687 Lefty Frizzell (1938-1975) “Long Black Veil “ 1959

“Musically, Sonny had been heavily influenced by Ernest Tubb, and especially by Jimmie Rodgers. Personally, he was influenced by movie cowboys, like Gene Autry and Tom Mix, to name a couple. He loved the way they dressed from their hats clear down to their cowboy boots. Sonny wore a handkerchief just like them: first, because that was the cowboy look, second, because it helped to hide the birthmark on his face and neck and, and third, because our mother could sew them for him…Sonny brought in some money which, added to what little Momma took in from washing and ironing, at least put food on the table” (David Frizzell, I Love You a Thousand Ways: The Lefty Frizzell Story, 2011). Listed on the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. 

Lefty Frizzell “Long Black Veil”