The daughter of singer George Morgan, she made her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry at age thirteen, performing Marie Osmond's "Paper Roses." Her father died when she was sixteen.
When her father died in 1975, she took over his band and began leading the group through various club gigs. Within a few years she disbanded the group, and in 1977 she went on to play with the Little Roy Wiggins band. She then became a receptionist and demo singer at Acuff-Rose, where she also wrote songs.
In 1978, she had one minor hit single; the following year another minor hit with "I'm Completely Satisfied", an electronically dubbed duet with her late father. She began touring Nashville nightclubs and opened for a number of acts, including Jack Greene, Billy Thunderkloud, and Jeannie Seely. She toured as a duet partner with George Jones and spent two years as part of the Opryland USA bluegrass show and as a regular singer on TNN's Nashville Now.
In 1983, TNN was launched as the first cable network devoted to country music. Morgan was a regular on the show Nashville Now, singing towards the end of each show.
In 1984, Morgan scored a minor hit with "Don't Go Changing". That year she became the youngest singer ever to join the Grand Ole Opry.
In 1988, Morgan was signed with RCA Records, her first major label.
In 1989, Morgan's first album Leave the Light On was released; "Trainwreck of Emotion" became her first Top 20 hit, followed by her first major hit with "Dear Me".
In 1990, Morgan had her first number one single, "Five Minutes". That song was also featured in her album Leave the Light On, which went gold.
In 1991, Morgan's second album Something in Red went platinum. Morgan married her third husband Brad Thompson, bus driver of Clint Black.
In 1992, Morgan's third album Watch Me was released on RCA's newest label, BNA Records, spawning the number one single "What Part of No".
In 1993, Morgan was the first female country artist to have three albums in a row to be certified platinum. Morgan's romantic life gained tabloid attention with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman following her third divorce.
In 1994, Morgan was voted Female Vocalist of the Year by the fans in TNN's Music City News awards. She would earn this honor again in 1996, 1997 and 1998. She also appeared on Frank Sinatra's Duets II album, singing a version of "How Do You Keep the Music Playing" intertwined with Sinatra's "My Funny Valentine".
In 1995, Morgan had another number one song on the Country Charts called "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" from her Greatest Hits CD.
In 1996, Morgan was featured on the Beach Boys' now out-of-print album Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 performing a cover of their 1964 hit "Don't Worry Baby". The Beach Boys provided the harmonies and backing vocals.
Personal life
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Morgan is known for her turbulent personal life -- she told Larry King in an interview that "drama is something that lets you know you're still alive." As of 2006, she is married to singer Sammy Kershaw; they were separated at one point but apparently have since reconciled. Kershaw is her fifth husband; she was married to country singer Keith Whitley from 1986 until his death in 1989. They had one child together, a son, Jesse Keith Whitley, born in 1987. She also has a daughter Morgan from her first marriage. Prior to Kershaw she was involved in a lengthy relationship with Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Troy Aikman.
[edit] U.S. Senator Fred Thompson and Lorrie Morgan (1994-1996)
Morgan was also romantically linked from 1994 to 1996 with actor, lobbyist, former U.S. Senator from Tennessee (and former Hendersonville, Tennessee resident), and possible 2008 Republican Presidential candidate Fred Dalton Thompson.
In her book Forever Yours, Faithfully: My Love Story, Morgan states that:
It was great to go out with an older man [Fred Thompson] who was very successful on his own. I felt very secure with him, and he became a wonderful friend, a caring, inspirational man who would encourage me not to doubt myself (which, maybe you can tell by now, is one of my best things).
Fred is an extremely generous man. He wined and dined me and bought me presents --- furs, earrings, Chanel shoes with real high heels.
For a while, I enjoyed my first exposure to politics. It was interesting to hear about political conversations, and people even began talking about Fred as a potential president. It was inevitable that I would be sitting at a glamorous party and would have the flickering thought, So, this is what it's like to be a First Lady. Hell, I could handle that. Then I would say, "Oops, better drop the 'hell'"
I put myself to the task of being a great companion to a stimulating and important man, and as a result I become boring. I lost my spunk, my spontaneity, I had to stop and think about the political implications of everything before I uttered a word in public. Was this a Democratic issue? Was this a Republican issue? I could not trust my best asset, my gut instincts. In other words, I could not be myself.
Fred let me know that it was important how I dressed. Sedate was in. Even if I felt like a little flair that night, forget it --- we might be with men who had big wallets and insecure wives, wives who were a little older than I was. So get that basic black dress out of the closet. And no cleavage, baby.
Fred's senator buddies loved me, and some of my friends said that they never seen me happier. For a while, I wanted to marry Fred, but I knew he could not accept me as I am.
Forever Yours, Faithfully: My Love Story. pp. 262-263. Lorrie Morgan with George Vecsey. 1997. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-41297-4
In A Perfect World
Lorrie Morgan Lyrics
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In a perfect world
Angry words are never spoken
In a perfect world
No one's heart is ever broken
True love isn't hard to find
It always lasts until the end of time
You would still be mine
In a perfect world
I'd be all you ever needed
And if leaving crossed you mind
At least I would have seen it
You wouldn't be so far away
There wouldn't be so many things to say
I know you would've stayed
In a perfect world
It's all so clear to me
I close my eyes and see
The way that it could be
In a perfect world
My arms are still around you
Forever isn't out of reach
No one cries and no one leaves
You would still love me
If we could only be
In a perfect world
The lyrics of Lorrie Morgan's beautiful song 'In A Perfect World' discuss what a perfect world would look like in terms of love and relationships. The song's focus is on how love, if it was perfect, would look vastly different from the way it does in reality. The world the singer talks about is one where people don't get angry with each other or break each other's hearts; true love can always be found, and it lasts forever. In this perfect world, the singer would be everything her partner needed, and they would never think about leaving because they would have seen the value in what they have. The perfect world described is one where love is permanent, and relationships are secure.
Line by Line Meaning
In a perfect world
If everything was perfect, and everything went the right way without any hiccups...
Angry words are never spoken
No one ever gets upset or raises their voice harshly at one another...
No one's heart is ever broken
Everyone's emotions and feelings are always content and never get hurt...
True love isn't hard to find
Finding that special someone who truly loves you is never a difficult task...
It always lasts until the end of time
This love will last forever and will never fade away...
You would still be mine
I would still have you and we would never be separated...
I'd be all you ever needed
I would always be enough and you wouldn't need anyone else in your life besides me...
And if leaving crossed you mind
If you ever thought about leaving me...
At least I would have seen it
I would have noticed what you were feeling and could have tried to fix it before it was too late...
You wouldn't be so far away
I wouldn't be without you and we would always be together...
There wouldn't be so many things to say
We wouldn't have any disagreements or problems that needed to be resolved...
I know you would've stayed
I am confident that you wouldn't leave me in the first place, even in a less than perfect world...
It's all so clear to me
Everything in a perfect world is easy to see and understand...
I close my eyes and see
It's so easy to imagine what a perfect world would look like...
The way that it could be
Everything is easy and perfect, and there is no room for error or mistakes...
My arms are still around you
I never let go of you and we always stay close to each other...
Forever isn't out of reach
Our love lasts forever and we will never be separated...
No one cries and no one leaves
No one ever gets upset or emotional enough to leave, so we always stay together...
You would still love me
Your love for me is always pure and unwavering, even in a perfect world...
If we could only be
If only we could live in this perfect world, everything would be easy and simple...
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