An all-star Anne Murray tribute live performance is coming to Toronto this fall. Set for Oct. 27 on the Opry Home, The Music of My Life: An All-Star Tribute to Anne Murray will happen mere months after the multi-genre star’s eightieth birthday. The present will characteristic performances from Murray admirers together with Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, ok.d. lang, Kathy Mattea, Lorrie Morgan, Pam Tillis, Larry, Steve, and Rudy Gatlin because the The Gatlin Brothers, Natalie Grant, Michelle Wright, Shenandoah, Collin Raye, and Victoria Shaw. Additionally showing onstage shall be nation icons Brenda Lee and Randy Travis, plus Nashville Predators GM Barry Trotz. Tickets are on sale now.
Starting greater than half a century in the past, Murray’s trailblazing profession helped chart a course for subsequent Canadian stars like Céline Dion, Shania Twain, ok.d. lang, Alanis Morissette, and Sarah McLachlan. Recording in a number of genres together with pop, nation, and grownup up to date, she bought greater than 55 million albums worldwide and—in a testomony to her enduring recognition—has surpassed one billion international streams regardless of releasing most of her music earlier than the arrival of streaming.
Her catalog expanded this yr with the discharge of Right here You Are, her first new album in 18 years. Additionally this yr, Murray launched “ANNEversary” Editions of three of her traditional albums: 1978’s Let’s Hold It That Approach, 1979’s New Sort of Feeling, and the 1974 compilation Nation. The data included a few of her greatest hits, similar to “Walk Right Back,” “You Needed Me,” “I Just Fall In Love Again,” “Shadows In The Moonlight,” and “Broken Hearted Me.”
Murray’s checklist of accolades is in depth. With 1984’s A Little Good Information, she turned one in every of solely 4 girls to win Album of the Yr on the CMA Awards through the 24-year stretch from 1967 and 1990, becoming a member of fellow superstars Loretta Lynn, Olivia Newton-John, and KT Oslin. It’s one in every of three CMA Awards on her mantle, to associate with 4 Grammys, three American Music Awards, and a record-breaking 26 JUNOs. Murray additionally co-hosted the CMA Awards alongside Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Kenny Rogers. She’s been acknowledged as a Companion of the Order of Canada and honored with stars on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame, Nashville’s Walkway of Stars, and Canada’s Stroll of Fame, and is a member of a number of halls of fame.
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