Country Pop Bites: Anne Murray – June 5

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1989 that Toronto's Skydome officially opened?

Indeed it did, with Anne Murray singing both the American and Canadian national anthems. Milwaukee beat Toronto, 5-3.

Check out this Anne Murray video!

Here are 5 little known facts about Anne Murray.

• Morna Anne Murray was born June 20, 1945, in the coal-mining town of Springhill, Nova Scotia. Her father, James Carson Murray, was the town doctor. Her mother, Marion Margaret Murray, was a registered nurse who focused her life on raising her family and community charity work. Murray has five brothers.
• One of her earliest performances was of the song "Ave Maria" at her high school graduation in 1962.
• After high school, she attended Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax for a year. She later studied Physical Education at University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. After receiving her degree in 1966, she taught physical education at a high school in Summerside, Prince Edward Island for a year.
• She recorded her 2005 album All of Me as a tribute to her best friend who passed away due to cancer.
• She is the first woman and the first Canadian to win "Album of the Year" at the Country Music Association Awards for her 1984 album A Little Good News.