This week it is intentional.
One final honky tonk hero today - Mr Lefty Frizzell arguably one of the most influential artists in Country music history.
Huge in the 50s his career sadly began to peter out in the mid 60s although he charted with over 30 singles and had 13 studio albums.
He even had a massive box set Life's Like Poetry on the great German Bear Family Records which a certain ex blogger is the proud owner of.
I suspect that it contains several vesions of these two fine songs.
Sadly he lapsed into alcoholism, dying of a stroke in 1975 at the tragically young age of 47(Lefty that is not the ex blogger)
Lefty Frizzell - Always Late (With Your Kisses)
lefty Frizzell - Saginaw, Michigan
Yes, still here, at the age of 52. I can still remember the day when we say Life's Like Poetry in Tower Records in Glasgow.
ReplyDeleteTower Records.Showing your age there George (and mine!)
DeleteCountry artists have the best names, don't they? Lefty Frizell is a great name... right up there with Boxcar Willie.
ReplyDeleteHow about Shooter Jennings?
DeleteI was going to suggest Hank Wangford, but it turns out he's a British country singer so the name's a little too contrived.
DeleteAccording to the http://countrystarname.com/ generator though, my own country star name would be... Cletus Avery.