Snowbird singer, Juno legend Anne Murray to be honoured at Opry House concert

Some of country music's top stars will be celebrating Anne Murray's signature sound in Nashville on Monday night.

The 80-year-old East Coast legend is set to attend the Music of My Life: A Tribute to Anne Murray event at the Opry House.

This is the evening that will reunite snow bird singer with many good friends and long-standing connections in the country music industry.

Performers include K.D. Lang and Martina McBride, who sang with Murray on her 2007 duets album, as well as Trisha Yearwood and Natalie Grant.

Speakers will include Randy Travis, as well as Brenda Lee, who awarded Murray's song. Some good news with Single of the Year at the 1984 Country Music Association Awards.

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Singer Anne Murray returns to Springhill, North Carolina to open a museum in her honor.

Murray's tribute is being held at the historic site of the Opry House, the most famous home of the Grand Ole Opry.

However, representatives from Murray's record label say they have no plans to broadcast her celebration any further, saying “it will just be a live performance at this time.”

Murray is a four-time Grammy Award winner and the most decorated Juno Award winner with 24 wins and two career achievement trophies. Along with Kenny Rogers and Glen Campbell, she is often cited as one of those sweet voices that brought country music to the public's attention in the 1970s.

She collected hits including Danny's song, Love song And You needed mebefore making a foray into children's music and releasing a best-selling Christmas album in 1983.

Murray recently released her 33rd album. Here you arecollection of unreleased songs. The unfinished tracks were discovered in an archive by one of her fans and processed by her record label for public release.

Earlier this year, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Junos, which was in addition to her induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1993.

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