Anderson continued releasing music through the ’80s, including the top 10 hit on the country charts “You’re Welcome to Tonight,” a duet with Gary Morris. The last charting single of her career was “How Many Hearts,” which peaked at 69 in 1989.
After that, the country artist dabbled a bit more in acting, starring in the BBC Scotland TV drama The Wreck on the Highway as well as various other projects. By 1999, she was inducted into the Country Music Association’s International Hall of Fame. The following year, Tennessee governor Don Sundquist named June 15, “Lynn Anderson Day.”
Until her death in 2015, Anderson made her rounds at the big festivals. She made appearances over the years at the Stagecoach Festival, CMA Fest, and even the Grand Ole Opry. She also released a Grammy-nominated bluegrass album in 2004, The Bluegrass Sessions.
Anderson died on July 30, 2015, after suffering a heart attack. She is buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery (the “Cemetery of Country Stars”). In 2018, the cemetery even established The Lynn Anderson Rose Garden, which is comprised of 200 Lynn Anderson Hybrid Rose Bushes (the National Rose Society of America named them after the country singer) in honor of the song that became the signature song of her career.
