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William Orville 'Lefty' Frizzell ( March 31 , 1928 – July 19 , 1975 ) was an American Country Music Singer and Songwriter of the 1950s and a leading exponent of the Honky Tonk style of country music. His relaxed style of singing was a major influence on later stars Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson . LIFE Frizzell was born in Corsicana, Texas , but moved with his family shortly after his birth to El Dorado , Arkansas , where they remained until the early 1940s . Frizzell began playing the Guitar as a very young boy and by age 12, he was appearing regularly on a children's show at a local Radio Station [http://www.totalradio.com/keldam.htm KELD]. The family moved back to Texas when Frizzell was still a teenager, and his music career got a boost when he won a talent contest in Dallas . He acquired the Nickname "Lefty" after a schoolyard scrap with another student. |
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