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Date of Birth
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31-March-1928
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Place of Birth
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Corsicana
(Navarro County, Texas)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Lefty Frizzel, Lefty Frizell, William Orville Frizzell, Frizzell, Lefty
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Profession
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Songwriter, Singer
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William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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