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With younger brother Bruce 1984
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She was a guest star on many of the popular television shows of the era: Alan Thicke, The Bobby Vinton Show, Christmas With Friends of Sesame Street, American Bandstand, Dean Martin Summer Show, DINAH!, Johnny Cash's Christmas Special, Dolly Parton Show, The Midnight Special, The Mike Douglas Show (including a week in 1980, as co-host), Saturday Night Live, The Muppet Show, Perry Como Show, The Smothers Brothers Show and Solid Gold.
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During this time, Anne was also busy starring in her own numerous television specials - set everywhere from Nova Scotia to Jamaica, from the Quebec Winter Carnival to the Caribbean!
Through the years, Anne has rubbed shoulders with many of the movers and shakers of the day: Prime Ministers and Presidents, a Beatle and some Barenaked Ladies, the royalty of Great Britain and the royalty of country music, hockey stars and golfers, comedians and divas.
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John Lennon, Harry Nilsson,
Alice Cooper, Micky Dolenz 1973
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President George Bush once wrote to Anne: "Your music is that Little Good News we sure could use." When John Lennon knocked on her dressing room door at the 1974 Grammy Awards, it was to tell Anne that her hit, "You Won't See Me", was his favourite cover version of a Beatles song.
Jerry Seinfeld opened for Anne on a number of occasions. Many years later, when he was the star of his own sitcom, he wrote a note to her:
"Dear Anne,
I will never forget you or your kindness to me in the days that were. It was such fun and so important to me. I always think back on them (and you) fondly."
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Anne recorded 24 studio albums between 1970 and 1988. Her 1977 award-winning children's album, THERE'S A HIPPO IN MY TUB, continues to delight a whole new generation of families. In 1978, she delivered her biggest hit ever, "You Needed Me", which led to her second Grammy. Anne says of "You Needed Me":
"...I have recorded in excess of 300 songs ... I liked all of those songs, but I think this is the best one."
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1980 Grammy "Could I Have This Dance"
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Anne's career to date, has been honoured by a spectacular number of
awards - more than almost any female singer in history. She is the
proud recipient of four Grammys, three American Music Awards, three
Country Music Association Awards, three Canadian Country Music
Association Awards and twenty-four Juno Awards. Anne has also been
honoured with the Legacy Award from the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (2006), the East Coast Music Association Directors' Special
Achievement Award (2001), induction into the Canadian Country Music
Hall of Fame (2002) and induction into the Juno Hall of Fame (1993).
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With Glen Campbell and Gordon Lightfoot
Juno Hall of Fame Induction 1993
Hollywood Walk of Fame 1980
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Anne is a Companion of the Order of Canada, the highest honour that can be
awarded to a Canadian civilian. She was the first inductee into the Canadian
Association of Broadcasters' Hall of Fame. She has her own Star at Hollywood
and Vine. In 1998, she was in the inaugural group awarded a Star on Canada's
Walk of Fame on King Street in Toronto, and she has been inducted into the
Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of Stars.
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Atlantic City - Handprints in Cement - 2002
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In 2002, Anne was recognized with
some diverse honours - she added her handprints to the cement at the Resorts
Entrance to the Stars on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, she was named an
Honourary Canadian Tourism Ambassador and a recipient of the Order of Nova
Scotia in its inaugural year.
With all of her success, Anne wanted to give something back to her community.
Her hometown of Springhill had closed its coal mines and the economy needed a
boost. Anne was happy to lend her name and her support to the Anne Murray
Centre.
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Anne Murray Centre opening
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The Centre is a non-profit association, and all the revenue generated from its
operation is used to provide employment for local people and for its ongoing
maintenance. The Anne Murray Centre, which opened its doors in 1989, is a
recognition of Anne's musical accomplishments. It has successfully fostered
tourism in the area and has promoted awareness of the music of Nova Scotia and
Canada.
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The Anne Murray Centre celebrates the success of Anne Murray, with an
incomparable collection of photographs, awards, memorabilia and audio-visual
highlights of her life and career. Anne selected her favourites from
the Centre's collection and put them together for the just published book,
ANNE MURRAY CENTRE SCRAPBOOK. There are more than 200 photographs and
letters from some of Anne's biggest fans, including Burt Reynolds, Wayne Gretzky
and Bryan Adams.
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Anne Murray Centre Scrapbook
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