Myrna Lorrie
Encyclopedia
Myrna Lorrie is a Canadian
country
singer.
Lorrie first sang publicly at age 12 on Fort William
radio station CKPR. At age 14 she recorded the song "Are You Mine" with Buddy DuVall, which was released on Abbott Records
. The song became a hit in both Canada and the United States; it reached #6 on the US Country Singles chart in 1955. She then toured North America with Hank Snow
.
Lorrie then took a hiatus from performing until 1963. In 1964 she started The Myrna Lorrie Show, which ran on Canadian television until 1969. Several hits for Columbia Records
followed, including "Tell Me Not to Go", "Turn Down the Music", and "Changing of the Seasons". She continued performing on television into the 1980s, co-hosting Countrytime on CBC
from 1970 to 1974 and Nashville Swing from 1977 to 1981. Her 1989 release Blue Blue Me yielded the Canadian hits "Blue Blue Me" and "Sometime".
Lorrie was awarded two Juno award
s for best female country singer, in 1970 and 1971. She was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame
in 1989.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer.
Lorrie first sang publicly at age 12 on Fort William
Fort William, Ontario
Fort William was a city in Northern Ontario, located on the Kaministiquia River, at its entrance to Lake Superior. It amalgamated with Port Arthur and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the city of Thunder Bay in January 1970. Ever since then it has been the largest city in Northwestern...
radio station CKPR. At age 14 she recorded the song "Are You Mine" with Buddy DuVall, which was released on Abbott Records
Abbott Records
Abbott Records was an American record label operated by music promoter and producer Fabor Robison from 1951 to about 1958. Abbott Records released mainly Country and Western Music, Rockabilly and -- towards the end of its existence -- mainstream Pop vocal selections, enjoying considerable chart...
. The song became a hit in both Canada and the United States; it reached #6 on the US Country Singles chart in 1955. She then toured North America with Hank Snow
Hank Snow
Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
.
Lorrie then took a hiatus from performing until 1963. In 1964 she started The Myrna Lorrie Show, which ran on Canadian television until 1969. Several hits for Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
followed, including "Tell Me Not to Go", "Turn Down the Music", and "Changing of the Seasons". She continued performing on television into the 1980s, co-hosting Countrytime on CBC
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
from 1970 to 1974 and Nashville Swing from 1977 to 1981. Her 1989 release Blue Blue Me yielded the Canadian hits "Blue Blue Me" and "Sometime".
Lorrie was awarded two Juno award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
s for best female country singer, in 1970 and 1971. She was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame
The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, located in Merritt, British Columbia, was established in 1984 to honour Canadian country music artists, builders or broadcasters, living or deceased...
in 1989.
Albums
- Myrna Lorrie (Harmony RecordsHarmony RecordsHarmony Records was a label owned by Columbia Records. It was originally used as a label for low-price 78 rpm records in the 1920s and 1930s; subsequently it was revived as a label for budget albums of reissued tracks during the 1950s with nine or ten songs per album...
) - Child to Woman (Musicor RecordsMusicor RecordsMusicor Records was a New York City based record label, active during the 1960s and 1970s. The label was founded by songwriter Aaron Schroeder and distributed by United Artists Records...
) - It's Countrytime (MCA RecordsMCA RecordsMCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
) - Blue Blue Me (Sibley Records, 1989)
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
||
| 1955 | "Are You Mine" | — | 6 |
| 1964 | "Do You Wish You Were Free" | 2 | — |
| 1965 | "I Can't Live with Him" | 1 | — |
| 1966 | "Your Special Day" | 7 | — |
| 1968 | "Turn Down the Music" | 2 | — |
| "Changing of the Seasons" | 4 | — | |
| 1971 | "Bringing Mary Home" | 37 | — |
| 1989 | "Blue Blue Me" | 25 | — |