Cathie Taylor was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 7/26/1944. As a child Taylor had moved with her family from Canada to Morgan Hill, California. At age 12, a talent contest appearance led to her singing western folk songs on San Francisco’s KQED-TV. After some time raising blue-ribbon cows, she landed her own radio show on KPER, Gilroy,CA. Word of her talent spread to Country & Western impresario Cliffie Stone, who invited her to Los Angeles, and guided her early career.
Taylor went on to appear on The Breakfast Club, The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (2/19/59), The Lawrence Welk Show and The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show (1962), as well as starring as a singer in Alfred Hitchcock’s Presents, Run For Doom (5/17/63).
She appeared in the 1963 film Hootenanny Hoot (which also featured Johnny Cash, George Hamilton IV, Judy Henske and many others), sang on Shindig! (9/1/65), and won awards from the Academy of Country Music in 1966 (Most Promising Female Vocalist) and 1968 (Best Female Vocalist).
In the 70’s she turned to gospel music, singing on the 700 Club on the Christian Broadcasting Network cable network.
In 2010 Taylor was still performing church concerts and released a new CD called Praising My Savior.
Discography
Toppa 1006 Tree Near My House/Two Straws And A Soda 4/59
Capitol 4565 Bobby Boy/I’ll Never Graduate From You (ps) 6/61
Columbia 44459 Baby, Baby, Have You Got Cheatin’ On Your Mind / In Case Of A Storm 2/68
44714 It’s A Long Drop From A Dream/A Habit I Can’t Break 12/68
Cuca 1432 Make That Someday Today/I Wish I Had Somebody To Love /68 (Cathie Coleman)
6961 Make That Someday Today/Somebody Just Like You 6/69
Beverly Hills 9834 Something Pretty Bad/The Days And The Nights I Loved You /71
LP’s:
Capitol 1359 A Little Bit Of Sweetness 4/60
1448 The Tree Near My House /61
MGM 4172 Hootenanny Hoot (soundtrack – various artists) /63
Reprise 6121 Cathie Taylor Sings Of The Land And The People /64
Melody Ranch 101 Melody Ranch (various artists) /65
Cuca LP 7701 All Star Variety Album (various artists)
House Top 700 Naturally Beautiful /76
House Top One Beautiful Morning /78
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