11:50 pm. Patrick Dwyer Later I got a shock my self. We recently lost Stonewall and I sincerely hope his later years of retirement were happy years. 186 Comments, Much has been said and written about the inherent ageism in country music that has persisted throughout the years. I just read this article on Faron Youngs death. All of this was mentioned in detail. . 7:02 am, I love Farons music. December 11, 2021 @ Honky Tonk Song - Faron Young Play left me all alone. Young and Nelson remained friends and in 1985 cut a fine duet album together, Funny How Time Slips Away. December 11, 2021 @ Dumping on him now shows your lack of empathy, not Youngs suffering. Now, not so much.It doesnt touch you like all the greats, Alan Jackson, George Strait, I love.I also loved Hank Snow, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn.So many, Marty Robbins.Hank Williams, Patsy Cline.That is real country music. $3.50. 5:35 am. I think Elvis covered one of his songs of I remember right. Just Out Of Reach: Faron Young: 22. It did not include Young's recordings for Mercury or Step One. He always told him when he got well enough to drive he would give him the car. Currently, he is performing in the events CabaRay 2020.. How old is Ray Stevens? Way back in the late 60s or so, my husband, Mother and baby sister who was about 5 or 6 at the time , and myself attended one of Faron Youngs shows at the Tucson Gardens. [2], Faron Young's son Robyn followed him into the country music business starting in 1975. I bought a ticket to see, I thought, Ricky Van Shelton. When my brother died there was a huge stand it the funeral with a picture of a model T made up of flowers with a card that said I wish it could have been the real thing. Heartache or heartbreak. Eat Your Import," by the record label Showboat Records, which was founded by fellow country music star Liz Anderson. December 12, 2021 @ "Just Married" This Is Faron Young: 1954 "They Made Me Fall in Love with You" singles only I always loved Faron Young, pull him up on You Tube all the time. December 11, 2021 @ Primary Menu. Faron was true country and it was a country Western club where i got to meet Tammy Wynett Love you Ricky and all the old, true country singers of long ago. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. I do not, I repeat DO NOT like country music today!!! Then on December 9th, 1996, with his career forgotten and his health failing, Faron Young decided to end his own life. Donna Franks Faron Young had serious issues in his personal life, including alcohol abuse and spousal abuse. Few stay at the top or remain significant long-term. 0 Comments Like . 5:45 am. Let Me Walk In robbushblog 11:08 pm, Front young was a fabulous singer and it was a shame he had to take his own life to open country music,s eyes that they apparently did not want any thing to do with him or his music I see alot of what happened to him by country music letting him go to other country Stars just cause they are older does not mean they can not sing any more all of you who just thrower him out like trash should be ashamed of your self I loved his music and miss him each and everyday so stop and think would he of done this to you hell no. Just Married Faron Young. He died in Nashville the following day and was cremated. I love Faron Young and I hate reading that it got that bad for him. Hello Jerry&Rosa, I was brought up in Goliad , Texas and we had a dance hall close call Schroeder Hall, that had Ray Price, Faron Young, and the like for many years. 9:22 am. Frizzell and Sinatra had the same fate. He penned a suicide note specifically enumerating his health and the decline in his career, and how he felt abandoned and forgotten by country music as one of the causes, and shot himself. 10:01 pm. It was my dads club. December 10, 2021 @ December 11, 2021 @ 6:56 pm. December 11, 2021 @ Jeanette Miller Faron Young's income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. He ultimately paid a $24 fine and moved on. I remember being in a casino in Tunica, MS. Rest in piece Sir, and thank you for sharing your talent with the world. He was an actor, known for Country Style, U.S.A. (1957), The Spectacular Now (2013) and Walk the Line (2005). The Sheriff had major problems in his life leading up to his suicide. December 11, 2021 @ I liked Faron Young. 4:58 pm. June 16, 2022. But he was also known to help out struggling songwriters and even perfect strangers throughout his career. They had four children, sons Damion, Robyn and Kevin, and a daughter Alana. So sad. Who had the real voice of Faron Young??? She was and still is prettiest little red head alive, other than Reba McIntire of course. I played it so much when l went to Gramas house one day she said, Honey, why dont you just take it home! LOL (It And several other classic 45s l still cherish to this day). He placed all his self-esteem on societal status. Frederick Judd jr. December 11, 2021 @ December 11, 2021 @ I fell in love with Hello Walls off my Gramas 45 when l was 8 yrs old in 1961. 7:49 am. 11:24 am. December 16, 2021 @ These were REAL country singers. [2] It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[3]. 5:45 am, Go to Duran Michael on you tube and you will here true country he writes, Mary E Winkle I found other venues of finding my beloved country music to play and now with the lastest technology I can find and play all the old greats like Faron Young again. 5:31 am. As a kid my folks and I on Saturday night would go listen to the different bands and us kids waited on intermission so we could run and slide on the floors. December 11, 2021 @ Theyre all dead. PARDON. And that is simply not true. Your email address will not be published. Very True!!!! By no means am I sure on that, just a thought. December 11, 2021 @ 1:49 pm. Faron Young was born on February 25, 1932, in Shreveport, Louisiana. 6:15 pm. It was back stage at the Hodag Country Music Festival in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. So handsome he was. 5. Yes, you must answer to the lord December 13, 2021 @ Jerry Cole Faron Young She Went a Little Bit Father PICTURE SLEEVE ONLY 45 7" Country. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. The devil went to Georgia says a lot. Seriously!?!? This fellow was a touring musician with reliable information, so I tend to think its really true. Elmo 6:48 pm. Beautiful country voice. Last, in 2014, he appeared in the action-comedy, Campin' Buddies as Rayford. Young was raised on the farm his father bought just outside Shreveport and learned to play the guitar and sing country songs as a boy. December 10, 2021 @ December 9, 2021 @ It will be out in 3-4 years. 0. Country Music Singer. Hes not obscure by my definition Ken. 10:10 am. Young claims the woman spat on him first. 11:23 pm. 3:56 pm, When faron young made young love, I was falling in love with my first love Trigger, Jerry&Rosa Sizemore Even the few engagements for country legends that did occur in town, Faron would forgo. December 14, 2021 @ 4:02 pm, One of the best songs ever written. Ten-4, Tyler. But he is right in that Faron never accepted that trends change. I loved the song Waterloo when I was a kid. But thats life in the music business. I live in East TN and we still have some fine small towns and rural areas left here. 4:22 am. One of the first ever viral articles I wrote was back in 2013 when Blake Shelton referred to classic country fans as Old Farts and Jackasses. I thought it might be an interesting article, but it completely shocked me when Ray Price rebroadcasted it, Dale Watson read it and wrote a song about the situation, and Blake Shelton was forced to publicly apologize. Both divorced their spouses in 1966 and they were finally married in 1968, remaining together on stage and off until they died. Big disappointment. December 13, 2021 @ 7:10 pm. His brother still plays bluegrass music with some of my family. I was fortunate to know Faron before he became a legend. Luckyoldsun I loved Faron. King Honky Of Crackershire (Merry Christmas!) GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN, HE WILL LIVE FOREVER THROUGH HIS MUSIC , BARRON PILGRIM Im a big fan. My friend, Texas-born country guitar player and long-time Denver resident, Gene Harrell, would meet Billie Jean in the 1950's one day in Texas when he became acquainted with her new and third husband, Johnny Horton. Frank Duke / Ted Edlin. I dont listin to the so called Country Music that is broadcast today. Trigger December 10, 2021 @ December 11, 2021 @ 5:10 am. John Birckhead wayne Big Tex I thanked him, he smiled, we shook hands and he then went to his trailer. 1:46 pm. Outside of Toby Keiths song, Thats Country Bro I cant recall a recent time where he has been name-dropped. Brad L Jones December 10, 2021 @ 12:23 am. December 11, 2021 @ Johnny Bond December 10, 2021 @ Also, the article expressly states some of the reasons why country music had abandoned Faron Young, citing his drinking and behavior as causes. AMEN! Prefer old Country. Ive been playing guitar in and out of bands now ever since. 12:09 am. He watched so many he helped to break in get inducted into the Hall of Fame, while it never came to him. Visually this disk may have light-visible wear, marks, and or hairlines. Mark Coffey,.Aman among men a Friend a cowboy a brother . He was the best. Clifford He said Nice to see you again.He was a lot of fun and as nice as they come. December 11, 2021 @ Linda Kyle But he was awful to his wife Hilda who used to bowl with my mother. Smoking and alcohol/substance abuse usually contribute to eventual vocal problems (especially smoking) Few acts back in the day worked out, ate healthy foods or generally took good care of themselves. Ray Stevens was born Harold Ray Ragsdale on the 24th of January 1939 in Clarkdale, Georgia, U.S.. December 10, 2021 @ Georgia A Wise Back in those days a lot of men knew that if you got cancer, it was a death sentence. Barb Firestone We got in this guy was up in stage singing. $3.95. 2, and the US Army Band took Young to replace Eddie Fisher on toursits first country music singerjust as "If You Ain't Lovin'" was hitting the charts. Tom Ford. As Solomon said vanity, vanity all is vanity. Loads of musicians have never reached 1/100th of his popularity yet they dont kill themselves. Todays music of country rock is horrible!!! 1:03 am. He was a great artist. Its not fair. 7:33 pm. 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But for Faron Young, it was too late. It would have proved to him for a time, at least that he wasnt forgotten. [6] His ashes were spread by his family over Old Hickory Lake outside Nashville at Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's home while the Cashes were away.[7]. at the Sue Brewer tribute.. great show by the way. New Ashley McBryde Song Light On In The Kitchen, New Davisson Brothers Band Song Cross My Heart, Hogslop String Band Steady Hand (Grand Ole Opry Debut), New Song from The Broken Spokes Moved Into a Bottle, Bella White Break My Heart (Official Video), Rodney Crowell Everything At Once (feat. Saw him 3 weeks in a row one time. Virgie Louque have children Lane David Louque, Darrel Louque, Shirlyn Louque, Dale Louque, Faron Louque, Ramon Louque, Davin Louque, Ellen Louque, and Sandra Louque . December 11, 2021 @ [citation needed], A combination of feeling he had been abandoned by country music and despondency over his deteriorating health were cited as possible reasons that Young shot himself on December 9, 1996. [2] By February 1952, he was signed to Capitol Records, where he recorded for the next ten years.