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A decade after "Always on My Mind" was released, Willie Nelson covered it and made the song a huge hit. James won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Grammy Award for Best Country Song for Nelson's version. [14] In 1987 the UK's Pet Shop Boys released a version
"Always on My Mind" was not completed until late 1971. Songwriter-guitarist Wayne Carson had about two verses done with the working title "You Were Always on My Mind". [2] He had been occupied in Memphis on a project that required him to stay ten days longer, and he phoned his wife in Springfield, Missouri, to apologize for the delay. She was ...
Finn was in love with a female classmate, Holly, who invited him over, only to have her and her friend drench him with a hose; humiliated, he rode home on his bicycle. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The song was musically inspired by The Cure song " The Love Cats " (as was " I Miss You "), [ 3 ] and the band decided to reach out to The Cure frontman Robert Smith ...
Michael F. Waller was born in Bethnal Green, East London, in 1947, and started out with instrumental band the Strangers in the summer of 1961.In 1963 Waller adopted the name Mickey Finn – after having heard about the drummer named Micky Waller – and joined with John "Fluff" Cooke (keyboards), John Burkett (bass), Alan Marks (lead vocals) and Richard Brand (drums) to form "Mickey Finn & the ...
Dink Green Mind 12" Single Dink (styled DINK ) was an alternative / industrial rock band formed in Kent, Ohio in 1992. [ 1 ] The band combined elements of industrial music , hip hop , hard rock , and electronic dance .
Wayne Carson wanted to pick up a guitar when he was about 14 after hearing a recording by Merle Travis. [3] Even so, he was quickly taken by the newer sound of rock 'n' roll. He lived in several cities, including Denver, as a young man leading bands and moved to Nashville, Tennessee , in 1962. [ 2 ]
Always on My Mind" is a 1972 song originally recorded by Brenda Lee, later covered by Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Pet Shop Boys, and other artists. Always on My Mind may also refer to: Music
William Alan Finn (born February 28, 1952) is an American composer and lyricist. He is best known for his musicals, which include Falsettos, for which he won the 1992 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical, A New Brain (1998), and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005).