Talk:Carroll Baker (singer)

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Carroll Baker simply put is one of Canada's national treasures. She is an icon in Canadian country music, having won virtually every award in country music. From Juno awards to Canadian Country Music awards for female vocalist of the year, best album of the year, best selling album of the year, artist of the year, entertainer of the year, and has been inducted into the Canadian Country music Hall of Fame, The Canadian Country Music Hall of Honour, The Nova Scotia country music Hall of Fame, recipient of The Ontario Lifetime Achievement Award, The Nova Scotia Lifetime Achievement Award, received the Martin Guitar Lifetime Achievement Award and the Martin Guitar Humanitarian Award for her charity work. She was twice named international Female Vocalist/Entertainer of the year in Houston,Texas competing against such notable performers as Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Tammy Whynette and Anne Murray to name a few. Carroll Baker was the first Canadian performer to do a television special in Nashville and from the stage of the Grande Ole'Opry. She has performed in London, England at the London Palladium and Wembley Stadium. She was the first Canadian country music performer to receive certified Gold and Platinum records for her record sales in Canada. She also received a Gold album in Australia for her album Hymns of Gold. Carroll Baker continues to tour and perform to sell out shows and keeps making new fans wherever she performs. As a songwriter she has scored several number one records with songs she recorded herself, and has had others record her material, from Canada's Eddie Eastman, to superstar Tom Jones. She has had more than twenty number one records and her record sales are in the millions world wide. She has recorded duets with Eddie Eastman, rock and roll legend Jack Scott and famed Roger Whittaker. Having appeared on televiion in Canada, The United States, The United Kingdom and throughout Europe has gained her popularity that makes every Canadian proud to have her as a daughter of Canada. A proud Canadian she is, and has never left her country to live elsewhere. Only a few other Canadian super stars have remained as patriotic as she has. Carroll Baker is one of Canada's brightest shining Northern Lights. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.48.246 (talk • contribs) 03:19, 31 May 2005‎ (UTC)

Awards and achievements

This is a long and detailed list that I moved to talk. We can move the significant parts back to the article but some of these entries are bordering on the trivial (and I think some are trivia). RJFJR (talk) 17:22, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

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• Juno Awards - Three time winner for female vocalist of the year.
• Canadian County music awards
• Multiple winner of female vocalist of the year
• Entertainer of the year
• Artist of the year
• Album of the year
• Best selling album of the year foreign or domestic {Hymns of Gold} and {Christmas Carroll}
• Three certified gold records for sales {first Canadian country singer to receive a gold record} Albums certified, Carroll Baker, Twenty Country Classics, and Hymns of Glory and Inspiration.
• First Canadian country singer to receive Gold record sales status.
• Three platinum records for certified record sales {first Canadian country singer to receive platinum record}
• More than twenty number one records, fourteen of which were consecutive number one records
• First Canadian country singer to do a television special from Nashville and the stage of the Grand Ole Opry
• First Canadian country singer to have the cover of TV Guide
• First Canadian country singer to be featured on the cover of virtually every newspaper or magazine in Canada
• First country singer to appear at the famed Imperial Room in Toronto
• Winner of International Female/Entertainer of the year in Houston Texas twice winning the award competing against such notables as Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell and Anne Murray to name a few.
• Hosted her own television series for CBC television {Carroll Baker's Jamboree}
• Appeared on the stage of the famous London Palladium in London England and also at Wembley Stadium.
• Received a Gold record in Australia for her Hymns of Gold
• Toured extensively throughout Great Britain and parts of the United States
• Recorded duets with Canadian Eddie Eastman, Terry Carisse, legendary rock and roller Jack Scott and world renowned Roger Whitacker

Inductee into the following Halls of Fame and other notable achievements

• Canadian Country music hall of fame
• Nova Scotia hall of fame
• Ontario Lifetime achievement award
• Nova Scotia Lifetime achievement award
• Martin Guitar Lifetime achievement award
• Martin Guitar Humanitarian award
• Country Music Hall of honour inductee
• Appeared as a feature performer on the record Tears are not enough and in the video of the making of tears are not enough
• Guested on numerous television shows in Canada, the United States and Great Britain
• Recipient of many SOCAN songwriting awards
• Has had her songs recorded by other artists including Eddie Eastman and the legendary Tom Jones
• Carroll was nominated for Juno awards for Female country singer a record breaking period from the year 1972 to 1992 only missing one year when she took a sabbatical from the music industry. This record remains to this day for a female country music performer in Canada. She stopped recording in 1992 and who knows if she hadn't, she may still be in the hunt for the coveted award. Not only was she nominated for a Juno for country music, she was often nominated for top Female Vocalist along with Anne Murray, Carroll Pope, Celine Dion and other popular female vocalists.
• Carroll was nominated for a Juno award in the category best country vocal duo or group along with Eddie Eastman for a collaboration on a song they recorded entitled Too Hot To Sleep Tonight.
• Carroll was nominated for best selling album foreign or domestic for a Juno award for her top selling gospel album Hyms of Gold.

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