American country music singer - Born September , in Grand Forks, North Dakota and died July , in Nashville, Tennessee. She is best known for her Grammy Award-winning, country crossover mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Daughter of a and Casey Anderson. Lynn was married to Grammy Award-winning songwriter a from to . They had one child together. In , she married Louisiana oilman Harold "Spook" Stream III, with whom she had two children. Stream and Anderson divorced in .
The Lynn Anderson rose was named after her.
She was voted Top Female Vocalist of the year by the Academy of Country Music in 1967 and again in 1970.
As she recorded her most famous song "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden", it should not be confused with the movie I Never Promised You a Rose Garden .
Scored 18 top ten country hits on the Billboard charts between 1967 and 1983.
Can be heard singing the line "Im not trying to make you feel uncomfortable" from the song "I Honestly Love You" as her recording is apparently playing on someones portable tape player in a beach scene in the film Jaws .
Declined the female lead in the film W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings opposite Burt Reynolds fearing the role was too racy for her conservative country fans.
Taos, New Mexico: Lived with Mentor Williams.
Was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1947, and grew up in Sacramento, California.
Her parents Casey and Liz Anderson were both songwriters.
Released her first single, a duet with Jerry Lane , called "For Better or for Worse", in 1966, when she was just 19 years old.
Was also a horse breeder and an award-winning, lifelong equestrian who became involved in therapeutic horse riding programs for disabled and troubled children.
Moved from California to Nashville in 1970.
Daughter of singer-songwriter Liz Anderson who was also a popular country female vocalist in the 1960s. Liz wrote many of Lynns earliest record releases.
Had three children: Lisa Sutton , Melissa Hempel, and Gray Stream.
Her version of the song "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" was one of the biggest country hits of the 1970s. The song became a worldwide hit with its immediately recognizable intro and catchy lyrics. In the U.S., it spent five weeks atop the country music charts and crossed over to the pop charts as well. The recording also netted Ms. Anderson a Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy Award, and in 1971, the Country Music Association named her Female Vocalist of the Year.
Lynn Anderson first soaked up the national spotlight as a young singer on the ABC-TV Saturday night musical series, "The Dodge Dancing Party" , between 1967 and 1969. Although she was signed to an independent label, the exposure helped her nab a deal with Columbia Records in Nashville. "He was absolutely wholesome", Lynn said of Welk in a 1987 interview with The Associated Press. "He felt country music was coming into its own and deserved to be on national television. At that time, I was the only one singing country music on national TV every week. Welk is one of my heroes and always will be". "And it was "Rose Garden" that sealed my country music legacy, earning me a Grammy and Country Music Associations female vocalist of the year award in 1971. It was popular because it touched on emotions", she told the AP. "It was perfectly timed. It was out just as we came out of the Vietnam years and a lot of people were trying to recover. That song stated that you can make something out of nothing. You take it and go ahead. It fit me well and Ill be connected to it until I die". Lynn Anderson made television appearances with such stars as Lucille Ball , Bing Crosby , John Wayne and Tom Jones and she performed for presidents Richard Nixon , Gerald Ford , Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. She was also in episodes of the TV show, "Starsky and Hutch" and in the 1982 TV movie, Country Gold .
Good equippers do like Jesus did it: recruit twelve, graduate eleven, and focus on three. .
