Myrna Lorrie
Myrna Lorrie | |
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| Birth name | Myrna Lorraine Petrunka |
| Born | August 6, 1940 Cloud Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Fort William, Ontario |
| Genres | Country |
Myrna Lorraine Petrunka (born August 6, 1940), known professionally as Myrna Lorrie, is a Canadian country singer/songwriter/musician.
Lorrie first sang publicly at age 11 on Fort William radio station CKPR on a program called School of the Air, whose host, Jack Masters, gave Lorrie her own radio show, Harmony Trails, when she was just 12. At age 14 she wrote and recorded the song "Are You Mine" with Buddy DeVal, which was released on Abbott Records and reached number 6 on the Billboard Chart. The song became a hit in both Canada and the United States and was recorded by several artists; it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard and Cashbox charts in early 1956. She was voted Best New Female Singer by fan polls in both Billboard and Cashbox magazines in 1955. The Lorrie/De Val team was a part of numerous Grand Ole Opry packages in 1956.[1]
Biography
[edit]On January 10, 1957, Lorrie had her first recording session for RCA, at the RCA Victor Studio 1 in New York. Her first producer was Steve Sholes, who had signed Jim Reeves and The Browns, Hank Snow, Eddy Arnold, Chet Atkins and Elvis Presley. Nine months later, on October 31, 1957, Lorrie recorded at RCA Victor Studio on McGavock Street in Nashville, with Chester B. Atkins. The recording included a song written by Lorrie called "Tradewinds".[2]
On first tour in the United States, she opened for stars such as Hank Snow, Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, Kitty Wells, and Sonny James. She appeared on the Grand Ole Opry broadcast as a guest of Hank Snow. Later she toured with Faron Young. Skeeter Davis, Ferlin Husky, and Porter Wagoner.[2]
She recorded several hits for Columbia Records, including "Tell Me Not to Go", "Turn Down the Music", and "Changing of the Seasons".[3] She totaled six number one hits in Canada.[2]
Discography
[edit]Albums
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| Myrna Lorrie |
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| Blue Blue Me |
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| Child to Woman |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
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| 1955 | "Are You Mine?" (with Buddy DeVal) | — | 6 | — |
| "I'm Your Man" (with Buddy DeVal) | — | — | ||
| "Life's Changing Scene" | — | — | ||
| 1956 | "Tears Amid the Laughter" | — | — | |
| 1957 | "Die, I Thought I Would" | — | — | |
| "Moonshy" | — | — | ||
| 1964 | "Do You Wish You Were Free" | 2 | — | |
| 1965 | "I Can't Live with Him" | 1 | — | |
| 1966 | "Your Special Day (Happy Birthday Mom)" | 5 | — | Myrna Lorrie |
| 1967 | "No Love Like Mine" | — | — | |
| "Tell Me Not to Go" | 1 | — | ||
| 1968 | "Turn Down the Music" | 1 | — | |
| "Changing of the Seasons" | 4 | — | ||
| 1971 | "Bringing Mary Home" | 37 | — | It's Countrytime |
| 1989 | "Blue Blue Me" | 25 | — | Blue Blue Me |
| "Sometime" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Myrna Lorrie at AllMusic Billboard Singles
- ^ a b c "Myrna Lorrie". www.hillbilly-music.com.
- ^ Myrna Lorrie at the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
- ^ "RPM Search Results for Myrna Lorrie". RPM. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
External links
[edit]- Myrna Lorrie discography at Discogs
- Entries at 45 cat.com
- Myrna Lorrie at IMDb
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