Cathie Taylor (born July 26, 1944) is a Canadian-born singer of

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and later

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who won two

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and was a regular vocalist on several television series.

Early life and juvenile singing career

Cathie Taylor, the daughter of Anne and Cecil Taylor, was born in

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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. Taylor's first television performance was when she was 11-years-old, as a Mouseketeer on ''

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''. At the age of 13 she had her own radio show, ''The Cathie Taylor Show'', on KPER in

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. In 1959, when Taylor was fifteen years old, she signed a five year recording contract with

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Adult singing career

Taylor was a guest performer on the June 30, 1961 episode of ''

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''. In 1962 Taylor was a cast member on ''

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'', and in 1963 she was a regular on '' The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show'', and had a small music role in the 1963 film ''

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''. 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

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''. In 1968 she was a regular singer during the final year of the daily ''Don McNeill Show'' (previously ''

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''), broadcast from

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. She appeared on the long-running radio show's final episode, on December 27 of that year.

Music awards

The

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(CMA Awards) honored her as Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1966, and Top Female Vocalist in 1968.

Gospel music

During the 1970s Taylor was a regular vocalist on the

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's ''

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'' and gave church concerts.Gospel singer to give March 16 area concert, ''News Record'' (North Hills, PA), March 14, 1978, page 11
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Selected Filmography

* ''

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'' (1963) (Season 1 Episode 31: "Run for Doom") as Singer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Cathie 1944 births Living people American country singer-songwriters American women country singers Capitol Records artists Musicians from Winnipeg 21st-century American women Singers from Manitoba