Lefty Frizzell

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Lefty Frizzell

voc, 1928-1975 US, Corsicana, Texas
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Country
A.k.a. William Orville Frizzell

William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and was one of the most definitive honky-tonk singers of country music. A vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his stellar career. He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer. He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer. Because of this, his music become much more mainstream without losing its honky tonk attitude and persona.

Genres

Country
World
Folk

Plays With

Lefty Frizzell & His Western Cherokees

Popular Tracks

Saginaw, Michigan on The Complete Columbia Recording Sessions, Vol. 6 - 1959-1963 by Lefty Frizzell

Long Black Veil on American Originals by Lefty Frizzell

If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time on The Complete Columbia Recording Sessions, Vol. 1 - 1950-1951 by Lefty Frizzell

Cigarettes and Coffee Blues on Look What Thoughts Will Do by Lefty Frizzell

She's Gone, Gone, Gone on Look What Thoughts Will Do by Lefty Frizzell

The Long Black Veil on Look What Thoughts Will Do by Lefty Frizzell

Always Late (With Your Kisses) on The Complete Columbia Recording Sessions, Vol. 1 - 1950-1951 by Lefty Frizzell

I Love You a Thousand Ways on The Complete Columbia Recording Sessions, Vol. 1 - 1950-1951 by Lefty Frizzell

Forever (And Always) on The Complete Columbia Recording Sessions, Vol. 2 - 1951-1953 by Lefty Frizzell

My Baby's Just Like Money - 1950 Version on The Complete Columbia Recording Sessions, Vol. 1 - 1950-1951 by Lefty Frizzell

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
The One And Only Lefty Frizzell Plus Listen To Lefty	Lefty Frizzell	2015	Compil.
Time Out For The Blues	Lefty Frizzell	2015	Compil.
Country Music Legend	Lefty Frizzell	2010	Album
Steppin' Out	Lefty Frizzell	2008	Compil.
Country Music Legends	Lefty Frizzell	2007	Album
Give Me More, More, More	Lefty Frizzell	2007	Compil.
16 Biggest Hits	Lefty Frizzell	2006	Compil.
If You've Got The Money	Lefty Frizzell	2005	Compil.
The Ultimate Collection	Lefty Frizzell	2004	Compil.
That's The Way Life Goes 1950-1975	Lefty Frizzell	2004	Compil.
Famous Country Music Makers	Lefty Frizzell	2004	Compil.
Keep Them Flowers Watered While I’m Gone / Wasted Way Of Life	Lefty Frizzell	2004	Single
A Proper Introduction To Lefty Frizzell (Shine Shave Shower (It's Saturday Night))	Lefty Frizzell	2004	Compil.
Country Favorites / Saginaw, Michigan	Lefty Frizzell	2003	Compil.
Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame 1982	Lefty Frizzell	1999	Album
Look What Thoughts Will Do	Lefty Frizzell	1997	Compil.
That's The Way Love Goes - The Last Recordings Of Lefty Frizzell	Lefty Frizzell	1996	Compil.
Always In Love	Lefty Frizzell	1996	Single
Life's Like Poetry	Lefty Frizzell	1992	Compil.
The Best Of Lefty Frizzell	Lefty Frizzell	1991	Compil.
American Originals	Lefty Frizzell	1990	Compil.
His Life - His Music	Lefty Frizzell	1984	Compil.
Honky Tonkin' With	Lefty Frizzell	1983	Compil.
Country Classics	Lefty Frizzell	1983	Compil.
The Legend Lives On	Lefty Frizzell	1983	Compil.
This Just Ain't No Good Day For Leavin'	Lefty Frizzell	1983	Single
Lefty Goes To Nashville	Lefty Frizzell	1983	Compil.
Watermelon Time In Georgia	Lefty Frizzell	1983	Single
Lefty Frizzell	Lefty Frizzell	1982	Compil.
Treasures Untold: The Early Recordings Of Lefty Frizzell	Lefty Frizzell	1981	Compil.
Lefty's 20 Golden Hits	Lefty Frizzell	1980	Compil.
the ABC Collection	Lefty Frizzell	1977	Compil.
The Legendary Lefty Frizzell - His Last Sessions	Lefty Frizzell	1975	Compil.
Life's Like Poetry	Lefty Frizzell	1975	Single
Remembering...The Greatest Hits Of Lefty Frizzell	Lefty Frizzell	1975	Compil.
The Classic Style Of Lefty Frizzell	Lefty Frizzell	1975	Album
Falling	Lefty Frizzell	1975	Single
I Never Go Around Mirrors	Lefty Frizzell	1974	Single
I Can't Get Over You To Save My Life	Lefty Frizzell	1973	Single
The Legendary Lefty Frizell	Lefty Frizzell	1973	Album
Railroad Lady / If I Had Half The Sense (A Fool Was Born With)	Lefty Frizzell	1973	Single
You, Babe	Lefty Frizzell	1972	Single
Three Cheers For The Good Guys	Lefty Frizzell	1971	Single
Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy	Lefty Frizzell	1971	Single
My Baby Is A Tramp / She Brought Love Sweet Love	Lefty Frizzell	1970	Single
An Article From Life / Only Way To Fly	Lefty Frizzell	1969	Single
Honky Tonk Hill	Lefty Frizzell	1969	Single
An Article From Life	Lefty Frizzell	1969	Single
Signed, Sealed and Delivered	Lefty Frizzell	1968	Album
The Marriage Bit	Lefty Frizzell	1968	Single
Mom And Dad's Waltz And Other Great Country Hits	Lefty Frizzell	1967	Compil.
Anything You Can Spare	Lefty Frizzell	1967	Single
Anything You Can Spare / A Prayer On Your Lips	Lefty Frizzell	1967	Single
Mom And Dad's Waltz And Other Great Country Hits	Lefty Frizzell	1967	Compil.
Mom And Dad's Waltz And Other Great Country Hits	Lefty Frizzell	1967	Compil.
A Song From A Lonely Heart / You Gotta Be Puttin' Me On	Lefty Frizzell	1967	Single
Get This Stranger Out Of Me / Hobo's Pride	Lefty Frizzell	1967	Single
Puttin' On	Lefty Frizzell	1967	Album
Lefty Frizzell's Country Favorites	Lefty Frizzell	1966	Compil.
Lefty Frizzell's Greatest Hits	Lefty Frizzell	1966	Compil.
Mama	Lefty Frizzell	1966	Single
Love Looks Good On You	Lefty Frizzell	1965	Single
The Sad Side Of Love	Lefty Frizzell	1965	Album
She's Gone Gone Gone	Lefty Frizzell	1965	Single
The Sad Side Of Love	Lefty Frizzell	1965	Album
The Sad Side Of Love	Lefty Frizzell	1965	Album
The Nester	Lefty Frizzell	1964	Single
Saginaw Michigan	Lefty Frizzell	1964	Album
When It Rains The Blues / Saginaw, Michigan	Lefty Frizzell	1964	Single
Make That One For The Road A Cup Of Coffee	Lefty Frizzell	1964	Single
Lefty Frizzell	Lefty Frizzell	1963	Single
Don't Let Her See Me Cry / James River	Lefty Frizzell	1963	Single
Forbidden Lovers / A Few Steps Away	Lefty Frizzell	1963	Single
Stranger	Lefty Frizzell	1962	Single
Heaven's Plan	Lefty Frizzell	1961	Single
I Feel Sorry For Me /So What! Let It Rain!	Lefty Frizzell	1961	Single
Lefty Frizzell	Lefty Frizzell	1960	Single
She's Gone	Lefty Frizzell	1960	Single
The Long Black Veil	Lefty Frizzell	1959	Single
The One And Only Lefty Frizzell Volume III	Lefty Frizzell	1959	Single
Farther Than My Eyes Can See / Ballad Of The Blue And Gray	Lefty Frizzell	1959	Single
The One And Only Lefty Frizzell	Lefty Frizzell	1959	Album
Silence	Lefty Frizzell	1958	Single
Why Should I Be Lonely / If You're Evere Lonely Darling	Lefty Frizzell	1958	Single
Cigarettes And Coffee Blues / You're Humbuggin' Me	Lefty Frizzell	1958	Single
Now That You Are Gone / From An Angel To A Devil	Lefty Frizzell	1957	Single
Tell Me Dear / Time Out For The Blues	Lefty Frizzell	1957	Single
Lullaby Waltz / Glad I Found You	Lefty Frizzell	1957	Album
Sick, Sober And Sorry / Lover By Appointment	Lefty Frizzell And Johnny Bond	1957	Single
Heart's Highway / I'm A Boy Left Alone	Lefty Frizzell	1957	Single
No One To Talk To (But The Blues)	Lefty Frizzell And Shirley Collie	1957	Single
Lefty Frizzell	Lefty Frizzell	1957	Single
Just Can't Live That Fast (Any More) / The Waltz Of The Angels	Lefty Frizzell	1956	Album
Today Is That Tomorrow / Promises	Lefty Frizzell	1956	Album
First To Have A Second Chance / These Hands	Lefty Frizzell	1956	Album
Is It Only That You're Lonely	Lefty Frizzell	1956	Single
First To Have A Second Chance	Lefty Frizzell	1956	Single
I'm Lost Between Right And Wrong / Sweet Lies	Lefty Frizzell	1955	Album
Your Tomorrows Will Never Come / It Gets Late So Early	Lefty Frizzell	1955	Album
Carl, Lefty And Marty	Carl Smith, Lefty Frizzell and Marty Robbins	1955	Album
I'll Sit Alone And Cry / Moonlight, Darling, And You	Lefty Frizzell	1955	Album
A King Without A Queen / You Can Always Count On Me	Lefty Frizzell	1954	Album
Making Believe / A Forest Fire (Is In Your Heart)	Lefty Frizzell	1954	Single
I Want To Be With You Always / Bring Yourself Sweet Self Back To Me	Lefty Frizzell	1954	Album
I Love You Mostly / Mama!	Lefty Frizzell	1954	Album
You're Too Late / Two Hearts Broken Now	Lefty Frizzell	1954	Album
My Little Her And Him / I've Been Away 'Way Too Long	Lefty Frizzell	1954	Album
Then I'll Come Back to You/Hopeless Love	Lefty Frizzell	1953	Single
Blue Yodel No. 6 / You Love Me Just Enough To Hurt Me	Lefty Frizzell	1953	Album
Run 'Em Off / The Darkest Moment	Lefty Frizzell	1953	Album
California Blues (Blue Yodel No. 4) / I'm Lonely And Blue	Lefty Frizzell	1953	Album
Two Friends Of Mine (In Love)	Lefty Frizzell	1953	Single
(Honey, Baby, Hurry!) Bring Your Sweet Self Back To Me	Lefty Frizzell	1953	Single
Before You Go, Make Sure You Know / Two Friends Of Mine	Lefty Frizzell	1953	Album
Never No Mo' Blues / Sleep, Baby Sleep	Lefty Frizzell	1953	Album
Listen To Lefty	Lefty Frizzell	1952	Album
If You Can Spare The Time (I Won't Miss The Money)	Lefty Frizzell	1952	Single
I'm An Old, Old Man (Tryin' To Live While I Can) / You're Just Mine (Only In My Dreams)	Lefty Frizzell	1952	Album
Forever (And Always)	Lefty Frizzell	1952	Single
If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time / Look What Thoughts Will Do	Lefty Frizzell	1952	Single
Don't Stay Away (Till Love Grows Old)	Lefty Frizzell	1952	Single
My Baby's Just Like Money	Lefty Frizzell	1951	Album
Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses) / How Long Will It Take (To Stop Loving You)	Lefty Frizzell	1951	Single
Brakeman's Blues / My Old Pal	Lefty Frizzell	1951	Single
Blue Yodel No. 6 / Travellin' Blues	Lefty Frizzell	1951	Album
My Rough And Rowdy Ways / Lullaby Yodel	Lefty Frizzell	1951	Album
Always Late (With Your Kisses) / Mom And Dad's Waltz	Lefty Frizzell	1951	Album
Songs of Jimmie Rodgers	Lefty Frizzell	1951	Album
I Love You A Thousand Ways / If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time	Lefty Frizzell	1950	Album
Shine, Shave, Shower / Look What Thoughts Will Do	Lefty Frizzell	1950	Single
I Just Couldn't See The Forest (For The Trees) / Everything Keeps Coming Back (To You)	Lefty Frizzell		Single
Western Songs	Carl Smith, Earl Scruggs, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price		Single
Sing The Songs Of Jimmie Rogers	Lefty Frizzell		Single
Country And Western Hit Parade	Lefty Frizzell, Johnny Cash, Ray Price, George Morgan		Single
If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time / Mom And Dad's Waltz	Lefty Frizzell		Single
Treasure Untold	Lefty Frizzell		Single
A Jimmie Rodgers Memorial	Lefty Frizzell		Single
That's All I Can Remember / What You Gonna Do, Leroy?	Lefty Frizzell		Single
Brakeman's Blues / My Rough And Rowdy Ways	Lefty Frizzell		Album
I Buy The Wine / Let Me Give Her The Flowers	Lefty Frizzell		Single
Brakeman's Blues / My Old Pal / Blue Yodel #6 / Travellin' Blues	Lefty Frizzell		Single
Release Me	Lefty Frizzell		Single
The Big Hits!	Johnny Horton, Lefty Frizzell, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash		Single
Lucky Arms / If She Just Helps Me Get Over You	Lefty Frizzell		Single

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