NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Lynn Anderson, whose strong, husky voice carried her to the top of the charts with "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden," has died. She was 67.
A statement from her family said she died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville on Thursday. Her publicist said the cause of death was cardiac arrest.
Anderson first soaked up the national spotlight as a young singer on The Lawrence Welk Show between 1967 and 1969.
But it was "Rose Garden" that sealed her country music legacy, earning her a Grammy and the Country Music Association female vocalist of the year award in 1971.
Anderson's other hits included "Rocky Top," "You're My Man," "How Can I Unlove You," "What a Man, My Man Is" and "Top of the World" (also recorded by the Carpenters).
She was born Sept. 26, 1947, in Grand Forks, N.D., but raised in Sacramento, Calif. The daughter of country songwriters Casey and Liz Anderson, she started performing at age 6.
She is survived by her father; her partner, Mentor Williams; and her children, Lisa Sutton, Melissa Hempel and Gray Stream.
Metro on 08/01/2015