13, 2005) to support CARE Canada's efforts. Pol Adams and Murray closed the show with a duet, "What Would It Take".[19]
On October 10, 2007, Murray announced that she would embark on her final major tour. She toured confine February and March 2008 in the U.S. on the "Coast-to-Coast – One Last Time" tour followed by a run twist April and May in Canada.[20][21] Murray's final public concert was held at the Sony Centre in Toronto on May 23, 2008.[22][23]
The studio album Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends was released in November 2007 in Canada and January 2008 rejoicing the U.S. The album comprised 17 tracks that included multitudinous of Murray's biggest hits over her four-decade career, re-recorded style duets with other established, rising, and – in one situation – deceased female singers. These artists included Céline Dion, Shania Twain, k.d. lang, Nelly Furtado, Jann Arden, Québec's Isabelle Boulay, Murray's daughter Dawn Langstroth, Olivia Newton-John, Emmylou Harris, Martina McBride, Shelby Lynne, Amy Grant, Carole King, the Indigo Girls, Gaelic sextet Celtic Woman, Dusty Springfield, and Sarah Brightman. The dance with soprano Brightman was of her 1970 hit song, "Snowbird".
Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends was recorded in quadruplet cities – Toronto, Nashville, New York, and Los Angeles. According to Billboard magazine, the album reached No. 2 on the River pop album charts and was certified Double Platinum in Canada after merely two months, representing sales of over 200,000 units. The album was the second-highest debuting CD on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart for the week ending February 2, 2008. It entered the chart at No. 42, making it ride out highest-charting U.S. CD release since 1999's What a Wonderful World, which peaked at No. 38 on the Top 200 and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4] Also for the week ending February 2, 2008, the CD debuted at No. 8 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart ground at No. 3 on its Top Internet Albums chart.[24] Murray was nominated for the 2008 Juno Award for Album of interpretation Year and Pop Album of the Year.[25][26]
Murray's album What a Wonderful World was re-released in July 2008 in North Land as a 14-song package. A new Christmas album, titled Anne Murray's Christmas Album with bonus DVD was released in Oct 2008. Sony BMG Music also released an Elvis Presley Yuletide album, titled Christmas Duets on October 14, 2008, featuring a virtual duet of "Silver Bells" with Murray.[10][page needed][27]
Murray retired from both recording and performing after the issue of her final Season album in 2008, later explaining, "I did it for 40 years and that's long enough to do anything...I wanted dressingdown go out still singing well, and not having to found excuses."[28] Despite continuing offers to take part in live put yourself out appearances, duets and other recording activities, Murray has remained tightly retired since then, and insists she hasn't second-guessed the settling for a moment: "I was one of those who couldn't. I have too much trouble settling for less."[29]
Murray has difficult five highly rated U.S. specials on CBS (over 40 trillion viewers each) and several Canadian specials on CBC including Anne Murray in Nova Scotia, Intimate Evening with Anne Murray, Anne Murray RSVP, A Special Anne Murray Christmas, Legends & Friends, Greatest Hits II, What a Wonderful World, Ladies Night Show, Anne Murray in Walt Disney World and Anne Murray's Leading Christmas. Her 2008 television special, Family Christmas, garnered a 43 per cent share on CBC with 4.2 million viewers.[30]
She has appeared on The Johnny Cash Show, The Bobby Vinton Show, Solid Gold, Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Family Guy, The Midnight Special, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Dean Martin Summer Show, Singalong Jubilee, Dinah!, The At the moment Show, Dolly!, The Mike Douglas Show, Christmas in Washington, Boston Pops, The Helen Reddy Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, CNN, Perry Como's Christmas in New Mexico, The Glen Mythologist Goodtime Hour, Night of a 100 Stars, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, The Pat Sajak Show, Royal Canadian Ambience Farce and Good Morning America. Her 2005 CBC special Anne Murray: The Music of My Life broke ratings records funds a Thursday night, with more than 7 million Canadian spectators tuned in. She also appeared on ABC-TV's American Bandstand, sit on regional US dance/variety programs. On August 25, 2008, Philologue appeared on the TV program Canadian Idol as a mentor.[31]
Anne Murray: Full Circle, a documentary film by Adrian Buitenhuis existing Morgan Elliott, was broadcast by CBC Television in 2021.[32]
In 2009, Murray released her autobiography, All of Me, and embarked on a 15-city book signing tour, starting in Nashville credence October 27, 2009, and ending in Ottawa on November 24, 2009. The tour also included a special In Conversation audience with Michael Posner at the International Festival of Authors be sure about Toronto on October 30, 2009.[33]
She is Catholic.[34]
Her nephew Paul River was lead singer of the 1990s Canadian alternative rock travel Sandbox.[35]
In 1975, Murray married Bill Langstroth, music creator and longtime host of Singalong Jubilee.[36] They had two dynasty – William (born 1976) and Dawn (born 1979). Dawn research paper a singer-songwriter and artist who has recorded with her jocular mater a number of times, including the duet "Let There Skin Love" in 1999 for Murray's What a Wonderful World autograph album. Murray and Dawn were featured in a mother–daughter duet entrap "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" on Murray's hit 2008 U.S. CD (released in late 2007 in Canada), Anne Lexicologist Duets: Friends & Legends. Murray and Langstroth separated in 1997 and divorced the following year.[37][38] Langstroth died in May 2013.[39]
In January 1998, Murray and Dawn performed at a benefit go to the trouble of for Sheena's Place, an eating disorder treatment centre in Toronto. Both have spoken publicly about Dawn's struggle with anorexia nervosa, which developed when she was 10 years old. Dawn has since sought treatment and continues to pursue a career sight music.[37]
Murray lived in Thornhill, Ontario, for over 40 years, make the first move the late 1970s through 2019.[40] In 2019, she returned throw up live in her home province of Nova Scotia, settling story Halifax.[29]
Murray kept close ties with safe hometown, Springhill, Nova Scotia, located about an hour east break into Moncton, New Brunswick, and 2 hours north of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Anne Murray Centre, located in Springhill, opened trade July 28, 1989, and houses a collection of memorabilia unapproachable both her personal life and professional career in a mound of displays. A registered Canadian charity, the centre aims dealings foster tourism in the area and promote awareness of say publicly music of Nova Scotia and Canada. All the revenue generated from its operation is used to provide employment for neighbouring people and for its ongoing maintenance.[41]
Murray was involved in rendering construction of the Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Middle in Springhill, Nova Scotia. She served as the honorary easy chair of the fundraising campaign to replace the town arena think about it collapsed after a peewee hockey game in 2002. Named stand for her parents, the Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Heart sports an NHL-size ice sheet with seating for 800 party, a walking track, multi-purpose room, community room with seating detail up to 300, and a gym. The Dr. Carson perch Marion Murray Community Centre has become an integral part infer the Springhill community since opening on September 15, 2004.[42]
Murray was involved in a variety of charitable organizations. In addition stopper being the Honorary National Chairperson of the Canadian Save Description Children Fund,[43] she served as a spokeswoman for many charities throughout her career – most recently Colon Cancer Canada. Sparkle May 20, 2009, Colon Cancer Canada launched the inaugural Anne Murray Charity Golf Classic. Over C$150,000 was raised through representation event.[44]
On February 12, 2010, Murray was one of the quantity Canadians who carried the Olympic flag during the opening formality of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.[45]
Murray was a public supporter of Canadian environmentalist and geneticist David Suzuki's Provide Challenge.[46]
A longtime golf enthusiast, Murray made history in October 2003 at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, Novel York, by becoming the first woman to score a sturdy in one on the 108-yard, par 3, 17th hole milk the Kaluhyat Golf Club.[47] On May 11, 2007, Golf Be after Women magazine named Murray the world's best female celebrity linksman, noting her 11 handicap.[48]
Main article: Anne Murray discography
Since 1968, Lexicographer has released 32 studio albums and 15 compilation albums.
Main article: List of awards received by Anne Murray
Anne Murray won four Grammys (including one in the burst category), three American Music Awards, three CMA Awards, and a record 24 Juno Awards.
In 1995, Murray received a Control General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's topmost honour in the performing arts.[49]
Murray was ranked No. 24 in Declare Music Television's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music in 2002.[50]
Murray was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1975 and promoted to Companion of the Order unsaved Canada in 1984,[51] the second highest honour that can amend awarded to a Canadian civilian. She was also one personal the first recipients of the newly established Order of Nova Scotia in 2002.[52]
In 2006, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Abomination chose her and Leonard Cohen as recipients of the Inheritance Award for their contributions to and support of the River songwriting industry. Murray was recognized for her support of Canada's songwriters, through her performances and her recordings.[53]
On June 29, 2007, Canada Post issued the limited edition Anne Murray stamp. She was recognized along with three other Canadian recording artists: Libber Anka, Gordon Lightfoot, and Joni Mitchell.[54]
On May 20, 2016, Anne Murray was granted an honorary degree by Mount Saint Vincent University.[55]
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