Her crossover signature recording , " Rose Garden ", was a number one hit internationally. She also charted five number one and 18 top-ten singles on the Billboard country songs chart.
Anderson is regarded as one of country music's most significant performers. Daughter Lynn was signed to a recording contract to Chart Records in after she was heard singing along with her mother at an industry function.
Previously she had recorded some demo tapes of her mother's songs and appeared on television in California on regional country music shows. Soon after, Anderson joined the cast of The Lawrence Welk Show , where she performed country music weekly to a national audience. In , Anderson signed with Columbia Records , where she was produced by her first husband, Glenn Sutton. She had her biggest commercial success with "Rose Garden".
The song reached positions on the Billboard country, pop, and adult contemporary charts, also charting in the Top-5 in 15 other countries and earning her a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She also became a television personality, with appearances on The Tonight Show , specials with Bob Hope and Dean Martin , and her own prime-time specials. After a brief hiatus, Anderson returned with the studio album Back The album spawned three singles, including the top ten hit " You're Welcome to Tonight ", with Gary Morris.
She continued recording sporadically throughout the s. Anderson continued releasing new albums into the new millennium, such as 's The Bluegrass Sessions. Towards the end of her life, Anderson struggled with alcohol addiction, but continued performing until her death in According to Anderson, she could ride horses before she could walk.
