Genres: Traditional Country, Honky Tonk Active: 50's, 60's, 70's Born: March 31, 1928 in Corsicana, TX
Hank Thompson, Ray Price, Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Keith Whitley, Randy Travis, John Anderson, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Red Foley, Wynn Stewart, Hawkshaw Hawkins, T. Texas Tyler, Cowboy Copas, Leon Payne, Tommy Collins, Roger Miller, Kitty Wells, Johnny Horton Dwight Yoakam, Buck Owens, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Boxcar Willie, Johnny Rodriguez, Jo-El Sonnier, Randy Travis, John Anderson, Keith Harling, Keith Whitley, Johnny Russell, David Ball, Skip Ewing, Ken Mellons, James Intveld, Carl Butler, Tommy Collins |  |
Lefty Frizzell was the definitive honky tonk singer, the vocalist that set the style for generations of vocalists that followed him. Frizzell smoothed out the rough edges of honky tonk by singing longer, flowing phrases -- essentially, he made honky tonk more acceptable for the mainstream without losing its gritty, bar-room roots. In the process, he changed the way country vocalists sang forever. From George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Willie Nelson to George Strait, John Anderson, Randy Travis, and Keith Whitley, hundreds of artists have emulated and expanded Lefty's innovations.
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Release: August 5, 2008
Label: Bear Family
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Release: May 21, 2007
Label: Castle Music UK, Castle Pulse
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