Cathie Taylor (born July 26, 1944) is a Canadian-born singer of country music and later Gospel music who won two Academy of Country Music Awards and was a regular vocalist on several television series.
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| Born | July 26, 1944 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, actress |
Early life and juvenile singing career edit
Cathie Taylor, the daughter of Anne and Cecil Taylor, was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 26, 1944. She has a sister and a brother. Taylor's father died when she was three years old, and her family moved to Vancouver, to live near a maternal aunt. When her sister received a scholarship to a teacher's training college in California her family moved to the United States.[1]
Taylor's first television performance was when she was 11-years-old, as a Mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club.[2] At the age of 13 she had her own radio show, The Cathie Taylor Show, on KPER in Gilroy, California.[3]
In 1959, when Taylor was fifteen years old,[4] she signed a five year recording contract with Capital Records.[5]
Adult singing career edit
Taylor was a guest performer on the June 30, 1961 episode of Five Star Jubilee.[6] In 1962 Taylor was a cast member on The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show,[7] and in 1963 she was a regular on The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show,[8] and had a small music role in the 1963 film Hootenanny Hoot.[9]
Taylor became a regular vocalist on the 1966 syndicated television series Gene Autry's Melody Ranch. During the same year she had a guest spot at Kraft Music Hall.[10]
In 1968 she was a regular singer during the final year of the daily Don McNeill Show (previously Don McNeill's Breakfast Club), broadcast from Chicago, Illinois. She appeared on the long-running radio show's final episode, on December 27 of that year.
Music awards edit
The Country Music Association Awards (CMA Awards) honored her as Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1966,[11] and Top Female Vocalist in 1968.[12]
Gospel music edit
During the 1970s Taylor was a regular vocalist on the CBN's The 700 Club and gave church concerts.[13]
Selected Filmography edit
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 1 Episode 31: "Run for Doom") as Singer
References edit
- ^ Stephen Franklin, The Girl From Canada Has What It Takes, The Ottawa Citizen, June 10, 1961, page 84
- ^ Singer Wants Pops Title, The Daily News Leader (Staunton, VA), December 31, 1964, page 23
- ^ Folk Talent and Tune, Billboard, March 24, 1958, page 65
- ^ Capital Inks 8 New Acts, Billboard, July 27, 1959, page 7
- ^ Folk Talent & Tunes, Billboard, July 27, 1959, page 45
- ^ Television Index, Ross Reports, July 17-23, 1961, page 73
- ^ Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present, Ballantine Books, 1979, page 539
- ^ Cathie Taylor & Billy Strange Become Regulars on "Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" The Times-Mail, July 27, 1963, page 12]
- ^ Daniel Blum’s Screen World, Bible-Moser, 1964, page 63
- ^ Music Capitals of the World (Los Angeles), Billboard, May 21, 1966, page 40
- ^ ACM database
- ^ Don Franks, Entertainment Awards, page 111, McFarland Inc., 2014
- ^ Gospel singer to give March 16 area concert, News Record (North Hills, PA), March 14, 1978, page 11