The first female artist
inducted into the Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame, Julie Lynn (born
Marie Julia Catherine Flynn, in Gaspe, Quebec, in 1947) got her start playing
the bar circuit in northern Ontario as a teenager.
After a stint performing with Pauline Noland and her Jamboree Pals - a
gig that included a weekly television show on CHOV
Pembroke - she formed The Julie Lynn Show in 1966.
The Julie Lynn Show
toured Canada for a number of years until Julie signed a contract with Dominion
Records in 1970. Her debut album, “Put A Little Love In Your Heart”, was
released that same year. The followup, “Look What They’ve Done To My
Song”, (1971), produced Julie’s biggest hit, "Good Morning World"
(#2 on the RPM Chart). Five other
albums followed, including her final release, “The Many Moods Of Julie Lynn”
(1980), a project that was recorded in Nashville with producers Lonnie Salazar
and Joe Bob Barnhill.
Julie and her band
continued to tour Canada and the United States, opening concerts for Conway
Twitty, George Hamilton IV, Tammy Wynette and Jack Greene.
During this time, she made personal appearances on numerous television
programs including The Family Brown Show, The Tommy Hunter Show and The Noel
Harrison Show and also co-hosted the
series “Comin’ Up Country” with Tim Daniels, produced by Cy True for the
CBC Network, out of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
After years of
performing, the two-time Juno and six-time Canadian Country Music Association
nominee retired from music in 1990. Julie
currently resides in Northern Ontario.