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Singer-songwriter Lefty Frizzell was a country music legend who critics credit with creating and popularizing the honky-tonk sound. His debut single, the 1950 number one hit "If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time) made him a star. The B-side of that record, "I Love You a Thousand Ways" was also a huge success and showcased his softer, romantic side. Frizzell had a slew of chart entries during the early 1950s, but they dried up during early rock's heyday later in the decade. Although he was only in his 20s during most of that time (he was born in 1928), his persona was more adult than those rockabilly cats like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. Frizzell had a few more hits during the late 1950s/early 1960s performing original songs he did not write including "The Long, Black Veil" and "Saginaw, Michigan".
Singer-songwriter Lefty Frizzell was a country music legend who critics credit with creating and popularizing the honky-tonk sound. His debut single, the 1950 number one hit "If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time) made him a star. The B-side of that record, "I Love You a Thousand Ways" was also a huge success and showcased his softer, romantic side. Frizzell had a slew of chart entries during the early 1950s, but they dried up during early rock's heyday later in the decade. Although he was only in his 20s during most of that time (he was born in 1928), his persona was more adult than those rockabilly cats like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. Frizzell had a few more hits during the late 1950s/early 1960s performing original songs he did not write including "The Long, Black Veil" and "Saginaw, Michigan".
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There was a time when giants walked the earth. They had names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash…and Lefty Frizzell. Born William Orville Frizzell in 1928 in Arkansas, Lefty helped create an uniquely American art form – country and western music, and his vast impact is felt on every honky-tonk stage and jukebox. The songs he wrote or popularized form the basis of “classic country” and have been recorded by thousands, ranging from Dwight Yoakam – “Always Late With Your Kisses” or Merle Haggard with “I Want To Be With You Always”. Willie Nelson recorded an entire album of Frizzell – 1977’s To Lefty From Willie and The Band’s remarkable reinvention of Frizzell’s 1959 hit “The Long Black Veil” on Music From Big Pink introduced many (including myself) to a previously unheard genre – one that Frizzell helped create.
There was a time when giants walked the earth. They had names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash…and Lefty Frizzell. Born William Orville Frizzell in 1928 in Arkansas, Lefty helped create an uniquely American art form – country and western music, and his vast impact is felt on every honky-tonk stage and jukebox. The songs he wrote or popularized form the basis of “classic country” and have been recorded by thousands, ranging from Dwight Yoakam – “Always Late With Your Kisses” or Merle Haggard with “I Want To Be With You Always”. Willie Nelson recorded an entire album of Frizzell – 1977’s To Lefty From Willie and The Band’s remarkable reinvention of Frizzell’s 1959 hit “The Long Black Veil” on Music From Big Pink introduced many (including myself) to a previously unheard genre – one that Frizzell helped create.
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The German-based label, Bear Family Records, is the preeminent reissue label in the whole world. When they issue a box set of r5ecordings by an artist and call it “The Complete Collection”, they mean it. And if additional items are located, or new info discovered, they correct that. And here is a case in point. In 1984 (yes the label is now 44 years old – though the ownership has changed from founder Richard Weize to Detlev Hoegen and Michael Ohlhoff) the label issued a compilation of country music legend Lefty Frizzell’s recordings on a 14-LP set. In 1992 (with CDs being the norm) they issued a 12-CD box set with a large format paperbound book of photos and notes. But in the 25 years since that last release the label and it’s researchers, not only found additional previously unreleased recordings and photos but decided to update the late Dr. Charles Wolfe’s essays with corrected info. Oh yes, they also remastered the CDs for better sound.
The German-based label, Bear Family Records, is the preeminent reissue label in the whole world. When they issue a box set of r5ecordings by an artist and call it “The Complete Collection”, they mean it. And if additional items are located, or new info discovered, they correct that. And here is a case in point. In 1984 (yes the label is now 44 years old – though the ownership has changed from founder Richard Weize to Detlev Hoegen and Michael Ohlhoff) the label issued a compilation of country music legend Lefty Frizzell’s recordings on a 14-LP set. In 1992 (with CDs being the norm) they issued a 12-CD box set with a large format paperbound book of photos and notes. But in the 25 years since that last release the label and it’s researchers, not only found additional previously unreleased recordings and photos but decided to update the late Dr. Charles Wolfe’s essays with corrected info. Oh yes, they also remastered the CDs for better sound.
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The German-based label, Bear Family Records, is the preeminent reissue label in the whole world. When they issue a box set of r5ecordings by an artist and call it “The Complete Collection”, they mean it. And if additional items are located, or new info discovered, they correct that. And here is a case in point. In 1984 (yes the label is now 44 years old – though the ownership has changed from founder Richard Weize to Detlev Hoegen and Michael Ohlhoff) the label issued a compilation of country music legend Lefty Frizzell’s recordings on a 14-LP set. In 1992 (with CDs being the norm) they issued a 12-CD box set with a large format paperbound book of photos and notes. But in the 25 years since that last release the label and it’s researchers, not only found additional previously unreleased recordings and photos but decided to update the late Dr. Charles Wolfe’s essays with corrected info. Oh yes, they also remastered the CDs for better sound.
The German-based label, Bear Family Records, is the preeminent reissue label in the whole world. When they issue a box set of r5ecordings by an artist and call it “The Complete Collection”, they mean it. And if additional items are located, or new info discovered, they correct that. And here is a case in point. In 1984 (yes the label is now 44 years old – though the ownership has changed from founder Richard Weize to Detlev Hoegen and Michael Ohlhoff) the label issued a compilation of country music legend Lefty Frizzell’s recordings on a 14-LP set. In 1992 (with CDs being the norm) they issued a 12-CD box set with a large format paperbound book of photos and notes. But in the 25 years since that last release the label and it’s researchers, not only found additional previously unreleased recordings and photos but decided to update the late Dr. Charles Wolfe’s essays with corrected info. Oh yes, they also remastered the CDs for better sound.
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To a singer of popular music, one song can make the difference. For country singer/songwriter Lefty Frizzell that song was "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time." The song was recorded on Frizzell's first session for Columbia Records on July 25, 1950, and was the second of four songs recorded that day, the other three were "I Love You A Thousand Ways," "Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Saturday)" and "Cold Feet." They were all Frizzell classics, but "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" stood out.
To a singer of popular music, one song can make the difference. For country singer/songwriter Lefty Frizzell that song was "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time." The song was recorded on Frizzell's first session for Columbia Records on July 25, 1950, and was the second of four songs recorded that day, the other three were "I Love You A Thousand Ways," "Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Saturday)" and "Cold Feet." They were all Frizzell classics, but "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" stood out.
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Der Name Lefty Frizzell ist in Europa kaum geläufig, und auch in den USA war er lan-ge Jahre nur auf die Country-Szene be-schränkt. Laut landläufiger Geschichts-schreibung waren die großen Vorbilder des Genres Hank Williams, Merle Haggard und natürlich Johnny Cash. Nach seinem Tod wurde aber zunehmend erkennbarer, dass Frizzell, der mit bürgerlichen Namen Wil-liam Orville Frizzell hieß, besonders in der Gesangs-Stilistik Maßstäbe setzte, denn er dehnte bestimmte Vokale und zog all-gemein die für das Genre bedeutenden Lexeme. John Fogerty zählte zu seinen Fans wie auch Glen Campbell, der Coun-try-Outlaw Willie Nelson und sogar Roy Orbison („O0000nley the L0000nly"). Bear Family veröffentlichten schon 1984 ein Vinyl-Boxset mit Frizzells Musik, gefolgt von einer 12-CD-Auflage 1992 die nun deutlich aufgestockt und exquisit gemas-tert wurde. Insgesamt finden sich hier 361 Songs, darunter die großen Hits („Long Black Veil", „If You've Got The Money"), Material von 78ern, 45ern und natürlich den Alben, Live-Aufnahmen, Azetaten und Session-Aufnahmen — also nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen alles, was der Mann jemals einspielte. Bis auf wenige Ausnah-men (ältere Tracks) wurde das Material her-vorragend gemastert. Zusätzlich zu den 12 Musik-CDs begeistert auch das von Leftys Bruder David eingesprochene und manch-mal mit Musik unterlegte Hörbuch mit Lef-tys Lebensgeschichte auf acht CDs. Die Krönung ist dann sicherlich die 264-seiti-ge, gebundene Bio im LP-Format, bei der wirklich alle Fragen beantwortet werden. Bear-Family-Qualität eben!
Der Name Lefty Frizzell ist in Europa kaum geläufig, und auch in den USA war er lan-ge Jahre nur auf die Country-Szene be-schränkt. Laut landläufiger Geschichts-schreibung waren die großen Vorbilder des Genres Hank Williams, Merle Haggard und natürlich Johnny Cash. Nach seinem Tod wurde aber zunehmend erkennbarer, dass Frizzell, der mit bürgerlichen Namen Wil-liam Orville Frizzell hieß, besonders in der Gesangs-Stilistik Maßstäbe setzte, denn er dehnte bestimmte Vokale und zog all-gemein die für das Genre bedeutenden Lexeme. John Fogerty zählte zu seinen Fans wie auch Glen Campbell, der Coun-try-Outlaw Willie Nelson und sogar Roy Orbison („O0000nley the L0000nly"). Bear Family veröffentlichten schon 1984 ein Vinyl-Boxset mit Frizzells Musik, gefolgt von einer 12-CD-Auflage 1992 die nun deutlich aufgestockt und exquisit gemas-tert wurde. Insgesamt finden sich hier 361 Songs, darunter die großen Hits („Long Black Veil", „If You've Got The Money"), Material von 78ern, 45ern und natürlich den Alben, Live-Aufnahmen, Azetaten und Session-Aufnahmen — also nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen alles, was der Mann jemals einspielte. Bis auf wenige Ausnah-men (ältere Tracks) wurde das Material her-vorragend gemastert. Zusätzlich zu den 12 Musik-CDs begeistert auch das von Leftys Bruder David eingesprochene und manch-mal mit Musik unterlegte Hörbuch mit Lef-tys Lebensgeschichte auf acht CDs. Die Krönung ist dann sicherlich die 264-seiti-ge, gebundene Bio im LP-Format, bei der wirklich alle Fragen beantwortet werden. Bear-Family-Qualität eben!