Gene Watson’s Peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as ‘the singer’s singer’ – and rightly so!
All of Gene Watson’s Peers, who were contacted during 2011, were most gracious with their time and words.
It is here, within this special part of The Gene Watson Fan Site, that you have an opportunity to read a quote from Dallas Frazier, which he submitted to this site on Sunday 14 August 2011.
Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to Dallas Frazier who made a special contribution to this unique part of this online ‘celebration of a Lone Star Hero’.
Dallas Frazier
This quote was submitted on Sunday 14 August 2011.
‘It’s my pleasure to give a quote for Gene’s Fan Site.
The first time I heard ‘Fourteen Carat Mind‘, I was blown away!
Gene Watson is a man who can deliver the freight!
A songwriter couldn’t ask for more.
I’ll always be one of his fans’
Thank you, Dallas Frazier, for your support of Gene Watson.
About Dallas Frazier…
Dallas Frazier was born Dallas June Frazier on Friday 27 October 1939 in Spiro, Oklahoma and was raised in Bakersfield, California; he has become one of the genre of country music’s most enduring songwriters.
Dallas Frazier was skilled on a number of musical instruments by the age of twelve. While still in his teens, Dallas Frazier became a featured member of the band of Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011); it was Ferlin Husky who recorded his first solo single, ‘Space Command’, in 1954.
Soon after, Dallas Frazier was named a regular performer on ‘Hometown Jamboree’, where he was often paired with fellow teen star Molly Bee.
Dallas Frazier’s 1957 song, ‘Alley Oop’, later taken to No.1 in the United States by The Hollywood Argyles, was his first hit. After ‘Hometown Jamboree’ went off the air, Dallas Frazier moved to Nashville, where he found work as a songwriter.
In 1963, Bonnie Owens (Tuesday 1 October 1929 – Monday 24 April 2006) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Why Don’t Daddy Live Here Anymore’, which was co-written with Charles ‘Fuzzy’ Owen (Tuesday 30 April 1929 – Tuesday 12 May 2020), for Tally Records; the track, reached No.25 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1963, was subsequently included on Bonnie Owens’ ‘Don’t Take Advantage of Me’ (Capitol Records, 1965).
Among Dallas Frazier’s early successes was ‘Timber I’m Falling’, a hit for Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) in 1964; the track was included on Ferlin Husky‘s ‘By Request’ (Capitol Records, 1964) and reached No.13 on the Billboard country music singles chart.
In June 1966, Dallas Frazier saw the release of his first solo album, ‘Elvira’ (Capitol Records, 1966); the title track reached No.72 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1966, while ‘Just A Little Bit of You’ reached No.108 on the Billboard Hot 200 pop music singles chart, also in 1966.
Dallas Frazier’s first solo album, ‘Elvira’ (Capitol Records, 1966) included the following tracks:
‘Especially For You’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘She’s A Yum-Yum’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Whoop It On ‘Um’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Alley Oop’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Walkin’ Wonder’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Done Made Up My Mind’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Mohair Sam’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Baby, Ain’t That Fine’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘That Ain’t No Stuff’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Been Rained On’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
It was also in 1966 when Dallas Frazier’s career caught fire; in addition to releasing his own debut album, ‘Elvira’ (Capitol Records, 1966), he wrote three successful country music hit singles; Connie Smith recorded ‘Ain’t Had No Loving’ (No.2, 1966), George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded ‘I’m A People’ (No.6, 1966) and Jack Greene (Tuesday 7 January 1930 – Thursday 15 March 2013) recorded ‘There Goes My Everything’ (No.1 for seven weeks in December 1966 / January 1967).
In July 1967, Dallas Frazier saw the release of ‘Tell It Like It Is’ (Capitol Records, 1967), which included the following tracks:
‘Don’t Come Knocking On My Door’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Write That Down’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Tell It Like It Is’ (written by George Davis and Lee Diamond)
‘My Woman Up’t & Gone’ (written by Dallas Frazier) / this track was released as a single in 1966, but it did not chart on the Billboard country music singles chart or the Billboard pop music singles chart
‘Honk’n Tonk’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Hard Working Days Are On Their Way For Nannie Mae’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Ain’t Nothin’ Shakin’ (But The Leaves)’,which was written by Dallas Frazier and Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999)
‘Green Green Grass of Home’, which was written by Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016)
‘Clawhammer Clyde’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Ain’t Had No Lovin’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Hurtin’ From The Hunger For Your Love’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Home In My Hand’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
Red Sovine (Wednesday 17 July 1918 – Friday 4 April 1980) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘The Nashville Sound of Red Sovine’ (Starday Records, 1967).
Between 1967 and 1969, Dallas Frazier saw the release of a number of non-album singles, which included the following:
‘Everybody Oughta Sing A Song’ (No.28, 1967)
‘The Sunshine of My World’ (No.43, 1968)
‘I Hope I Like Mexico Blues’ (No.59, 1968)
‘The Conspiracy of Homer Jones’ (No.63, 1969)
As the 1960s drew to a close, Dallas Frazier’s songs remained popular material for other country music artists; in addition to supplying more country music hit songs for George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013), Jack Greene (Tuesday 7 January 1930 – Thursday 15 March 2013) and Connie Smith, Dallas Frazier’s compositions were recorded by Willie Nelson, Brenda Lee and Charley Pride (Friday 18 March 1934 – Saturday 12 December 2020).
Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Love Has A Mind of Its Own’ and included the track on ‘The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde’ (Capitol Records, 1968).
Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Train Never Stops (At Our Town)’ and included the track on ‘The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde’ (Capitol Records, 1968).
Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Will You Visit Me On Sundays?’ and included the track on ‘The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde’ (Capitol Records, 1968).
In the 1970s, Dallas Frazier’s success only increased.
In 1970, Dallas Frazier saw the release of ‘The Birthmark Henry Thompson Talks About’, a non-album single, which reached No.45 on the Billboard country music singles chart.
In May 1970, Dallas Frazier saw the release of ‘Singing My Songs’ (RCA Records, 1970), which included the following tracks:
‘There Goes My Everything’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘California Cottonfields’ (written by Dallas Frazier and Earl Montgomery) (No.45, 1969)
‘All I Have To Offer You Is Me’, which was written by Dallas Frazier and Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999)
‘Lord, Is That Me’, which was written by Dallas Frazier and Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019)
‘If My Heart Had Windows’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Sweetheart, Don’t Throw Yourself Away’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘I’m So Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was written by Dallas Frazier and Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999)
‘I Just Got Tired of Being Poor’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Will You Visit Me On Sundays?’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘She Wants To Be Good’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
In July 1971, Dallas Frazier saw the release of ‘My Baby Packed Up My Mind & Left’ (RCA Records, 1971), which included the following tracks:
‘My Baby Packed Up My Mind & Left Me’, which was written by Dallas Frazier and Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999)
‘I’m Finally Over You’ (written by Dallas Frazier and Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019)
‘Where Is My Castle’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘White Fences & Evergreen Trees’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘Touching Home’, which was written by Dallas Frazier and Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999)
‘Big Mable Murphy’ (written by Dallas Frazier) (No.43, 1971)
‘Got My Mind On The Border of Mexico’ (written by Dallas Frazier)
‘She Wakes Me With A Kiss Every Morning’, which was written by Dallas Frazier and Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999)
‘Ode To A Child of The Wind’, which was written by Dallas Frazier and Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999)
‘Where Did They Go, Lord’, which was written by Dallas Frazier and Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999)
Dallas Frazier became one of Nashville’s most sought-after writers, composing hit songs for an acclaimed number of artists, including Elvis Presley (Tuesday 8 January 1935 – Tuesday 16 August 1977), Moe Bandy, Roy Head (Thursday 9 January 1941 – Monday 21 September 2020), Rodney Crowell, Ronnie Hawkins, Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011), Charley Pride (Friday 18 March 1934 – Saturday 12 December 2020) and Jack Greene (Tuesday 7 January 1930 – Thursday 15 March 2013).
Between 1971 and 1973, Dallas Frazier saw the release of a number of non-album singles, including the following:
‘High Steppin’ Mama’ / this track was released as a single in 1971, but it did not chart
‘North Carolina’ (No.42, 1972)
‘Let That Lonesome Fiddle Man Take The Lead’ / this track was released as a single in 1973, but it did not chart
In 1972, Dallas Frazier joined Connie Smith for three cuts on ‘If It Ain’t Love & Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs’ (RCA Records, 1972).
In 1972, Stoney Edwards (Tuesday 24 December 1929 – Saturday 5 April 1997) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Tell Me That You Love Me’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Stoney Edwards’ (Capitol Records, 1972).
On Monday 25 July 2005, England’s Hux Records released Stoney Edwards’ ‘Stoney Edwards’ (Capitol Records, 1972), along with Stoney Edwards’ ‘She’s My Rock’ (Capitol Records, 1973), as a special ‘2-for-1‘ CD set (HUX 069).
On Sunday 10 October 1976, Dallas Frazier was inducted into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
In the 1980s, Dallas Frazier’s songs continued to appear on the Billboard country music singles chart.
Emmylou Harris recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Beneath Still Waters’ and included the track on ‘Blue Kentucky Girl’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1979); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in May 1980.
The Oak Ridge Boys recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Elvira’ and included the track on ‘Fancy Free’ (MCA Records, 1981); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in May / June 1981, and No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in the summer of 1981.
On Saturday 3 October 1981, Gene Watson‘s recording of ‘Fourteen Carat Mind’, which was written by Dallas Frazier and Larry Lee Favorite (1939 – Saturday 26 May 2001), made its debut on the Billboard country music singles chart, where it remained for nineteen weeks.
Gene Watson enjoyed a happy start to 1982, when the single, ‘Fourteen Carat Mind’, enjoyed the honour of spending one week at No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart in January 1982 (Saturday 9 January 1982 – Saturday 16 January 1982); the track was included on Gene Watson‘s ‘Old Loves Never Die‘ (MCA Records, 1981).
Country music artists, including George Strait, Randy Travis and Patty Loveless, have also found success with Dallas Frazier’s compositions.
However, in 1988, Dallas Frazier retired from song-writing, leaving Nashville to pursue a career in the ministry.
Johnny Cash (Friday 26 February 1932 – Friday 12 September 2003) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Lost In The Desert’ (co-written with Buddy Mize) and included the track on ‘The Sound of Johnny Cash’ (Columbia Records, 1962).
In 1963, Bonnie Owens (Tuesday 1 October 1929 – Monday 24 April 2006) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Why Don’t Daddy Live Here Anymore’, which was co-written with Charles ‘Fuzzy’ Owen (Tuesday 30 April 1929 – Tuesday 12 May 2020), for Tally Records; the track reached No.25 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1963, and was subsequently included on ‘Don’t Take Advantage of Me’ (Capitol Records, 1965).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Timber I’m Falling’ and included the track on ‘By Request’ (Capitol Records, 1964); the track reached No.13 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1964.
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013), with Gene Pitney (Monday 17 February 1941 – Wednesday 5 April 2006) and Melba Montgomery, recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Baby Ain’t That Fine’ and included the track on ‘Famous Country Duets’ (Muxicor Records, 1965).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013), with Gene Pitney (Monday 17 February 1941 – Wednesday 5 April 2006) and Melba Montgomery, recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I’m A People’ and included the track on ‘Famous Country Duets’ (Muxicor Records, 1965).
Charlie Rich (Wednesday 14 December 1932 – Tuesday 25 July 1995) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Mohair Sam’ and included the track on ‘The Many New Sides of Charlie Rich’ (RCA Records, 1965); the track reached No.21 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1965.
Charlie Rich (Wednesday 14 December 1932 – Tuesday 25 July 1995) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘She’s A Yum Yum’ and included the track on ‘The Many New Sides of Charlie Rich’ (RCA Records, 1965).
Charlie Rich (Wednesday 14 December 1932 – Tuesday 25 July 1995) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Just A Little Bit of You’ and included the track on ‘The Many New Sides of Charlie Rich’ (RCA Records, 1965).
Charlie Rich (Wednesday 14 December 1932 – Tuesday 25 July 1995) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Moonshine Minnie’ and included the track on ‘The Many New Sides of Charlie Rich’ (RCA Records, 1965).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Pickin’ Up The Pieces’ and included the track on ‘True True Loving’ (Capitol Records, 1965).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Up On The Mountain Top’ and included the track on ‘True True Loving’ (Capitol Records, 1965).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘From Summer To Winter’ and included the track on ‘True True Loving’ (Capitol Records, 1965).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Willie Was A Gamblin’ Man’ and included the track on ‘True True Loving’ (Capitol Records, 1965).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Lasting Love’ and included the track on ‘The Songs of Music City USA’ (Capitol Records, 1965).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Mary, Marie, Patricia, Eileen’ (co-written with Ferlin Husky) and included the track on ‘The Songs of Music City USA’ (Capitol Records, 1965).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Money Greases The Wheels’ and included the track on ‘The Songs of Music City USA’ (Capitol Records, 1965); the track reached No.48 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1965.
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Back In My Baby’s Arms Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Miss Smith Goes To Nashville’ (RCA Records, 1966).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Ain’t Nothin Shakin’ (But The Leaves)’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Miss Smith Goes To Nashville’ (RCA Records, 1966).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘If You Won’t Tell On Me’ and included the track on ‘Miss Smith Goes To Nashville’ (RCA Records, 1966).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I’m A People’ and included the track on ‘I’m A People’ (Musicor Records, 1966).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Don’t Think I Don’t Love You’ and included the track on ‘I’m A People’ (Musicor Records, 1966).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Blindfold of Love’ (co-written with Clarence R. Selman) and included the track on ‘I’m A People’ (Musicor Records, 1966).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I Woke Up From Dreaming’ and included the track on ‘I’m A People’ (Musicor Records, 1966).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Ain’t Had No Loving’ and included the track on ‘Born To Sing’ (RCA Records, 1966); the track reached No.2 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1966.
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Touch of Yesterday’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Born To Sing’ (RCA Records, 1966).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I Hear Little Rock Calling’ and included the track on ‘I Could Sing All Night’ (Capitol Records, 1966); the track reached No.17 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1966.
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Even If It’s True’ and included the track on ‘I Could Sing All Night’ (Capitol Records, 1966).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Touch of Yesterday’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘I Could Sing All Night’ (Capitol Records, 1966).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘I Could Sing All Night’ (Capitol Records, 1966).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Happy Tears’, which was written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Country Girl’ (Musicor Records, 1966).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘He’s Out There Lonely’, which was written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Country Girl’ (Musicor Records, 1966).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Day I Doubted You’, which was written with Buck Owens (Monday 12 August 1929 – Saturday 25 March 2006), and included the track on ‘Country Girl’ (Musicor Records, 1966).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Big Tears Are Comin’, which was written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Country Girl’ (Musicor Records, 1966).
Ray Price (Tuesday 12 January 1926 – Monday 16 December 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Touch My Heart’ (Columbia Records, 1966).
Charlie Rich (Wednesday 14 December 1932 – Tuesday 25 July 1995) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Hawg Jaw’ and included the track on ‘The Best Years’ (Smash Records, 1966).
Jan Howard (Friday 13 March 1929 – Saturday 28 March 2020) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Ain’t Had No Loving’ and included the track on ‘Bad Seed’ (Decca Records, 1966).
Jan Howard (Friday 13 March 1929 – Saturday 28 March 2020) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Bad Seed’ (Decca Records, 1966).
Dottie West (Tuesday 11 October 1932 – Wednesday 4 September 1991) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘It’s Teardrop Time’, which was co-written with William (Billy) Robert Mize (Monday 29 April 1929 – Wednesday 1 November 2017), and included the track on ‘With All My Heart & Soul’ (RCA Records, 1967).
In 1967, Carl Smith (Tuesday 15 March 1927 – Saturday 16 January 2010) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘You Better Be Better To Me’; the track, which was released as a non-album single, and reached No.52 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1967, was subsequently included on ‘Carl Smith: The Best of: 1951 – 1970’ (Hux Records, 2013), which was released by England-based Hux Records on Monday 29 July 2013 (HUX 138).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘It’s Gonna Rain Today’ and included the track on ‘Downtown Country’ (RCA Records, 1967).
Jack Greene (Tuesday 7 January 1930 – Thursday 15 March 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘There Goes My Everything’ (Decca Records, 1966); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for seven weeks in December 1966 / January 1967.
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Walk Through This World With Me’ (Musicor Records, 1967).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Soul of Country Music’ (RCA Records, 1967).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Your Tears Are Telling On You’ and included the track on ‘Melba Toast’ (Musicor Records, 1967).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Things You Mean To Me’ and included the track on ‘Melba Toast’ (Musicor Records, 1967).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Twilight Years’ and included the track on ‘Melba Toast’ (Musicor Records, 1967).
Dottie West (Tuesday 11 October 1932 – Wednesday 4 September 1991) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘I’ll Help You Forget Her’ (RCA Records, 1967).
Jim Ed Brown (Sunday 1 April 1934 – Thursday 11 June 2015) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Just Jim’ (RCA Victor Records, 1967).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Ain’t Had No Loving’ and included the track on ‘What Am I Gonna Do Now’ (Capitol Records, 1967).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Day Your Memory Came To Town’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Don’t Keep Me Lonely Too Long’ (Musicor Records, 1967).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Great Big Hurtin’ Heart’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Don’t Keep Me Lonely Too Long’ (Musicor Records, 1967).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Baby’s Coming Home’ and included the track on ‘Don’t Keep Me Lonely Too Long’ (Musicor Records, 1967).
The Wilburn Brothers – Doyle Wilburn (Monday 7 July 1930 – Saturday 16 October 1982) and Teddy Wilburn (Monday 30 November 1931 – Monday 24 November 2003) – recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Cool Country’ (Decca Records, 1967).
Tom Jones recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Mohair Sam’ and included the track on ‘Green, Green Grass of Home’ (Decca Records, 1967).
Tammy Wynette (Tuesday 5 May 1942 – Monday 6 April 1998) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad’ (Epic Records, 1967).
Jack Greene (Tuesday 7 January 1930 – Thursday 15 March 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Wanting You, But Never Having You’ and included the track on ‘All The Time’ (Decca Records, 1967); the track reached No.63 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1967.
Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 – Tuesday 4 October 2022) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)’ (Decca Records, 1967).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I Love To Put Me On’ (co-written with Buddy Mize) and included the track on ‘I’m Just Living’ (Musicor Records, 1967).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘What Can I Tell The Folks Back Home’ and included the track on ‘I’m Just Living’ (Musicor Records, 1967).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘He’s Gone’ and included the track on ‘I’m Just Living’ (Musicor Records, 1967).
Melba Montgomery recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Lonelier & More In Love Each Day’ and included the track on ‘I’m Just Living’ (Musicor Records, 1967).
Red Sovine (Wednesday 17 July 1918 – Friday 4 April 1980) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘The Nashville Sound of Red Sovine’ (Starday Records, 1967).
Patti Page (Tuesday 8 November 1927 – Tuesday 1 January 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Today My Way’ (Columbia Records, 1967).
Sanford Clark (Thursday 24 October 1935 – Sunday 4 July 2021) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp’ and included the track on ‘Return of The Fool’ (LHI Records, 1968); the track was released as the ‘B’ side of the single, ‘The Black Widow Spider’, in late 1967.
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I Can’t Get There From Here’ and included the track on ‘George Jones Sings The Songs of Dallas Frazier’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Looking For My Feel Good’ and included the track on ‘George Jones Sings The Songs of Dallas Frazier’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘When Love Was Green’ and included the track on ‘George Jones Sings The Songs of Dallas Frazier’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Hangin’ Onto One & Hangin’ Round The Other’ and included the track on ‘George Jones Sings The Songs of Dallas Frazier’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Half of Me Is Gone’ and included the track on ‘George Jones Sings The Songs of Dallas Frazier’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Honky Tonk Downstairs’ and included the track on ‘George Jones Sings The Songs of Dallas Frazier’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘My Baby Left Jinglin’ John For Foldin’ Fred’ and included the track on ‘George Jones Sings The Songs of Dallas Frazier’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Girl I Almost Knew’ and included the track on ‘George Jones Sings The Songs of Dallas Frazier’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Ain’t No Grave Deep Enough’ and included the track on ‘George Jones Sings The Songs of Dallas Frazier’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There’s Nothing Left For You’ and included the track on ‘George Jones Sings The Songs of Dallas Frazier’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
Jack Greene (Tuesday 7 January 1930 – Thursday 15 March 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘If My Heart Had Windows’ and included the track on ‘You Are My Treasure’ (Decca Records, 1968).
Jack Greene (Tuesday 7 January 1930 – Thursday 15 March 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Your Favourite Fool’ and included the track on ‘You Are My Treasure’ (Decca Records, 1968).
In 1968, Henson Cargill (Wednesday 5 February 1941 – Saturday 24 March 2007) saw the release of a non-album single, ‘A Candle For Amy’, which was written by Dallas Frazier and Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999); the track was subsequently included on ‘A Very Well Travelled Man’ (Omni 101 Records / Shock Records Australia, 2005).
Henson Cargill (Wednesday 5 February 1941 – Saturday 24 March 2007) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Row Row Row’ and included the track on ‘Coming On Strong’ (Monument Records, 1968); the track reached No.11 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1968.
Henson Cargill (Wednesday 5 February 1941 – Saturday 24 March 2007) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘She Thinks I’m On That Train’ and included the track on ‘Coming On Strong’ (Monument Records, 1968); the track reached No.39 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1968.
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Run Away Little Tears’ and included the track on ‘I Love Charley Brown’ (RCA Records, 1968); the track reached No.10 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1968.
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Sunshine of My World’ and included the track on ‘I Love Charley Brown’ (RCA Records, 1968).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I Love Charley Brown’ and included the track on ‘I Love Charley Brown’ (RCA Records, 1968).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Between Each Tear’ and included the track on ‘I Love Charley Brown’ (RCA Records, 1968).
Bob Luman (Thursday 15 April 1937 – Wednesday 27 December 1978) recorded Dallas Frazier’s’ ‘Say It’s Not You‘ and included the track on ‘Ain’t Got Time To Be Unhappy’ (Epic Records, 1968).
Anne Murray recorded Dallas Frazier’s’ ‘There Goes My Everything‘ and included the track on ‘What About Me’ (Arc Records, 1968).
Charlie Louvin (Thursday 7 July 1927 – Wednesday 26 January 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Will You Visit Me On Sundays?’ and included the track on ‘Will You Visit Me On Sundays?’ (Capitol Records, 1968); the track reached No.20 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1968.
Ernest Tubb (Monday 9 February 1914 – Thursday 6 September 1984) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘If My Heart Had Windows’ and included the track on ‘Country Hit Time’ (Decca Records, 1968).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Sundown On My Mind’ and included the track on ‘Sunshine & Rain’ (RCA Records, 1968).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘How Much Lonelier Can Lonely Be’ and included the track on ‘Sunshine & Rain’ (RCA Records, 1968).
Johnny Duncan (Wednesday 5 October 1938 – Monday 14 August 2006) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Johnny One Time’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Johnny One Time’ (Columbia Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘If My Heart Had Windows’ and included the track on ‘If My Heart Had Windows’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp’ and included the track on ‘Sing Me Back Home’ (Capitol Records, 1968).
Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Love Has A Mind of Its Own’ and included the track on ‘The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde’ (Capitol Records, 1968).
Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Train Never Stops (At Our Town)’ and included the track on ‘The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde’ (Capitol Records, 1968).
Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Will You Visit Me On Sundays?’ and included the track on ‘The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde’ (Capitol Records, 1968).
Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Too Many Bridges To Cross Over’ and included the track on ‘Mama Tried’ (Capitol Records, 1968).
Waylon Jennings (Tuesday 15 June 1937 – Wednesday 13 February 2002) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘How Much Rain Can One Man Stand’ and included the track on ‘Jewels’ (RCA Records, 1968).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘White Fences & Evergreen Trees’ and included the track on ‘White Fences & Evergreen Trees’ (Capitol Records, 1968); the track reached No.25 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1968.
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I Know You’re Going Away’ and included the track on ‘White Fences & Evergreen Trees’ (Capitol Records, 1968).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Flat River Mo’ and included the track on ‘White Fences & Evergreen Trees’ (Capitol Records, 1968); the track reached No.33 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1968.
Jan Howard (Friday 13 March 1929 – Saturday 28 March 2020) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘But Not For Love My Dear’ and included the track on ‘Count Your Blessings, Woman’ (Decca Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Green Grass Grows All Around’ and included the track on ‘My Country’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Beneath Still Waters’ and included the track on ‘My Country’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I Stopped Living Yesterday’ and included the track on ‘My Country’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Let It Rain, Let It Shine’ and included the track on ‘My Country’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Loser (Likes To Dream)’ and included the track on ‘My Country’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Mansion Hill’ and included the track on ‘My Country’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Stranger’s Me’ and included the track on ‘My Country’ (Musicor Records, 1968).
Red Sovine (Wednesday 17 July 1918 – Friday 4 April 1980) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘If My Heart Had Windows’ and included the track on ‘Tell Maude I Slipped’ (Starday Records, 1968).
Johnny Paycheck (Tuesday 31 May 1938 – Wednesday 19 February 2003) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Country Soul’ (Little Darlin’ Records, 1968).
In 1968, Duane Dee recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘True Love Travels On A Gravel Road’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999); the track was released, on Capitol Records, as a non-album single, and reached No.58 on the Billboard country music singles chart in late 1968.
Joe Brown recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp’ and included the track on ‘Joe Brown’ (MCA Records, 1968).
Willie Nelson recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Love Has A Mind of Its Own’ and included the track on ‘My Own Peculiar Way’ (RCA Records, 1969).
Nat Stuckey (Sunday 17 December 1933 – Wednesday 24 August 1988) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp’ and included the track on ‘Stuckey Style’ (Paula Records, 1969).
• Ann M. Stuckey submitted a ‘Peer’s Quote’ about Gene Watson on Saturday 25 January 2014
Eddy Arnold (Wednesday 15 May 1918 – Thursday 8 May 2008) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Since You’ve Been Loving Me’ and included the track on ‘Songs of The Young World’ (RCA Victor Records, 1969).
Jack Greene (Tuesday 7 January 1930 – Thursday 15 March 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Until My Dreams Come True’ and included the track on ‘Until My Dreams Come True’ (Decca Records, 1969); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for two weeks in February / March 1969.
Bobby Bare recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Son of Hickory Hollow’s Tramp’ and included the track on ‘Margie’s At The Lincoln Park Inn’ (RCA Victor Records, 1969).
Jan Howard (Friday 13 March 1929 – Saturday 28 March 2020) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Until My Dreams Come True’ and included the track on ‘Jan Howard’ (Decca Records, 1969).
Elvis Presley (Tuesday 8 January 1935 – Tuesday 16 August 1977) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘True Love Travels On A Gravel Road’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘From Elvis In Memphis’ (RCA Records, 1969).
Elvis Presley (Tuesday 8 January 1935 – Tuesday 16 August 1977) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Wearin’ That Loved On Look’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘From Elvis In Memphis’ (RCA Records, 1969).
Billie Jo Spears (Friday 14 January 1938 – Wednesday 14 December 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘You Couldn’t Even Light His Candle’ and included the track on ‘Mr. Walker, It’s All Over’ (Capitol Records, 1969).
On Monday 29 September 2003, England’s Hux Records released Billie Jo Spears’ ‘Mr. Walker, It’s All Over’ (Capitol Records, 1969), along with Billie Jo Spears’ ‘Just Singing’ (Capitol Records, 1972), as a special ‘2-on-1‘ CD set (HUX 44).
Ray Stevens recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Alley Oop’ and included the track on ‘Gitarzan’ (Monument Records, 1969).
Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 – Tuesday 4 October 2022) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Johnny One Time’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Woman of The World / To Make A Man’ (RCA Records, 1969).
Bonnie Owens (Tuesday 1 October 1929 – Monday 24 April 2006) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘How Can Our Cheatin’ Be Wrong’ and included the track on ‘Lead Me On’ (Capitol Records, 1969).
Bonnie Owens (Tuesday 1 October 1929 – Monday 24 April 2006) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘No.82’ and included the track on ‘Lead Me On’ (Capitol Records, 1969).
Henson Cargill (Wednesday 5 February 1941 – Saturday 24 March 2007) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘This Generation Shall Not Pass’ and included the track on ‘None of My Business’ (Monument Records, 1969); the track reached No.40 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1969.
Henson Cargill (Wednesday 5 February 1941 – Saturday 24 March 2007) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Johnny One Time’ and included the track on ‘None of My Business’ (Monument Records, 1969).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘That’s What I’d Do’ and included the track on ‘That’s Why I Love You So Much’ (Capitol Records, 1969).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Until My Dreams Come True’ and included the track on ‘That’s Why I Love You So Much’ (Capitol Records, 1969).
Charley Pride (Friday 18 March 1934 – Saturday 12 December 2020) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘The Best of Charley Pride’ (RCA Records, 1969); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in August 1969.
Charlie Louvin (Thursday 7 July 1927 – Wednesday 26 January 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘What Are Those Things (With Big Black Wings)’ and included the track on ‘The Kind of Man I Am’ (Capitol Records, 1969); the track reached No.19 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1969.
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Until I Remember You’re Gone’ and included the track on ‘Where Grass Won’t Grow’ (Musicor Records, 1969).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Shoulder To Shoulder’ and included the track on ‘Where Grass Won’t Grow’ (Musicor Records, 1969).
Billie Jo Spears (Friday 14 January 1938 – Wednesday 14 December 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Stepchild’ and included the track on ‘Miss Sincerity’ (Capitol Records, 1969); the track reached No.43 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1969.
Wendy Dawn recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘San Diego’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Harper Valley P.T.A.’ (RCA Camden Records, 1969).
Charley Pride (Friday 18 March 1934 – Saturday 12 December 2020) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘(I’m So) Afraid of Losing You’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Just Plain Charley’ (RCA Records, 1970); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for three weeks in December 1969 / January 1970.
Charlie Rich (Wednesday 14 December 1932 – Tuesday 25 July 1995) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Raggedy Ann’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘The Fabulous Charlie Rich’ (Epic Records, 1970).
Charlie Rich (Wednesday 14 December 1932 – Tuesday 25 July 1995) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Love Waits For Me’ and included the track on ‘The Fabulous Charlie Rich’ (Epic Records, 1970).
The Willburn Brothers – Doyle Wilburn (Monday 7 July 1930 – Saturday 16 October 1982) and Teddy Wilburn (Monday 30 November 1931 – Monday 24 November 2003) – recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘(I’m So) Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Little Johnny From Down The Street’ (Decca Records, 1970).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘If My Heart Had Windows’ and included the track on ‘I Never Once Stopped Loving You’ (RCA Records, 1970).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘(I’m So) Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘I Never Once Stopped Loving You’ (RCA Records, 1970).
Ernest Tubb (Monday 9 February 1914 – Thursday 6 September 1984) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘(I’m So) Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘A Good Year For The Wine’ (Decca Records, 1970).
David Rogers (Friday 27 March 1936 – Tuesday 10 August 1993) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Edge of Your Memory’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘A World Called You’ (Columbia Records, 1970).
Cal Smith (Thursday 7 April 1932 – Thursday 10 October 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘All I Have To Offer You Is Me’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Country Hit Parade’ (Kapp Records, 1970).
Henson Cargill (Wednesday 5 February 1941 – Saturday 24 March 2007) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Most Uncomplicated Goodbye I’ve Ever Heard’ and included the track on ‘The Uncomplicated Henson Cargill’ (Monument Records, 1970); the track reached No.18 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1970.
Eddy Arnold (Wednesday 15 May 1918 – Thursday 8 May 2008) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Each Road I Take (Leads Back To You)’ (co-written with Earl ‘Peanut’ Montgomery) and included the track on ‘Standing Alone’ (RCA Records, 1970).
Dottie West (Tuesday 11 October 1932 – Wednesday 4 September 1991) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘(I’m So) Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Country & West’ (RCA Records, 1970).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Common Country Man’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Your Sweet Love Lifted Me’ (Capitol Records, 1970).
Charley Pride (Friday 18 March 1934 – Saturday 12 December 2020) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I Can’t Believe That You’ve Stopped Loving Me’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘From Me To You’ (RCA Records, 1970); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for two weeks in November 1970.
Billy Walker (Monday 14 January 1929 – Sunday 21 May 2006) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Darling Days’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘Darling Days’ (Monument Records, 1970); the track reached No.23 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1970.
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Rosie Bokay’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘Will You Visit Me On Sunday’ (Musicor Records, 1970).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Will You Visit Me On Sunday’ (Musicor Records, 1970).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘How Much Rain Can One Man Stand’ and included the track on ‘Will You Visit Me On Sunday’ (Musicor Records, 1970).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Will You Visit Me On Sunday’ and included the track on ‘Will You Visit Me On Sunday’ (Musicor Records, 1970).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I’m Finally Over You’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘Will You Visit Me On Sunday’ (Musicor Records, 1970).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Fortune I’ve Gone Through’ and included the track on ‘Will You Visit Me On Sunday’ (Musicor Records, 1970).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘She’s As Close As I Can Get To Loving You’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Will You Visit Me On Sunday’ (Musicor Records, 1970).
Dick Bruning (1940 – Friday 8 February 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘(I’m So) Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘The Smooth Country Style of Dick Bruning’ (Stop Records, 1970).
Dick Bruning (1940 – Friday 8 February 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘The Smooth Country Style of Dick Bruning’ (Stop Records, 1970).
Jeannie C. Riley recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Darling Days’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘Country Girl’ (Plantation Records, 1970).
Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 – Tuesday 4 October 2022) & Conway Twitty (Friday 1 September 1933 – Saturday 5 June 1993) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Will You Visit Me On Sunday’ and included the track on ‘It’s Only Make Believe’ (Decca Records, 1971).
Nat Stuckey (Sunday 17 December 1933 – Wednesday 24 August 1988) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘She Wakes Me With A Kiss Every Morning (& She Loves Me To Sleep Every Night)’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘She Wakes Me With A Kiss Every Morning’ (RCA Victor Records, 1971); the track reached No.11 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1971.
• Ann M. Stuckey submitted a ‘Peer’s Quote’ about Gene Watson on Saturday 25 January 2014
Nat Stuckey (Sunday 17 December 1933 – Wednesday 24 August 1988) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I’m So Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘She Wakes Me With A Kiss Every Morning’ (RCA Victor Records, 1971).
• Ann M. Stuckey submitted a ‘Peer’s Quote’ about Gene Watson on Saturday 25 January 2014
Elvis Presley (Tuesday 8 January 1935 – Tuesday 16 August 1977) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old)’ (RCA Records, 1971).
Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘California Cottonfield’ (co-written with Earl Montgomery) and included the track on ‘Someday We’ll Look Back’ (Capitol Records, 1971).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Too Good To Be True’ and included the track on ‘Where Is My Castle’ (RCA Records, 1971).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Where Is My Castle’ and included the track on ‘Where Is My Castle’ (RCA Records, 1971).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Darling Days’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘Where Is My Castle’ (RCA Records, 1971); the track reached No.11 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1971.
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I Can’t Believe That You’ve Stopped Loving Me’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Where Is My Castle’ (RCA Records, 1971).
Jerry Lee Lewis (Sunday 29 September 1935 – Friday 28 October 2022) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Touching Home’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Touching Home’ (Mercury Records, 1971); the track, which reached No.3 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1971, was subsequently included on ‘All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology’ (Rhino Records, 1993).
Jerry Lee Lewis (Sunday 29 September 1935 – Friday 28 October 2022) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘When He Walks On You (Like You Walked On Me)’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Touching Home’ (Mercury Records, 1971).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Love Has A Mind of Its Own’ and included the track on ‘Just One Time’ (RCA Records, 1971).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘He’s My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Just One Time’ (RCA Records, 1971).
Bob Luman (Thursday 15 April 1937 – Wednesday 27 December 1978) recorded Dallas Frazier’s’ ‘A Chain Don’t Take To Me’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘A Chain Don’t Take To Me’ (Epic Records, 1971).
Wayne Kemp (Sunday 1 June 1941 – Monday 9 March 2015) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Touching Home’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Wayne Kemp’ (Decca Records, 1971).
Ernest Tubb (Monday 9 February 1914 – Thursday 6 September 1984) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Touching Home’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘One Sweet Hello’ (Decca Records, 1971).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Bridge of Love’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Come Along & Walk With Me’ (RCA Records, 1971).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Come Along & Walk With Me’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Come Along & Walk With Me’ (RCA Records, 1971).
Barbara Mandrell recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Watching My World Walk Away’ and included the track on ‘Treat Him Right’ (Columbia Records, 1971).
Glen Campbell (Wednesday 22 April 1936 – Tuesday 8 August 2017) & Anne Murray recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘My Ecstasy’ and included the track on ‘Anne Murray / Glen Campbell’ (Capitol Records, 1971).
Nat Stuckey (Sunday 17 December 1933 – Wednesday 24 August 1988) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Forgive Me For Calling You Darling’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Forgive Me For Calling You Darling’ (RCA Victor Records, 1972); the track reached No.16 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1972.
• Ann M. Stuckey submitted a ‘Peer’s Quote’ about Gene Watson on Saturday 25 January 2014
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Just For What I Am’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Ain’t We Havin’ Us A Good Time’ (RCA Records, 1972); the track reached No.5 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1972.
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘As Long As We’ve Got Each Other’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Ain’t We Havin’ Us A Good Time’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Thank You For Loving Me’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Ain’t We Havin’ Us A Good Time’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I Know You’re Going Away’ and included the track on ‘Ain’t We Havin’ Us A Good Time’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Ain’t We Havin’ Us A Good Time’ and included the track on ‘Ain’t We Havin’ Us A Good Time’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Elvis Presley (Tuesday 8 January 1935 – Tuesday 16 August 1977) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘He Is My Everything’ and included the track on ‘He Touched Me’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Tammy Wynette (Tuesday 5 May 1942 – Monday 6 April 1998) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘If This Is Our Last Time’ and included the track on ‘Bedtime Story’ (Epic Records, 1972).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘If It Ain’t Strong Enough’ and included the track on ‘If It Ain’t Love & Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘My Ecstasy’ and included the track on ‘If It Ain’t Love & Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘If It Ain’t Love (Let’s Leave It Alone)’ and included the track on ‘If It Ain’t Love & Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs’ (RCA Records, 1972); the track reached No.7 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1972.
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Living Without You (Is Too Much To Live With)’ and included the track on ‘If It Ain’t Love & Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Laying On The Hands’ and included the track on ‘If It Ain’t Love & Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘You’re Gettin’ Heavy On My Mind’ and included the track on ‘If It Ain’t Love & Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Don’t Tell Him That I’m Still Crying’ and included the track on ‘If It Ain’t Love & Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘For Goodness Sake, It’s Love’ and included the track on ‘If It Ain’t Love & Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Everything’s Found A Home With Me But You’ and included the track on ‘If It Ain’t Love & Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Bringin’ It Home’ and included the track on ‘If It Ain’t Love & Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs’ (RCA Records, 1972).
Henson Cargill (Wednesday 5 February 1941 – Saturday 24 March 2007) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘This Just Ain’t No Good Day For Leaving’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘On The Road’ (Mega Records, 1972).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) & Tammy Wynette (Tuesday 5 May 1942 – Monday 6 April 1998) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘He Is My Everything’ and included the track on ‘We Love To Sing About Jesus’ (Epic Records, 1972).
Stoney Edwards (Tuesday 24 December 1929 – Saturday 5 April 1997) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Tell Me That You Love Me’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Stoney Edwards’ (Capitol Records, 1972).
On Monday 25 July 2005, England’s Hux Records released Stoney Edwards’ ‘Stoney Edwards’ (Capitol Records, 1972), along with Stoney Edwards’ ‘She’s My Rock’ (Capitol Records, 1973), as a special ‘2-for-1‘ CD set (HUX 069).
Glen Campbell (Wednesday 22 April 1936 – Tuesday 8 August 2017) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Just For What I Am’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Glen Travis Campbell’ (Capitol Records, 1972).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Sweet Memories’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Just Plain Lonely’ (Capitol Records, 1972).
Tammy Wynette (Tuesday 5 May 1942 – Monday 6 April 1998) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Walk Softly On The Bridges’ (co-written with Laura Lee Owens) and included the track on ‘My Man’ (Epic Records, 1972).
Hank Locklin (Friday 15 February 1918 – Sunday 8 March 2009) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Love Has A Mind of Its Own’ and included the track on ‘The Mayor of McLellan, Florida’ (RCA Victor Records, 1972).
Hank Locklin (Friday 15 February 1918 – Sunday 8 March 2009) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘She’s As Close As I Can Get To Loving You’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘The Mayor of McLellan, Florida’ (RCA Victor Records, 1972); this track, which reached No.61 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1971, was Hank Locklin’s last charting single.
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Ain’t Had No Loving’ and included the track on ‘Love Is The Look You’re Looking For’ (RCA Records, 1973).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘House Where Love Shines’ and included the track on ‘A Lady Named Smith’ (Columbia Records, 1973).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Dream Painter’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘Dream Painter’ (RCA Victor Records, 1973).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Sunshine of My World’ and included the track on ‘Dream Painter’ (RCA Victor Records, 1973).
Jody Miller (Saturday 29 November 1941 – Thursday 6 October 2022) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Johnny One Time’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘The Best of Jody Miller’ (Capitol Records, 1973).
Tanya Tucker recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘What’s Your Mama’s Name’ (co-written with Earl Montgomery) and included the track on ‘What’s Your Mama’s Name’ (Columbia Records, 1973); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in May 1973.
Tanya Tucker recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘California Cotton Fields’ (co-written with Earl Montgomery) and included the track on ‘What’s Your Mama’s Name’ (Columbia Records, 1973).
Tanya Tucker recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Song Man’ (co-written with Earl Montgomery) and included the track on ‘What’s Your Mama’s Name’ (Columbia Records, 1973).
Johnny Duncan (Wednesday 5 October 1938 – Monday 14 August 2006) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Johnny One Time’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Sweet Country Woman’ (Columbia Records, 1973).
Jeannie C. Riley recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Baptism of Jesse Taylor’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘Just Jeannie’ (Plantation Records, 1973).
Mel Street (Saturday 21 October 1933 – Saturday 21 October 1978) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Walk Softly On The Bridges’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘The Town Where You Live’ (Metrologic Records, 1973); the track reached No.11 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1973.
Henson Cargill (Wednesday 5 February 1941 – Saturday 24 March 2007) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Daddy, What’s A Tree’ and included the track on ‘This Is Henson Cargill Country’ (Atlantic Records, 1973).
Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 – Tuesday 4 October 2022) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Ruby, Madge & Mable’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Entertainer of The Year’ (MCA Records, 1973).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘What’s Your Mama’s Name’ and included the track on ‘Nothing Ever Hurt Me’ (Epic Records, 1973).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Baptism of Jesse Taylor’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘God Is Abundant’ (Columbia Records, 1973).
Ronnie Milsap recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Brothers, Strangers & Friends’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Where My Heart Is’ (RCA Records, 1973).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Baptism of Jesse Taylor’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘In A Gospel Way’ (Epic Records, 1974).
Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 – Tuesday 4 October 2022) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Ain’t Love A Good Thing’ and included the track on ‘They Don’t Make ‘Em Like My Daddy’ (MCA Records, 1974).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Baptism of Jesse Taylor’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘That’s The Way Love Goes’ (Columbia Records, 1974).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Ain’t Love A Good Thing’ and included the track on ‘That’s The Way Love Goes’ (Columbia Records, 1974); the track reached No.10 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1974.
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Freckles & Polliwog Days’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Freckles & Polliwog Days’ (ABC Records, 1974); the track reached No.26 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1974.
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Them Ole Rainy Lovesick Songs’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Freckles & Polliwog Days’ (ABC Records, 1974).
Tanya Tucker recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Baptism of Jesse Taylor’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘Would You Lay With Me In A Field of Stone’ (Columbia Records, 1974).
Moe Bandy recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘How Long Does It Take (To Be A Stranger)’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘I Just Started Hating Cheating Songs Today’ (GRC Records, 1974).
Moe Bandy recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘This Time I Won’t Cheat On Her Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘I Just Started Hating Cheating Songs Today’ (GRC Records, 1974).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Them Ole Rainy Lovesick Songs (Are Hittin’ Home)’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before)’ (Columbia Records, 1974).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Did We Have To Come This Far (To Say Goodbye)’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before)’ (Columbia Records, 1974).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Champagne Ladies & Blue Ribbon Babies’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Champagne Ladies & Blue Ribbon Babies’ (ABC Records, 1974).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Touch of Yesterday’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Champagne Ladies & Blue Ribbon Babies’ (ABC Records, 1974).
Charley Pride (Friday 18 March 1934 – Saturday 12 December 2020) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Then Who Am I’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Pride of America’ (RCA Records, 1974); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in February 1975.
Gene Watson recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘This Just Ain’t No Good Day For Leaving’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘Love in the Hot Afternoon‘ (Capitol Records, 1975).
On Tuesday 3 September 2002, England’s Hux Records released Gene Watson‘s ‘Love in the Hot Afternoon‘ (Capitol Records, 1975), along with Gene Watson‘s ‘Paper Rosie‘ (Capitol Records, 1977), as a special ‘2-for-1‘ CD set (HUX 036).
Glen Campbell (Wednesday 22 April 1936 – Tuesday 8 August 2017) & Tennessee Ernie Ford (Thursday 13 February 1919 – Thursday 17 October 1991) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Ernie Sings & Glen Picks’ (Capitol Records, 1975).
Stoney Edwards (Tuesday 24 December 1929 – Saturday 5 April 1997) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Hank & Lefty Raised My Country Soul’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Mississippi You’re On My Mind’ (Capitol Records, 1975).
David Wills recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp’ and included the track on ‘Everybody’s Country’ (Epic Records, 1975).
Red Jenkins (Tuesday 11 November 1947 – Sunday 26 December 2021) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Champagne Ladies & Blue Ribbon Babies’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘A Texas Honky Tonk’ (GMP Records, 1975).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Because I Love You, That’s Why’ and included the track on ‘The Song We Fell In Love To’ (Columbia Records, 1976).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Ridin’ On A Rainbow’, which was co-written with Larry Lee Favorite (1939 – Monday 26 May 2001), and included the track on ‘The Song We Fell In Love To’ (Columbia Records, 1976).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Viva La Love’ and included the track on ‘The Song We Fell In Love To’ (Columbia Records, 1976).
Eddy Arnold (Wednesday 15 May 1918 – Thursday 8 May 2008) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Freedom Ain’t The Same As Being Free’ and included the track on ‘Eddy’ (RCA Victor Records, 1976); the track reached No.53 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1976.
Kenny Rogers (Sunday 21 August 1938 – Friday 20 March 2020) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp’ and included the track on ‘Kenny Rogers’ (United Artists Records, 1977).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Loving You Has Sure Been Good To Me’ (co-written with Earl Montgomery) and included the track on ‘New Horizons’ (Monument Records, 1978).
Rodney Crowell recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Elvira’ and included the track on ‘Ain’t Living Long Like This’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1978).
Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 – Tuesday 4 October 2022) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘True Love Needs To Keep In Touch’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby’ (MCA Records, 1979).
Emmylou Harris recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Beneath Still Waters’ and included the track on ‘Blue Kentucky Girl’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1979); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in May 1980.
Johnnie Allan recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I’m So Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Cajun Country’ (Jin Records, 1980).
George Strait recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Honky Tonk Downstairs’ and included the track on ‘Strait Country’ (MCA Records, 1981).
The Oak Ridge Boys recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Elvira’ and included the track on ‘Fancy Free’ (MCA Records, 1981); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in May / June 1981, and No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in the summer of 1981.
Gene Watson recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Fourteen Carat Mind’, which was co-written with Larry Lee Favorite (1939 – Monday 26 May 2001), and included the track on ‘Old Loves Never Die‘ (MCA Records, 1981); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week (Saturday 9 January 1982 – Saturday 16 January 1982) in January 1982.
Ray Price (Tuesday 12 January 1926 – Monday 16 December 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘The Heart of Country Music’ (Step One Records, 1986).
Patty Loveless recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘If My Heart Had Windows’ and included the track on ‘If My Heart Had Windows’ (MCA Records, 1988); the track reached No.10 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1988.
Randy Travis recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘When Your World Was Turning For Me’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘No Holdin’ Back’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1989).
Tammy Wynette (Tuesday 5 May 1942 – Monday 6 April 1998) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘(I’m So) Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Next To You’ (Epic Records, 1989).
Vernon Oxford (Sunday 8 June 1941 – Friday 18 August 2023) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Will You Visit Me On Sunday?’ and included the track on ‘100% Country’ (Montana Country, 1990).
Larry Boone recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘All I Have To Offer You Is Me’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘One Way To Go’ (Columbia Records, 1991).
The Osborne Brothers – Sonny Osborne (Friday 29 October 1937 – Sunday 24 October 2021) and Bobby Osborne (Monday 7 December 1931 – Tuesday 27 June 2023) – (Sonny Osborne & Bobby Osborne) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Fourteen Carat Mind’, which was co-written with Larry Lee Favorite (Saturday 6 January 1940 – Saturday 26 May 2001), and included the track on ‘Hillbilly Fever’ (CMH Records, 1991).
Larry Boone recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘She’s A Yum Yum’ and included the track on ‘Get In Line’ (Columbia Records, 1993).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Say It’s Not You’ and included the track on ‘The Bradley Barn Sessions’ (MCA Records, 1994); the track was a duet with Keith Richards (of Rolling Stones fame).
Nick Lowe recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘True Love Travels On A Gravel Road’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘The Impossible Bird’ (Demon Records / Upstart Records, 1994).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) & Tammy Wynette (Tuesday 5 May 1942 – Monday 6 April 1998) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘One’ (MCA Records, 1995).
Dale Ann Bradley & The New Coon Creek Girls (Ramona Church Taylor, Vicki Simmons and Pam Perry, with special guest Deanie Richardson) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Ain’t Love A Good Thing’ and included the track on ‘Ain’t Love A Good Thing’ (Pinecastle Records, 1995).
The Larry Stephenson Band recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Next Time You See Me’ and included the track on ‘Far Away In Tennessee’ (Pinecastle Records, 1995).
Tony Martin recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Highway of Love’, which was co-written with Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer (Wednesday 24 October 1934 – Saturday 12 January 2019), and included the track on ‘I’ll Meet You In Texas’ (Bob Grady Records, 1996).
Ricky Skaggs recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Ain’t Love A Good Thing’ and included the track on ‘Life Is A Journey’ (Atlantic Records, 1997).
Barry & Holly Tashian recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘All I Have To Offer You Is Me’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Harmony’ (Rounder Records, 1997).
Dale Ann Bradley recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘The Day I Lose My Mind’ and included the track on ‘East Kentucky Morning’ (Pinecastle Records, 1997).
Peggy Rains recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘If My Heart Had Windows’ and included the track on ‘It’s A Good Day’ (Peggy Rains Music, 1998).
Ruby Lovett recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘(I’m So) Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Ruby Lovett’ (Curb Records, 1998).
Ricky Van Shelton recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ (Audium Records, 2000).
Ted Roddy With The Tearjoint Troubadours recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Border of Mexico’ and included the track on ‘Tear Time’ (Music Room Records, 2000).
Charley Pride (Friday 18 March 1934 – Saturday 12 December 2020) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘(I Believe In) Good Old Country Music’, which was co-written with Rodney Gibson and Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Comfort of Her Wings’ (Music City Records, 2003).
Emmylou Harris recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Hank & Lefty Raised My Country Soul’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Pieces of The Sky’ (Reprise Records, 2004); this album was originally released by Reprise Records in 1975, minus this track.
Emmylou Harris recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘California Cotton Fields’ (co-written with Earl Montgomery) and included the track on ‘Pieces of The Sky’ (Reprise Records, 2004); this album was originally released by Reprise Records in 1975, minus this track.
Joe Bonson & Coffee Run recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Love Train’ (Arch Tech Records, 2004).
Johnny Bush (Sunday 17 February 1935 – Friday 16 October 2020) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Did We Have To Come This Far To Say Goodbye’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999),and included the track on ‘Honky Tonic’ (BGM Records, 2004).
Billy Keeble recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I’m So Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on the Curt Ryle-produced ‘The Real Me’ (Global Records, 2005); the track featured guest vocals from Leona Williams.
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 – Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Champagne Ladies’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘The Way It Was’ (Heart of Texas Records, 2006).
Ferlin Husky‘s ‘The Way It Was’ (Heart of Texas Records, 2006), which was produced by Leona Williams and Justin Trevino, included two tracks, ‘Dear John’ and ‘As Long As I Live’, both of which were duets with Leona Williams, along with ‘The Way It Was’, which was written by Leona Williams.
Marty Stuart recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Will You Visit Me On Sundays’ and included the track on ‘Compadres – An Anthology Of Duets’ (Superlatone Records / Universal South Records, 2007); the track was a duet with Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 – Tuesday 4 October 2022).
Patty Loveless recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ and included the track on ‘Sleepless Nights’ (Saguaro Records, 2008).
Janie Brannon (Sunday 26 September 1943 – Thursday 27 June 2013) recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Let Your Lovin’ Do The Talkin’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Honky Tonk Memories’ (Hillside Records, 2010).
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘A Heart Like You’ and included the track on ‘Long Line of Heartaches’ (Sugar Hill Records, 2011).
The Oak Ridge Boys re-recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Elvira’ and included the track on ‘It’s Only Natural’ (Cracker Barrell Music, 2011).
Anna Wilson recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Just For What I Am’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Countrypolitan Duets’ (Music World Records, 2011); this track was a duet with Connie Smith.
Anthony Wilson recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I Can’t Get There From Here’ and included the track on ‘My Friend The Jukebox’ (AH-HA Music Group, 2011).
Anthony Wilson recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘There’s Nothing Left For You’ and included the track on ‘My Friend The Jukebox’ (AH-HA Music Group, 2011).
Johnnie Allan recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘(I’m So) Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Shine On & Favourites From The Past’ (Jin Records, 2011).
Gene Watson re-recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Fourteen Carat Mind’, which was co-written with Larry Lee Favorite (1939 – Monday 26 May 2001), and included the track on ‘Best of the Best: 25 Greatest Hits‘ (Fourteen Carat Music, 2012).
Mandy Heinemann recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Beneath Still Waters’ and included the track on ‘The Real Me’ (Right Side Up Records, 2013).
Rhonda Vincent recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Beneath Still Waters’ and included the track on (Disc 2 of a 2-CD set) ‘Only Me’ (Upper Management Music, 2014).
Home Free recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Elvira’ and included the track on ‘Country Evolution’ (Sony Records, 2015); the track featured vocals from The Oak Ridge Boys, which were mixed from their original recording from 1981.
Courtney Granger recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Back In My Baby’s Arms Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Beneath Still Waters’ (Valcour Records, 2016).
Courtney Granger recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Beneath Still Waters’ and included the track on ‘Beneath Still Waters’ (Valcour Records, 2016).
Nathan Stanley recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Controversial Man’ (Nathan Stanley Entertainment, 2017); the track featured guest vocals from Patty Loveless.
Connie Smith recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I Just Don’t Believe Me Anymore’ (co-written with Glenn Ashworth) and included the track on ‘The Cry of The Heart’ (Fat Possum Records, 2021).
Wesley Dennis recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘I’m So Afraid of Losing You Again’, which was co-written with Arthur Leo ‘Doodle’ Owens (Friday 28 November 1930 – Monday 4 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Then & One More Day’ (KDM Records, 2021).
In 2021, Dallas Frazier suffered two strokes, and passed away following related complications, at a care facility in Gallatin, Tennessee on Friday 14 January 2022; Dallas Frazier was 82 years old.
Alexander Funeral Home, at 584 Nashville Pike in Gallatin, Tennessee handled the arrangements for Dallas June Frazier’s visitation and funeral.
Visitation for Dallas June Frazier took place on Wednesday 19 January 2022 between 4:00pm and 8:00pm.
Dallas June Frazier’s funeral took place at First Baptist Church, 106 Bluegrass Commons Boulevard in Hendersonville, Tennessee on Thursday 20 January 2022 at 11:00am, with visitation starting at 10:00am before funeral.
Michelle & Jason Hannan, featuring Howard Parker, recorded Dallas Frazier’s ‘Beneath Still Waters’ and included the track on ‘Out There In The Dark’ (Waiting For Lester Records, 2022).
• Visit Dallas Frazier’s profile at Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame