Lefty Frizell.. any fans? Man I love this music

Heard some Lefty Frizell on satellite radio yesterday and
was immediately smitten. The song caught my attention
"always late with your kisses" because I am only
use to hearing Dwight Yoakum sing it (thought it was his song)
..but upon hearing the smooth yodel like voice of Lefty I started
searching for some of his music cuz when you mix that voice
and the pedal steel...wwoooo

LF is great! Merle Haggard recorded a fine version, of If you got the money, on his Roots vol.1 cd.

donpepe wrote:

LF is great! Merle Haggard recorded a fine version, of If you got the money, on his Roots vol.1 cd.

Another great; Merle!! I see you have good taste in the r-e-a-l old stuff!

Sure thing! I love that old country, timeless stuff, great stories, just brilliant.

I like Always Late, and I don't know if I was aware that Lefty was the original artist. I dig some old country stuff too. Cash probably dominates my cd player now, but I will sometimes get in the mood for some Hank. I like playing his songs more than I enjoy listening to the cds, if that makes any sense. I like the old Texas swing stuff too.

Swingin' Twenty Flight

Lefty Frizell & Merle Haggard are both great.
Actually, I'm more in Hank Williams sounds. Songs like Honky Tonkin' (1949 version), Rootie Tootie...

Sorry, I forgot : Tavo, one more killin' avatar ! Congrats !!

Johnny Horton , Hank Thompson, Bob Wills, Maddox Bros, etc, etc. And Wayne Hancock!!

All those cats mentioned are great, especially Bob Wills, but there are few bigger influences from the great honky-tonk period post-Hank than Lefty Frizzell.

The best bang for your buck in a Lefty Frizzell compilation is Look What Thoughts Will Do. Two discs containing 34 essential Lefty tracks.

I found him via my affection for Dwight Yoakam's music. Lefty Frizzell is an absolutely vital, yet often overlooked part of honky tonk music. Great lyrics, smooth voice - this guy is the real deal.

Thankfully, he was popular enough to have an affordable anthology like the one mentioned above. Of course, Bear Family covered him too, but I'll be needing a lottery payout before I pick up that one.

Honky Tonk-a-billy

Rickabilly wrote:

All those cats mentioned are great, especially Bob Wills, but there are few bigger influences from the great honky-tonk period post-Hank than Lefty Frizzell.

The best bang for your buck in a Lefty Frizzell compilation is Look What Thoughts Will Do. Two discs containing 34 essential Lefty tracks.

I found him via my affection for Dwight Yoakam's music. Lefty Frizzell is an absolutely vital, yet often overlooked part of honky tonk music. Great lyrics, smooth voice - this guy is the real deal.

Thankfully, he was popular enough to have an affordable anthology like the one mentioned above. Of course, Bear Family covered him too, but I'll be needing a lottery payout before I pick up that one.

Honky Tonk-a-billy

thanks for the tip! ..I'm still enjoyin Wynn Stewart big time!