Cathie Taylor

Background

Taylor was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and while a child moved with her family to Morgan Hill, California.

Career

At age 12, a talent contest appearance led to her singing western folk songs on San Francisco’s KQED-television After some time raising blue-ribbon cows, she landed her own radio show on KPER, Gilroy,California. 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, The Lawrence Welk Show The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show (1962), and Alfred Hitchcock’s Presents. She appeared in the 1963 film Hootenanny Hoot (1963), sang on Shindig! 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 Civil Defense, Praising My Savior.

Achievements

• 9/1/65), and won awards from the Academy of Country Music in 1966 (Most Promising Female Vocalist) and 1968 (Best Female Vocalist).