She was Canada’s golden girl. Arriving on the music scene in 1968, a sweet-singing, barefoot Anne Murray captured the hearts of Canada with her wholesome girl-next-door image. Now, 28 years, … ...

Anne Murray plays guitar barefoot -- a well-known performance trademark -- on the CBC-TV music program Singalong Jubilee in 1968. (CBC Still Photo Collection) ...

When Anne Murray stepped onstage for the first time, it was in her hometown of Springhill, N.S. — “probably singing ‘O Holy Night’ at a Christmas midnight mass at the church,” she said ...