Anne Murray

Anne Murray married Bill Langstroth in 1975.

She gave birth to her son, William in 1976 and then a daughter, Dawn in 1979.

Anne Murray was born on June 20, 1945 at the coal mining town of Springhill in Nova Scotia, Canada. Her father was James Carson Murray was a doctor, while her mother Marion Margaret Murray was a registered nurse. She had five brothers.

She was interested in music from an early age and studied piano for six years. At the age of 15 she started taking lessons on vocal music.

She graduated from the high school in Springhill in 1962 and enrolled at the ‘Mount Saint Vincent University’, Halifax, to study physical education for one year.

Later she joined the ‘University of New Brunswick’, Fredericton, from where she received her degree on physical education in 1966.

She auditioned unsuccessfully for a television series called ‘Singalong Jubilee’ in 1964.

In 1966 she auditioned for the series for a second time and this time she was successful.

After graduating from the ‘University of New Brunswick’ in 1966 she taught physical education at a Summerside high school on ‘Prince Edward Island’ for one year.

Her teaching career ended when she became a soloist for a television series ‘Singalong Jubilee’ in 1967.

Her first album ‘What About Me’ was released in 1968.

In 1971 Anne Murray received her first Juno award for ‘Best Female Vocalist’.

In 1974 she received her first Grammy award for ‘Best Country Vocal Performance’.

She got her second Grammy award in 1978.

In 1979 she got the Juno awards for ‘Best Children’s Album’ and for ‘Best Female Vocalist’.

She got the Grammy award for the third time in 1980 in the category for the ‘Best Country Vocal Performance’.