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Infobox musical artist|image= ||name = David Frizzell|image_size = (220)|background = solo_singer|birth_name = David Frizzell|birth_date = Birth date and age|1941|9|26|mf=y|origin = El Dorado, Arkansas |instrument = Vocals , Guitar |genre = Country Music|Country , Countrypolitan , Rockabilly |occupation = Singing|Singer , Songwriter |years_active = 1959& ndash;present|label = Nashville American Records Warner Bros. Records MCA Records Viva Records (U.S.)|Viva Records Playback Records|associated_acts = Lefty Frizzell , Shelly West , Merle Haggard , Johnny Rodriguez , Allen Frizzell , Gene Watson , Joe Stampley , Johnny Lee (singer)|Johnny Lee , Bobby Bare |website = http://www.davidfrizzell.com David Frizzell Official Site David Frizzell (born September 26, 1941) is an United States|American country music singer. He is the younger brother of country music legend Lefty Frizzell . His career first started in the late 1950s, but his biggest success came in the '80s, 30 years into his career.
Biography
Frizzell was born in El Dorado, Arkansas , in 1941. He began performing in his brother's show at the age of 12. He toured with his brother throughout the 1950s and 1960s and served in the United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War . He signed with Columbia Records in 1970 and finally achieved solo success, placing the single "I Just Can't Help Believing" on the Billboard charts|Billboard top-40 country charts.
Frizzell appeared regularly on Buck Owens ' All American TV Show during the 1970s, and recorded for Capitol Records . In 1981, he recorded his first number-one country hit, " You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma ," a duet with Shelly West . The song won the Country Music Association|Country Music Association's Song of the Year and Vocal Duet of the Year awards in 1981 and was featured in Clint Eastwood|Clint Eastwood's film Any Which Way You Can . Frizzell and West also won the Academy of Country Music award for Vocal Duo of the Year in 1981 and 1982.
In August 1982, Frizzell scored his only solo number-one country single with " I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home ", which was nominated for Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year in the 1982 Grammy Awards . He continued to tour and record with West until 1986.
After he parted ways with Shelly West, Frizzell continued to record solo albums, but he has not kept up the phenomenal popularity he commanded during the early 1980s. He is currently touring and working on a television tribute to his late brother, Lefty Frizzell.
Discography
Albums
Year
Album
Top Country Albums>US Country
Label
1981
''Carryin' On the Family Names (with Shelly West )
6
Warner/ Viva
1982
The David Frizzell & Shelly West Album (with Shelly West)
8
''The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine
7
1983
Our Best to You (with Shelly West)
24
On My Own Again
32
Viva
1984
In Session (with Shelly West)
33
Solo
—
Golden Duets (The Best of Frizzell & West) (with Shelly West)
45
1993
My Life Is Just a Bridge
—
RCA
1999
For the Love of Country
—
Kingston
2010
Frizzell & Friends – This Is Our Time
—
Nashville American
2012
''Frizzell & Friends – It'll Be Alright
—
Singles
Year
Song
Chart Positions
Album
US Country
CAN Country
1970
"L.A. International Airport"
67
—
singles only
"I Just Can't Help Believing"
36
—
1971
"Goodbye"
73
—
1973
"Words Don't Come Easy"
63
—
"Take Me One More Ride"
94
—
1976
"A Case of You"
100
—
1981
"Lefty" (with Merle Haggard )
45
—
''Carryin' On the Family Names
1982
" I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home "A
1
3
''The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine
"Lost My Baby Blues"
5
5
1983
"Where Are You Spending Your Nights These Days"
10
13
On My Own Again
"A Million Light Beers Ago"
39
38
1984
"Black and White"
64
—
"Who Dat"
60
—
Solo
"When We Get Back to the Farm (That's When We Really Go to Town)"
49
43
"No Way Jose"
49
38
single only
1985
"Country Music Love Affair"
63
—
Solo
1986
"Celebrity"
71
—
singles only
1987
"Beautiful Body"
74
—
2012
"Say Hello to Heaven"
—
—
''Frizzell & Friends – It'll Be Alright
A"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" also peaked at #20 on the RPM (magazine)|RPM Top Singles chart in Canada.
Bush, John (2003). Edited by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, & Stephen Erlewine. "David Frizzell." All Music Guide to Country , 2nd ed. San Francisco: Backbeat Books, 2003. ISBN 0-87930-760-9
Whitburn, Joel. "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits" New York: Billboard Publications Inc., 1996. ISBN 0-8230-8289-X
External links
http://www.davidfrizzell.com Official Website
Persondata | NAME =Frizzell, David | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =September 26, 1941 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Frizzell, David Category:1941 births Category:American male singers Category:American country singers Category:Living people Category:People from El Dorado, Arkansas
