Murray, Anne (1945–)
Murray, Anne (1945–)
Canadian musician and pop singer. Name variations: Morna Anne Murray. Born Morna Anne Murray, June 20, 1945, in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada; dau. of James Carson Murray (surgeon) and Marion Murray (nurse); attended University of New Brunswick, 1960s; m. Bill Langstroth, 1975 (sep. 1998); children: Will and Dawn Langstroth.
Named Canada's Country Female Vocalist of the Year (1979–86); 1st sang on Canadian tv shows, "Sing Along Jubilee" and "Let's Go" (1960s); released debut album, Snowbird (1970), whose title track became the 1st single by a Canadian female performer to go gold; appeared frequently on Glen Campbell's tv show and recorded Anne Murray/Glen Campbell (1971); released hit Danny's Song (1973); other hits include cover of John Lennon and Paul McCartney song, "You Won't See Me" (1974), "Love Song" (1975), and "I Just Fall in Love Again" (1979); released platinum Let's Keep It That Way (1978), which included hits "You Needed Me" and "Walk Right Back"; released platinum albums New Kind of Feeling (1979) and Anne Murray's Greatest Hits (1980); won Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for "A Little Good News" (1983); other albums include Heart Over Mind (1984), As I Am (1988), You Will (1990), Croonin' (1993) and All of Me (2005, released in Canada as I'll Be Seeing You); other hit singles include "Just Another Woman in Love" (1984), "Time Don't Run Out on Me" (1985), and "Feed This Fire" (1990); won 3 other Grammys.