Lefty Frizzell
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| Start/Birth date: | 1928 |
| Death/End date: | 1975 |
Lefty Frizzell was the definitive honky-tonk singer, the vocalist that set the style for generations of vocalists that followed him. Frizzell smoothed out the rough edges of honky-tonk by singing longer, flowing phrases - essentially, he made honky-tonk more acceptable for the mainstream without losing its gritty, bar room roots. In the process, he changed the way country vocalists sang forever. From George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Willie Nelson to George Strait, John Anderson, Randy Travis, and Keith Whitley, hundreds of artists have emulated and expanded Lefty’s innovations. Frizzell’s singing became the foundation of how hard country should be sung.
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