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William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country and honky-tonk singer-songwriter. Frizell is known as one of the most influential country music vocal stylists of all time. He has been cited as influencing prominent country singers like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Roy Orbison, and Willie Nelson.
Jul 21, 1975 · NASHVILLE, July 20 (UPI)—Lefty Frizzell, the.country music singing star, died yesterday at Nashville Memorial Hospital after suffering a stroke. He was 47 years old.
Lefty Frizzell was an American country music singer-songwriter, who gained massive popularity in 1950, following an explosive debut two-sided single ("If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)," "I Love You A Thousand Ways"). He released a string of successful hits from 1950 to 1955.
Described by Merle Haggard as “the most unique thing that ever happened to country music,” Lefty Frizzell was one of the most influential singers in the genre’s history.
Feb 21, 2024 · Frizzell was an innovative country singer, and his performance of “Always Late (With Your Kisses)” perhaps best reveals the three techniques that set him apart from his competitors when he ...
Nov 4, 2020 · A peer of Hank Williams with top 30 hits in three different decades, Lefty Frizzell help set the standard for how a country vocalist is supposed to sound.
Jul 19, 2021 · In 1951, Lefty Frizzell was the first artist to chart 4 songs in the top ten simultaneously on the Billboard Country Chart. In 1964, The Beatles mirrored Lefty's success on the Billboard 100 all genre chart. Lefty was the first to record "Long Black Veil" which became a folk standard.
Singer, songwriter, and recording artist. His hits include “Always Late (With Your Kisses),” and “Saginaw, Michigan.”. Member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame®.
Oct 6, 1995 · The name Lefty Frizzell is a musty footnote for today’s boot-scootin’ country clubbers, but from 1950 to 1952, only Hank Williams rivaled him as the most popular country singer alive.
Lefty Frizzell -The Long Black Veil (ORIGINAL) - (1959) & Answer Song. (Written by Marijohn Wilkin - Danny Dill). Issued as a SINGLE 41384 A. Charted 1959 #6. Recorded 3 March 1959 [19:00-23:00...
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