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David Frizzell (born September 26, 1941) [1] is an American country music singer. He is the younger brother of country musician, Lefty Frizzell . [ 2 ] His career started in the late 1950s, but his biggest success came in the 1980s.
William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country and honky-tonk singer-songwriter. [ 1 ] Frizell is known as one of the most influential country music vocal stylists of all time.
The brothers served as opening acts for Owens, Tex Ritter, Wynn Stewart, Billie Jo Spears, and Lefty Frizzell. They first came to national prominence on the CBS television series Hee Haw, on which both were cast members from 1969 [1] to 1986.
The Maddox Brothers and Rose (1955) Johnny Manson, fiddle; Bryan "Doc" Martin (1955–60) Grady Martin (1955–60) Hank Martin (1960) Janis Martin (1957) Sonny Martin (1956)* Wink Martindale (1959) Alma May, 1956 Cotton Bag Sewing Queen (1956) Will Mercer (1958) The Miller Brothers Band (1957–58) Frankie Miller (1959) Johnny Miller, one-man ...
The last time they played was at The Encore in October, for an old-time honky-tonk show, where Haddox led a band that worked through tunes by Webb Pierce, Lefty Frizzell and other vanguards of a ...
"Long Black Veil" is a 1959 country ballad, written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin and originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell. It is told from the point of view of a man falsely accused of murder and executed. He refuses to provide an alibi, since on the night of the murder he was having an extramarital affair with his best friend's wife, and would rather die and take their
James Albert Beck (August 11, 1916 – May 3, 1956) was an American country music talent agent, record promoter, recording studio owner, A&R engineer, record producer, and music publisher from Dallas, Texas, best known for discovering and being the first to record Lefty Frizzell. Beck operated the Jim Beck Studio in Dallas.
His 1959 tune, "Long Black Veil", written with Marijohn Wilkin, was Top 10 country hit for Lefty Frizzell and has become a standard recorded by many country, folk and pop music musicians. Another notable Dill composition was "Detroit City (I Wanna Go Home)", that was a hit for Bobby Bare, Tom Jones and Dean Martin.