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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. Anderson Charted 12 No. 1 18 Top 10 And More Than 50 Top 40 Hits. In Addition To Being Named "Top Female Vocalist" By The Academy Of Country Music ACM Twice And "Female Vocalist Of The Year" By The Country Music Association CMA Anderson Won A Grammy Award Earning Seven Nominations People's Choice Award And An American Music Award AMA . She Was Named Billboard's Female Artist Of The Decade 1970–1980 . Anderson Was The First Female Country Artist To Win The American Music Award In 1974 As Well As The First To Headline And Sellout Madison Square Garden That Same Year. Anderson Debuted In 1966 At The Age Of 19 And Had Her First Hit With Ride Ride Ride. After A Series Of Top 10 Hit Singles On The Country Charts During The Late 1960s Anderson Signed With Columbia Records In 1970. Under Columbia She Had Her Most Successful String Of Hits. Her Signature Song " I Never Promised You A Rose Garden" Remains One Of The Biggest Selling Country Crossover Hits Of All Time. In Addition The Song Also Went To No. 3 On The Billboard Pop Chart And Reached The Top Of The Charts In Several Countries An Unprecedented Achievement At The Time. CMT Ranks "Rose Garden" At No. 83 On Its List Of The "100 Greatest Songs In Country Music History". Anderson Continued To Record And Remained A Popular Concert Attraction Until Her Death Regularly Headlining Major Casino Showrooms Performing Arts Centers And Theaters. She Grew Up In Sacramento California With Her Mother Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter Liz Anderson Who Wrote "The Fugitive" And " All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers" Both Merle Haggard Hits Among Others. She Began Her Solo Career In 1966 With "In Person" Followed By A Hit With Her Mother's "If I Kiss You Will You Go Away ". In 1968 She Married Glenn Sutton A Future Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Inductee With Whom She Had A Daughter Lisa. They Divorced In 1977. Consistent Hits Followed And She Was A Regular On The Lawrence Welk Show During The 1967-68 Season. In 1969 Anderson Signed To Columbia Where Her Work Veered A Bit More Toward A Polished Pop Sound. She Released Her Signature Song "Rose Garden" In Late 1970. The Song Written By Joe South Won A Grammy Award For Best Female Country Vocal Performance Reached Number 1 On The U.S. Country Charts And Also Hit Number 3 On The Pop Charts As Well As Being A Hit In Fifteen Countries. Anderson Also Received Grammy Nominations For Her Recordings "Big Girls Don't Cry" 1968 "That's A No No" 1969 And "How Can I Unlove You" 1971 > Anderson's Other Hits During This Period Included "You're My Man" "Listen To A Country Song" "Top Of The World" A Number 1 Country Record For Anderson Before Becoming A Pop Hit For The Carpenters "Cry" "Keep Me In Mind" "What A Man My Man Is" And "Smile For Me". In 1971 She Was Voted Top Female Vocalist Of The Year By Both The Academy Of Country Music And Country Music Association. Anderson Charted Eight No.One Singles 18 Top-Tens And Earned A Total Of 17 International Gold Records. She Was Perhaps The Most In-Demand Country Female Vocalist On Network Television Throughout The 1970's But After 1975 Her Records Usually Peaked In The Top 20 As Opposed To Her Earlier Top Ten Success. Anderson Married A Louisiana Businessman In 1978. The Second Marriage Produced Two More Children And She Was Divorced In 1982. Anderson Remained One Of The Top Female Country Singers Into The 1980's. Her Last Top Ten Record Was 1984s "You're Welcome To Tonight". During The Late 1980's And Early 1990s She Received Much Press For Her Disputes With Her Now-Divorced Second Husband. After Spending Time On Her Ranch Raising Horses And Participating In Equestrian Events She Began Recording Again In 1992. "The Bluegrass Sessions" Released In 2004 Earned Anderson Her First Grammy Nomination In Over 30 Years. That Same Year Anderson Was Arrested In Denton Texas For Drunk Driving. The American Rose Society Created And Named In Her Honor A White And Raspberry Hybrid Tea Rose. Anderson Released A New CD Of Original Songs Entitled "Cowgirl" In 2006 All Of The Songs Penned By Her Mother The Acclaimed Songwriter Liz Anderson. read less