Posted on 07/31/2015 7:00:38 PM PDT by Morgana
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lynn Anderson, whose strong, husky voice carried her to the top of the charts with "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden," has died. She was 67.
A statement from the family said she passed away at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. Her publicist said the cause of death was cardiac arrest.
Anderson first soaked up the national spotlight as a young singer on "The Lawrence Welk Show" 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," she 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 TV. At that time, I was the only one singing country music on national TV every week. He's one of my heroes and always will be."
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Nooooooooo! One of my favorite songs as a little girl. Use to belt it out in our home frequently. RIP.
Very sad, great Country Music artist.
From the Dakotas I believe, God Bless Her.
Oh no! She made that song her own.
Thanks! I had an alto range (more tenor, now, haha) as a kid and LOVED her voice!
67? She is only twelve years older than me. Just a kid.
Aw, way too young to check out. I remember her music very well.
That woman was a beauty in the 60’s and 70’s. Natural beauty.
Hard living caught up to her later and took its toll.
Truly a singer not a auto tune sound.
I remember seeing a story a few years ago in which she was arrrested for DWI or public drunkeness or something. I was shocked that someone who was such a beautiful young woman had become such a trailer trash type. However, she rebounded from that and seemed to be back on track again. Sad to hear that she has passed. RIP.
She should never have gone to Italy.
That was her own song!!
It was written by the great Joe South is what I meant.
Same with me. My parents would switch on LW......and I would leave the room. Now, I actually enjoy it as it was such a simpler time and place in our country. I miss it dearly. Now it’s gone.
Only 67. Dang!
Another great alto I used to belt out in the shower was ‘Delta Dawn’ by Tanya Tucker.
Lawrence Welk will always have this (strange) soft spot in my heart”
You are just a mere baby. Lawrence Welk was one of two TV programs my parents would permit us to watch when I was a teen. Very religious household and although dancing wasn’t permitted she loved to watch the couple that danced on his show each week (Bobby and ???). The only other show we watched was on Sunday night after church - Amos and Andy. Interesting combination.
Lynn Anderson and Rose Garden brings back lots of memories from my growing up years.
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