 Publicity portrait of country singer-songwriter Lefty Frizzell Image by Columbia Records, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Lefty WrightLefty Frizzell (1928–1975) was a notable American country and honky-tonk singer-songwriter, widely recognized as one of the most influential vocal stylists in country music. He recorded numerous hits in the 1950s, including "If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)" and "Saginaw, Michigan," achieving significant commercial success and influencing many country artists. Frizzell's career was marked by personal challenges, including struggles with alcoholism, and he passed away at the age of 47 from a stroke. He was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982 and remains celebrated for his contributions to the genre. (Source: Wikipedia)
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