Liz Anderson

Country, Musical Artist

1930 – 2011

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Who was Liz Anderson?

Liz Anderson was an American country music singer/songwriter who was one in a wave of new generation female vocalists in the genre during the 1960s to write and record her own songs on a regular basis. Writing in The New York Times Bill Friskics-Warren noted, "Like her contemporary Loretta Lynn, Ms. Anderson gave voice to female survivors; inhabiting their struggles in a soprano at times alluring, at times sassy."

Anderson received two Grammy Award nominations in 1967, one for "Best Female Country Vocal Performance" for her self-penned, Top 5 hit "Mama Spank" and the other for "Best Country Vocal Group" for the Top 5 hit "The Game of Triangles," with Bobby Bare and Norma Jean.

Anderson also wrote many of the early hits for her daughter, Lynn Anderson, whose recording career began less than a year after her mother's. She wrote several hits for other notable artists, including Merle Haggard. Haggard had his first Top-10 and number one hits, respectively, with " Strangers" and "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive," both penned by Anderson. He would name his band "The Strangers" after the hit, " Strangers."

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Born
Jan 13, 1930
Roseau
Also known as
  • Anderson, Liz
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Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
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Lived in
  • Minnesota
  • Grand Forks
Died
Oct 31, 2011
Nashville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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