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Marijohn Wilkin (née Melson, formerly Russell, later Selman; July 14, 1920 – October 28, 2006) was an American songwriter, famous in country music for writing a number of hits such as "One Day At a Time" and "The Long Black Veil".
"One Day at a Time" is a popular country and western-style Christian song written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson. It has been recorded by over 200 artists and has reached No. 1 in several territories. Scottish singer Lena Martell had a UK Singles Chart number one with her version in 1979.
"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
"I Just Don't Understand" is a song written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kent Westberry, [1] released by Swedish-born singer and American citizen Ann-Margret. It charted at No. 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961. [2] It was one of the first records to feature a fuzz-tone guitar. [3]
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"How Is He?" is a song written by Marijohn Wilkin that was originally recorded by American country artist Jeannie Seely. Released as a single by Monument Records, it reached the top 40 of the US country songs chart in 1968. It was given a positive review from music magazines following its release and was included on her studio album Little Things.
"Cut Across Shorty" is a song written by Marijohn Wilkin and Wayne P. Walker, [1] originally released and made popular by Eddie Cochran. It was the b-side of his number 1 UK hit " Three Steps To Heaven " and the last song he ever recorded.
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.