Zum Tod der US-amerikanischen Country-Sängerin Lynn Anderson

Die am 26. September 1947 in Grand Forks (North Dakota) geborene US-amerikanische Country-Sängerin Lynn Anderson (Bild) ist am 30. Juli 2015 in Nashville (Tennessee) gestorben.

Lynn Anderson on stage April 2011 – Foto: Mikiesmonkey – CC-Lizenz: Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported – Zur Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lynn_Anderson_on_stage_April_2011.jpg

Lynn Rene Anderson (September 26, 1947 – July 30, 2015) was a multi-award-winning American country music singer known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s, most notably her 1970 country-pop, worldwide megahit «(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden». Anderson’s crossover appeal and regular exposure on national television helped her to become one of the most popular and successful country singers of the 1970s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Anderson

«Rose Garden» earned Anderson a Grammy in 1971, the same year she was crowned CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, and has since been covered by Martina McBride, k.d. lang, Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells, Glen Campbell and many others.

Anderson would take four more singles to the country-chart summit during her career. Her last significant hit was in 1984 with «You’re Welcome to Tonight,» a Top Ten duet with Gary Morris.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lynn-anderson-dead-dies-20150731

Just last month, Anderson released her final album, Bridges. Her first-ever Gospel release, the singer said each track on the album held a particular place in her heart, but «Wanderer’s Prayer» was especially meaningful. «I’ve been so blessed in my life that things have kind of seemed to fall in place for me. I just have to keep on the right path and not jaunt off to the left or the right. I love how the lyrics speak of asking the Lord to keep me in the right direction. That’s where the song hits me.»

Chuck Dauphin

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/6649400/lynn-anderson-country-star-rose-garden-dead

Video:

Lynn Anderson – I Beg Your Pardon, I Never Promised You A Rose Garden (BBC Top Of The Pops)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-eclUz-RYI

Mehr:

http://www.lynnandersonshow.com/splashpage/

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLynnAnderson

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000804289

http://www.discogs.com/artist/73164-Lynn-Anderson

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027109/

http://www.cmt.com/artists/lynn-anderson/biography/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Anderson