American Songwriter

On This Day in 1950, Lefty Frizzell Recorded Two No. 1 Singles in His First Recording Session

On this day (July 25) in 1950, country legend Lefty Frizzell recorded his first two chart-topping hits. Produced by Art Satherley and Don Law, in Jim Beck’s studio Frizzell’s first recording session ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1950, Another “Hank” Became a Star in Nashville With His First of Seven No. 1 Hits—a Song His Record Label Originally Rejected

Before there was Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and George Jones, there was Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Marty Robbins, and the legendary Hank Snow. Without those four predecessors, the ...