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- Orig.:
- William Orville Frizzell
- Born:
- March 31, 1928, Corsicana, Texas, U.S.
- Died:
- July 19, 1975, Nashville, Tenn. (aged 47)
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Lefty Frizzell
American singer and songwriter
Also known as: William Orville Frizzell
Lefty Frizzell (born March 31, 1928, Corsicana, Texas, U.S.ādied July 19, 1975, Nashville, Tenn.) was a U.S. singer and songwriter. He was a fan of Jimmie Rodgers from childhood. Also a semiprofessional boxer (the source of his nickname), Frizzell sang in honky-tonks and on radio in the Southwest and had his first hit with āIf Youāve Got the Money, Iāve Got the Timeā (1950). He had several hits over the next two years, including āAlways Late (with Your Kisses),ā but his last and biggest hit was āSaginaw, Michiganā (1963).
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