Lynn Anderson - Listen to a Country SongLynn Anderson was born on 26th September 1947 in Grand Forks North Dakota but raised in California and is responsible for one of the best known Country songs of all time. The international hit, "Rose Garden" written by Joe South, was No 1 on the country charts in 1970 for 5 weeks and peaked at No 3 on the pop chart as well as achieving top ten status in most countries of the world. Lynn was named female vocalist of the year at the 1971 CMA awards and

he was the son of a vaudeville entertainer and came to music early

and is a thoroughly entertaining slice of unalloyed hillbilly country music

and top class R&B singers like Etta James

through Queen of The Hop

2 R&B hit "Maybe"

then called

by way of a résumé

but also dialogues and echo effects

it's opulent

"That's What I Like"

and over the next three years he had a dozen hits including the classics Runaround Sue

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