Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sandi and her husband Brent are the parents of eight children, a foster daughter, and grandparents of sixteen children.— - Country singer Lynn Anderson, best known for her 1970 Grammy-winning crossover hit 'Rose Garden,' died of a heart attack Thursday night at Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

In addition, she sang a few solos, toured with the Musical Family in concerts, branched outside the organization by providing background vocals for numerous artists, and appeared in several television commercials. The trio, with its blend of good looks and pretty voices, also became very popular with fans of the show. However, she found even greater popularity by being part of a new musical act, a girl group featuring fellow Welk stars Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger that sang numbers made famous by The Andrews Sisters, McGuire Sisters and other famous acts. When Sally Flynn left to pursue a solo career in 1972, Sandi wasn't sure about her future on the show since the program already had plenty of soloists. It was here that Lawrence Welk and his music makers in the summer of 1967 played their annual three-week engagement at Harrah's. After three weeks, she and Sally returned to the states to concentrate on their professional careers, in which their break came when they were asked to open for Jack Jones at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe. Sandi and Sally Īt BYU, the duo sang at the school's musical revue known as the Program Bureau, later at Disneyland and then went over to Vietnam to entertain the troops as part of a USO tour. She continued to perfect her music skills all throughout school, and in college, at Brigham Young University where she teamed with and became friends with Sally Flynn.

She is best known as a performer on American television's The Lawrence Welk Show.Ī native of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California she started singing as a child and by the age of five, was a regular on TV by appearing on the Art Linkletter program, House Party. Sandi Griffiths (born Sandi Jensen on August 1, 1946) is an American singer.

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