I Love You a Thousand Ways

<i>I Love You a Thousand Ways</i> is the story of one of the most loved respected and imitated singer/songwriters in the history of country music a man whose songs touched the lives of millions of people. Lefty Frizzell's relaxed style of singing proved to be a huge influence on a wide variety of country and pop music stars such as Merle Haggard Willie Nelson Roy Orbison George Jones John Fogerty George Strait and Tim McGraw.<br><br>In addition to his incredible vocal talents Lefty was widely recognized for his songwriting skills. He had four songs in the country top ten at the same time in 1951-a feat that would only be repeated one more time on any chart when The Beatles had five songs on the pop chart in 1964. Among Lefty’s many hits are: If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time “Mom and Dad’s Waltz” “The Long Black Veil” and “Saginaw Michigan.”<br><br>Willie Nelson’s 1977 album To Lefty From Willie was a tribute to Frizzell and consisted entirely of cover versions of Frizzell songs. Fellow Texan Roy Orbison was also a devout fan of Frizzell’s sound. In 1988 as a part of the Traveling Wilburys Orbison chose the name “Lefty Wilbury” in honor of his musical hero.<br><br>Lefty was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. <i>I Love You a Thousand Ways</i> is a long overdue beautiful tribute to one of the most underrated musicians of all time a man whose music continues to influence new generations of musicians and music fans.