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Anne Murray: Nova Scotia
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The original initiative for the Anne Murray Centre came from volunteer members of the Springhill Industrial Commission. They envisaged such a Centre as a catalyst to stimulate the economy of the community, and promote awareness of the music of Nova Scotia and Canada through the public presentation of Anne Murray’s life and career achievements.
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As a child in Nova Scotia, music was always one of Anne Murray's hobbies. While she was enrolled at the University of New Brunswick studying physical education, she auditioned for a spot on the Halifax-based weekly CBC television series, Singalong Jubilee, but she wasn't hired because they already had an alto singer. Following the rejection, Anne Murray graduated from college and began teaching physical education at the high-school level. Two years after the initial Singalong Jubilee audition, the show's producer, Bill Langstroth, called her with the information that a new television show, Let's Go, needed an altoist. After some persuasion, Anne Murray agreed to join the program, although she did not give up her teaching job. For the next four years, she sang on Let's Go, eventually striking up a professional relationship with the program's musical director, Brian Ahern.
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The Anne Murray Centre, in Springhill, Nova Scotia shares the incredible story and accomplishments of superstar Anne Murray. Anne grew up in this small town renowned for its coalmining history and rose to stardom from her humble roots.
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Following high school, Anne spent a year at Mount Saint Vincent University, a women's college in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After dropping out of Mount Saint Vincent University she went to the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where she studied Physical Education. Friends of Anne encouraged her to audition for the 1960's CBC music television show "Singalong Jubilee". However, the cast was full but two years later, she got a call from "Singalong Jubilee" co-host and associate producer, Bill Langstroth. She then returned for a second audition and was cast for the show.
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