David Frizzell
(born September 26, 1941) is an American Country Music Singer. He is the younger brother of Country Music legend Lefty Frizzell. His career first started back in the late 50s, but his biggest success came in the 80s, thirty years into his career.
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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
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 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's "Song of the Year" and "Vocal Duet of the Year" awards in 1981 and was featured in
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 1982, Frizzell hit number-one on the country charts with the solo single, "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino (to Decorate Our Home)", which was nominated for
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
| US Country
| Label
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| 1981
| Carryin' on the Family Names
(with Shelly West)
| 6
| Warner/Viva
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| 1982
| The David Frizzell & Shelly West Album
(with Shelly West)
| 8
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| The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine!
| 7
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| 1983
| Our Best to You
(with Shelly West)
| 24
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| On My Own Again
| 32
| Viva
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| 1984
| In Session
(with Shelly West)
| 33
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| Solo
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| Golden Duets (The Best of Frizzell & West)
(with Shelly West)
| 45
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Singles
| Year
| Song
| Chart Positions
| Album
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| US Country
| CAN Country
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| 1970
| "L.A. International Airport"
| 67
| —
| singles only
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| "I Just Can't Help Believing"
| 36
| —
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| 1971
| "Goodbye"
| 73
| —
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| 1973
| "Words Don't Come Easy"
| 63
| —
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| "Take Me One More Ride"
| 94
| —
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| 1976
| "A Case of You"
| 100
| —
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| 1981
| "Lefty" (with Merle Haggard)
| 45
| —
| Carryin' on the Family Names
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| 1982
| "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home"
| 1
| 3
| The Family's Fine, But
This One's All Mine!
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| "Lost My Baby Blues"
| 5
| 5
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| 1983
| "Where Are You Spending Your Nights These Days"
| 10
| 13
| On My Own Again
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| "A Million Light Beers Ago"
| 39
| 38
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| 1984
| "Black and White"
| 64
| —
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| "Who Dat"
| 60
| —
| Solo
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"When We Get Back to the Farm
(That's When We Really Go to Town)"
| 49
| 43
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| "No Way Jose"
| 49
| 38
| single only
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| 1985
| "Country Music Love Affair"
| 63
| —
| Solo
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| 1986
| "Celebrity"
| 71
| —
| singles only
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| 1987
| "Beautiful Body"
| 74
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Singles with Shelly West
| Year
| Song
| Chart Positions
| Album
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| US Country
| CAN Country
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| 1981
| "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma"
| 1
| 13
| Carryin' on the Family Names
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| "A Texas State of Mind"
| 9
| —
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| "Husbands and Wives"
| 16
| 38
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| 1982
| "Another Honky-Tonk Night on Broadway"
| 8
| 20
| The David Frizzell & Shelly West Album
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| "I Just Came Here to Dance"
| 4
| 9
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| "Please Surrender"
| 43
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| Our Best to You
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| 1983
| "Cajun Invitation"
| 52
| —
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| "Pleasure Island"
| 71
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| In Session
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| 1984
| "Silent Partners"
| 20
| 20
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| "It's a Be Together Night"
| 13
| 40
| Golden Duets (The Best of Frizzell & West)
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| 1985
| "Do Me Right"
| 60
| —
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References