Carroll Anne Baker CM (born March 4, 1949) is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter.
She even objected when her father, a fiddler with many accomplishments, said to her "one day, you'll love country music."
At school, she says she was considered one of the "hicks from the sticks" and the local glee club would not let her sing.
The band members were initially impressed, even asking her to join them, but they soon became frustrated with her lack of progress and they eventually let her go.
[1] Songwriter George Petralia heard Baker sing and introduced her to producer Don Grashey.
Her first single in 1970, "Mem-ries of Home", was written by Petralia and released on Grashey's Gaiety label.
In 2009, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for her achievements as a Canadian country music singer and songwriter".