----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:23 PM Subject: [peeps-country-classics] Lefty Frizzell
> Song Of The Day: "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" was recorded > by Lefty Frizzell at Jim Beck's Dallas recording studio, and released on > Columbia > Records in September 1950. The song charted the following month and went > to #1, remaining on Billboards chart for a total of 22 weeks, three of > those weeks > at the top of the chart. This song is now a Grammy Hall of Fame song. The > flip side "I* Love You A thousand Ways" charted in November 1950, went to > #1 > and remained on the charts for 32 weeks. This side was written in 1947 by > Lefty for his wife Alice, while he was serving a jail sentence for > statutory > rape. Lefty's first single release spent a total of 54 weeks on the > charts, and both sides went #1. What a way to start a career. Five of > Lefty's first > nine chart records went to #1, and the other four were #2, #4, #6, and #7. > Between 1950~1954 all of Left's singles were in the Top Ten. As a result > of > a lifetime problem with alcoholism, and poor business decisions, Lefty > Frizzell's music career never fully blossomed. He charted a total of 39 > singles > in a recording career that covered a quarter of a century. His Grand Ole > Opry membership didn't last a full year, and was blemished by a series of > arrests > by Nashville police just outside of the Ryman Auditorium. Most of the > charges stemming from fights at different locations across the city. > Having reported > that, it's important to remember that Lefty Frizzell's influence on > country music from 1950 to the present day, cannot be over stated. Lefty > died as the > result of a stroke on July 19, 1975. He was 47. Lefty was interred at > Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Please Note; The standard For The People policy for all e-mail lists > prohibits personal attacks or inflammatory remarks. > To post material to this list send to; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Be sure to catch, The Rare Jewels of Country Music, at 10:00 M Eastern > every > Monday. > To change the status of this list, press Enter on the Appropriate choice > and > send a blank e-mail. > Set To no mail: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Return to normal status: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > You will receive a confirmation of the change of status from Yahoo. > You may subscribe to any of our other lists by going to: > http://for-the-people.com > Click on the E-Mail link near the bottom of the page. You will find > subscription and unsubscription links for all our lists, as well as > descriptions of the focus for each list. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peeps-country-classics/ > > <*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peeps-country-classics/join > (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.1/776 - Release Date: 4/25/2007 > 12:19 PM > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
