Lefty Frizzell was an American country music singer-songwriter, who gained massive popularity in 1950, following an explosive debut two-sided single ("If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)," "I Love You A Thousand Ways"). He released a string of successful hits from 1950 to 1955. He released a country standard "Long Black Veil" in 1959, and released three mostly unnoticed LP's. After The Long Black Veil in 1959, Frizzell didn't chart another single until 1963. The next year, he released his last of six US Country chart toppers: "Saginaw, Michigan."
| Lefty Frizzell discography | |
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| Studio albums | 13 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 66 |
| No.1 single | 6 |
After that, he released his first charting album with the same title, and it peaked at No. 2 in the same year. In 1965, Frizzell charted his last Top 20 hit, titled, "She's Gone, Gone, Gone". After developing a drinking habit, he released songs that didn't chart very well, and in 1972, he left his longtime label Columbia Records, and signed to ABC Records. In 1975, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award. This success led to more money, then more drinking. On July 19, 1975, Frizzell suffered a massive stroke and later died at the age of 47.
After a 25-year career, Lefty Frizzell had charted a little over 30 singles, and released 13 studio albums. Today, he is regarded as one of the most influential voices in country music history, inspiring many of the next generation's artists. The following is collection of work gathered from 1950 to 2006:
Studio albums
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| Songs of Jimmie Rodgers |
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| Listen to Lefty |
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| Lefty Frizzell (EP) |
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| The One and Only |
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| Sings the Songs of Jimmie Rodgers |
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| Saginaw, Michigan |
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| Sad Side of Love |
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| Great Sound |
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| Puttin' On |
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| Mom and Dad Waltz |
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| Signed, Sealed and Delivered |
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| Mark of Time |
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| The Legendary |
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| Classic Style |
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Compilations
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Country | US | ||
| Country Favorites |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| Remembering... The Greatest Of |
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43 | — |
| ABC Collection |
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| Treasure's Untold |
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| The Best of |
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| Life's Like Poetry |
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| Look What Thoughts Will Do |
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| If You've Got the Money |
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| 16 Biggest Hits |
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Singles
edit1950s
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | |||
| 1950 | "If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)" | 1 | — | Listen to Lefty |
| "I Love You a Thousand Ways" | 1 | — | ||
| 1951 | "Look What Thoughts Will Do" | 4 | — | |
| "Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Saturday)" | 7 | — | non-album single | |
| "My Baby's Just Like Money" | — | — | Country Favorites | |
| "I Want to Be with You Always" | 1 | 29 | Listen to Lefty | |
| "Always Late (With Your Kisses) | 1 | — | ||
| "Mom and Dad's Waltz" | 2 | — | ||
| "Blue Yodel No.2 (My Lovin' Gal Lucille)" | — | — | Songs of Jimmie Rodgers | |
| "Brakeman's Blues" | — | — | ||
| "Travelin' Blues" | 6 | — | ||
| "My Rough and Rowdy Ways" | — | — | ||
| 1952 | "Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses)" | 1 | — | Country Favorites |
| "How Long Will It Take (To Stop Loving You)" | 7 | — | Treasures Untold | |
| "Don't Stay Away (Till' Love Grows Cold)" | 2 | — | Listen to Lefty | |
| "It's Just You (I Could Love Always)" | — | — | Treasures Untold | |
| Forever (And Always) | 6 | — | non-album single | |
| "You're Just Mine (Only In My Dreams)" | — | — | Country Favorites | |
| 1953 | "I'm an Old, Old Man (Tryin' to Live While I Can)" | 3 | — | non-album singles |
| "Hurry! (Bring Your Sweet Self Back to Me)" | 8 | — | ||
| "Never No Mo' Blues" | — | — | Songs of Jimmie Rodgers | |
| "California Blues" | — | — | ||
| "We Crucified Our Jesus" | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Before You Go (Be Sure You Know)" | — | — | ||
| "Hopeless Love" | — | — | ||
| "Two Hearts Broken Now" | — | — | Country Favorites | |
| 1954 | "Run Em' Off" | 8 | — | Country Favorites |
| "My Little Her and Him" | — | — | Mom and Dad's Waltz | |
| "King Without a Queen" | — | — | Country Favorites | |
| "You're Too Late" | — | — | non-album single | |
| 1955 | "I Love You Mostly" | 11 | — | Country Favorites |
| "Making Believe" | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "I'll Sit Alone and Cry" | — | — | ||
| "Sweet Lies" | — | — | Country Favorites | |
| "Your Tomorrow's Will Never Come" | — | — | non-album singles | |
| 1956 | "First to Have a Second Chance" | — | — | |
| "Promises" | — | — | ||
| "Just Can't Live That Fast (Any More)" | — | — | ||
| "Heart's Highway" | — | — | ||
| "From an Angel to a Devil" | — | — | Country Favorites | |
| "Lullaby Waltz" | — | — | Mom and Dad's Waltz | |
| 1957 | "Now That You Are Gone" | — | — | Treasures Untold |
| "No One to Talk To (But the Blues)" | — | — | Mom and Dad's Waltz | |
| "Time Out for the Blues" | — | — | ||
| 1958 | "Silence" | — | — | non-album single |
| "Cigarettes and Coffee Blues" | 13 | — | Mom and Dad's Waltz | |
| 1959 | "The Long Black Veil" | 6 | — | Greatest Hits |
| "Farther Than My Eyes Can See" | — | — | non-album single | |
1960s
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
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| US Country | US | CAN Country | |||
| 1960 | "She's Gone" | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| "What You Gonna Do Leroy" | — | — | — | ||
| 1961 | "Heaven's Plan" | — | — | — | |
| "I Feel Sorry for Me" | — | — | — | ||
| 1962 | "Stranger" | — | — | — | Saginaw, Michigan |
| 1963 | "Forbidden Lovers" | 23 | — | — | Remembering... The Greatest of Hits |
| "Don't Let Me See Her Cry" | 30 | — | — | Saginaw, Michigan | |
| 1964 | "Saginaw, Michigan" | 1 | 85 | — | |
| "The Nester" | 28 | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Make that One for the Road a Cup of Coffee" | — | — | — | ||
| 1965 | "She's Gone, Gone, Gone" | 12 | — | — | The Sad Side of Love |
| "A Little Unfair" | 36 | — | — | ||
| "Love Looks Good on You" | 41 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "Mama" | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "I Just Couldn't See the Forest (For the Trees)" | 51 | — | — | Puttin' On | |
| 1967 | "You Gotta Be Puttin' Me On" | — | — | — | |
| "Get This Stranger Outta Me" | — | — | — | ||
| "Anything You Can Spare" | — | — | — | ||
| 1968 | "Have I Ever Been Untrue" | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| "The Marriage Bit" | 59 | — | 35 | ||
| "Wasted Way of Life" | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | "An Article from Life" | 64 | — | — | |
| "Honky Tonk Hill" | — | — | — | ||
1970s
edit| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
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| US Country | US | CAN Country | |||
| 1970 | "Watermelon Time in Georgia" | 49 | non-album singles | ||
| 1972 | "You, Babe" | 59 | |||
| 1973 | "Let Me Give Her the Flowers" | Mark of Time | |||
| "I Can't Get Over You to Save My Life" | 43 | The Legendary Lefty Frizzell | |||
| 1974 | "I Never Go Around Mirrors" | 25 | |||
| "Railroad Lady" | 52 | ||||
| "Lucky Arms" | 21 | ||||
| 1975 | "Life's Like Poetry" | 67 | Classic Style | ||
| "Falling" | 50 | 49 | |||
External links
edit- Lefty Frizzell discography discography at Discogs