Frizzell,Lefty Saginaw Michigan / Sad Side Of Love / Puttin On CD

There are few artists in country music more highly praised, or influential, as Lefty Frizzell. With a vocal styling often imitated but never matched, he found one of his greater advocates in Merle Haggard though musicians such as Keith Whitley, Johnny Rodriguez and Randy Travis were amongst others who also acknowledged his influence on their work. The son of an oil field worker, William Orville Frizzell was born in Corsicana, Texas on 31st March 1928 but raised in Dorado, Arkansas when his family moved there shortly after his birth. In a 25 year recording career, he gave country some of it's most iconic recordings, adding a highly distinctive, vowel-bending singing style to the honky-tonk sounds of his native Texas. But with success came the demons and Lefty Frizzell was also one of the music's most tragic figures. He paid the price for the years of heavy drinking and this, combined with high blood pressure, led to him suffering a massive stroke. He died on 19th July 1975. He was just 47 years old. Seven years later, his considerable contribution to country music was recognised in his induction to Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1964 the "Saginaw Michigan" album reached No. 2 in the album charts and the title track spent four weeks at No. 1 in the singles chart remaining there for 26 weeks. 'The "Sad Side of Love" (1965) and "Puttin' On'" (1967) appear on a UK CD for the first time. This fabulous release also features 16 Bonus Tracks that were released as singles between 1964 and 1971.

1. Saginaw Michigan 2. Stranger 3. What Good Did You Get (Out of Breaking My Heart) 4. There's No Food in This House 5. When It Rains the Blues 6. Hello to Him (Goodbye to Me) 7. James River 8. I'm Not the Man I'm Supposed to Be 9. Through the Eyes of a Fool 10. I Was Coming Home to You 11. Don't Let Her See Me Cry 12. Lonely Heart 13. She's Gone Gone Gone 14. Running Into Memories of You 15. I Don't Trust You Anymore 16. Preparations to Be Blue 17. Stranger 18. Love Looks Good on You 19. Confused 20. It's Bad (When It's Thataway) 21. How Far Down Can I Go 22. I Can Tell 23. A Little Unfair 24. Woman, Let Me Sing You a Song 25. Little Old Wine Drinker Me 26. Get This Stranger Out of Me 27. You Gotta Be Puttin' Me on 28. Almost Persuaded 29. When the Rooster Leaves the Yard 30. Anything You Can Spare 31. A Prayer on Your Lips Is Like Freedom in Your Hands 32. You Don't Have to Be Present to Win 33. I Just Couldn't See the Forest (For the Trees) 34. Money Tree 35. Heart (Don't Love Her Anymore) 36. The Rider 37. Make That One for the Road a Cup of Coffee 38. Mama! (1966 Version) 39. Writing on the Wall 40. Everything Keeps Coming Back (But You) 41. A Song from a Lonely Heart 42. When the Grass Grows Green Again 43. Wasted Way of Life 44. An Article from Life 45. Only Way to Fly 46. She Brought Love Sweet Love 47. Watermelon Time in Georgia 48. Out of You 49. I Must Be Getting Over You 50. What Am I Gonna Do 51. Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy