Country singer Lynn Anderson, whose version of the song, “(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden” was a 1970’s country hit, died Thursday. She was 67.
Anderson died of a heart attack at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville after she was admitted for pneumonia, her publicist Mark Logsdon told CNN.
The singer was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota and grew up in Sacramento, California. Both of her parents were songwriters, and Anderson got her start as a professional singer when she released her first record, “For Better or for Worse,” when she was 19.
Anderson’s biggest hit, the Joe South song, “Rose Garden,” landed at number one on the country chart for five weeks and number three on Billboard’s pop chart. She won a Grammy for best female country vocal performance and female vocalist of the year from the Country Music Association in 1971.
According to the Tennessean, Anderson was also a horse breeder and award-winning equestrian. She was also involved in therapeutic horse riding programs for disabled and troubled children.
The singer’s final album, Bridges came out last month.
Anderson is survived by her father, Casey Anderson, her partner Mentor Williams, three children and four grandchildren.
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