- Dallas Frazier
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Dallas Frazier Born October 27, 1939 Origin Spiro, Oklahoma, USA Genres Country Occupations Singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals Years active 1957–1988 Labels Capitol, RCA Dallas Frazier (born October 27, 1939) is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.[1]
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Biography
Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California. As a teenager, he played with Ferlin Husky and on the program Hometown Jamboree; and released his first single, "Space Command", at age 14 in 1954.[1]
Frazier's 1957 song, "Alley Oop", later taken to number one in the US by The Hollywood Argyles, was his first hit. After Hometown Jamboree went off the air, Frazier moved to Nashville, Tennessee and found work as a songwriter. Among his early successes was "Timber I'm Falling", a hit for Husky in 1964. In 1966, he released a solo album, Elvira. His follow-up, 1967's Tell It Like It Is, was also a success.[1]
Frazier became an oft-covered songwriter; his tunes were recorded by George Jones (who recorded an entire album of Frazier's songs in 1968), Engelbert Humperdinck, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jack Greene, Connie Smith (who also recorded an entire album of Frazier's songs in 1972), Willie Nelson, Brenda Lee, Carola, Charley Pride, Merle Haggard, Gene Watson, Elvis Presley, Moe Bandy, Roy Head, Rodney Crowell, Dan McCafferty, and Ronnie Hawkins. Many of the songs became hits into the 1980s; examples include the Oak Ridge Boys cover of "Elvira" and Emmylou Harris's version of "Beneath Still Waters". Anne Murray with Glen Campbell, George Strait, Randy Travis, and Patty Loveless have all also recorded Frazier tunes.[1] Frazier himself charted eight times on the U.S. country charts.
He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1976.
In 1988, Frazier left the music industry and became a minister.[1]
Discography
Albums
Year Album Label 1966 Elvira Capitol 1967 Tell It Like It Is 1970 Singing My Songs RCA Victor 1971 My Baby Packed Up My Mind and Left Me Singles
Year Single Chart Positions Album US Country US CAN Country CAN 1954 "Space Command" — — — — single only 1966 "Elvira" — 72 — 27 Elvira "Just a Little Bit of You" — — — — "Especially for You" — — — — 1967 "My Woman Up't and Gone" — — — — Tell It Like It Is "Everybody Oughta Sing a Song" 28 — — — singles only 1968 "The Sunshine of My World" 43 — — — "I Hope I Like Mexico Blues" 59 — — — 1969 "The Conspiracy of Homer Jones" 63 120 — — "California Cotton Fields" 45 — — — Singing My Songs 1970 "She Wants to Be Good" — — — — "The Birthmark Henry Thompson Talks About" 45 — — — single only 1971 "Big Mable Murphy" 43 — — — My Baby Packed Up My Mind and Left Me "My Baby Packed Up My Mind and Left Me" — — — — "High Steppin' Mama" — — — — singles only 1972 "North Carolina" 42 — 55 — 1973 "Let That Lonesome Fiddle Man Take the Lead" — — — — References
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e Ankeny, Jason. "Dallas Frazier Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p77627. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- Further Reading
Categories:- 1939 births
- Living people
- People from Le Flore County, Oklahoma
- American country singers
- Musicians from Oklahoma
- American country singer-songwriters
- Bakersfield sound
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