Praguefrank lefty frizzell biography

As a teenager, Lefty began singing on a KELD El Dorado radio station and continued singing on radio, in nightclubs, for dances and in talent competitions throughout the Southern states into young adulthood. His career was interrupted when the year-old was jailed for the statutory rape of an underage fan.

His guilt-ridden separation from his young wife inspired him to write poetry and songs, some of which later would become hits. Upon his release from jail, Lefty worked as an oilman with his father but soon missed his passion for performing.

Praguefrank lefty frizzell biography

He collected a dedicated fan base in while performing at the Texas nightclub, Ace of Clubs. The owner of the Ace of Clubs, Jim Beck, had musical connections and encouraged Lefty to record a demo in April of His drawn out syllables and softer singing style smoothed down the toughness of Honky Tonk and became the sought after way of singing country music.