Gene Watson's Peers: Larry Cordle
Gene Watson's peers within the country music industry
believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east Texas, so much
so that Gene is regarded by many of them as 'the singer's singer' - and
rightly so!
All of Gene's Peers who were contacted in 2009 were most gracious with their
time & words. It is here, within this special part of gene-watson.com, that
you have an opportunity to read a quote from
Larry Cordle, which he
submitted to this site on Thursday 14 May 2009.
Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to
Larry Cordle who made a special contribution to this unique part of this online
'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.
Larry Cordle
This quote was submitted on Thursday 14 May 2009
'Gene is the possessor of one of the most wonderfully unique voices in
country music history. His ability to make us feel the emotions of passion,
pain, loneliness & love is amazing.
Gene belongs in the Country Music
Hall of Fame for he is truly a country original, who has stayed so true to
what he knows & does better than just about anyone...country music'.
Thank you, Larry Cordle, for your support of Gene Watson.
About Larry Cordle...
Larry Cordle was
born in eastern Kentucky and is a twice Grammy-nominated, CMA (Country Music
Association) & IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association)
award-winning American country & bluegrass singer-songwriter.
Larry
Cordle is most famous for his song 'Murder on Music Row', which was recorded
by George Strait (included on 'Latest Greatest Straitest Hits' on MCA Records in
2000) & Alan Jackson and received the CMA (Country Music
Association) Award for 'Song of the
Year' in 2000.
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time had recorded 'Murder on Music Row' in
1999 & included the track as the title cut of 'Murder on Music Row' (Shell
Point Records, 1999).
'Murder on Music Row' (Shell Point Records, 1999)
also includes a fine narration featuring Bert Colwell which tells of the sad
demise of the 'Old Kentucky Miners'.
It was Bert Colwell who co-wrote 'You can't take it with you when you go'
with
Larry Cordle &
Larry Shell & which Gene Watson included on 'At
Last' (Warner Bros. Records, 1991).
Larry
Cordle has also had a career of his own, with his band Lonesome Standard Time;
he founded the band in 1990 with his friend Glen Duncan & received a
Grammy nomination for the group's debut album, 'Lonesome Standard Time'
(Sugar Hill Records, 1992).
Larry
Cordle is also a highly respected & renowned song-writer & has written the
following songs:
Ricky Skaggs recorded Larry Cordle's 'Highway 40 blues' & included
the track on
'Highways & Heartaches' (Epic Records, 1982)
Mel McDaniel recorded Larry Cordle's 'Lower on the hog' (co-written with
Lionel A. Delmore) & included the track on 'Just Can't Sit Down Music'
(Capitol Records, 1986)
John Anderson recorded Larry Cordle's 'Honky tonk crowd' (co-written with
Lionel Delmore) & included the track on 'Countrified' (Warner Bros. Records,
1986)
George Strait recorded Larry Cordle's 'You can't
buy your way out of the blues' (co-written with Mark Anthony) & included the
track on 'Ocean Front Property' (MCA Records, 1987)
Reba McEntire recorded Larry Cordle's 'I don't want to mention any names'
(co-written with Lisa Palas) & included the track on 'The Last One To Know'
(MCA Records, 1987)
John Anderson recorded Larry Cordle's 'Lower on the hog' (co-written with
Lionel A. Delmore) & included the track on 'Ten' (MCA Records, 1988)
George Strait recorded Larry Cordle's 'Hollywood squares' & included
the track on
'Beyond the Blue Neon' (MCA Records, 1989)
Ricky Skaggs recorded Larry Cordle's 'Heartbreak hurricane' &
included the track on
'Kentucky Thunder' (Epic Records, 1989)
Garth Brooks recorded Larry Cordle's 'Alabama clay' (co-written
with Ronnie Scaife) & included the
track on
'Garth Brooks' (Liberty Records, 1989)
Alison Krauss & Union Station recorded Larry Cordle's 'Two highways' & included the
track on
'Two Highways' (Rounder Records, 1989)
Gene Watson recorded Larry Cordle's 'You can't take it with you
when you go' (co-written with
Larry Shell & Bert Colwell) & included the track on 'At
Last' (Warner Bros. Records, 1991)
Garth Brooks recorded Larry Cordle's 'Against the grain' & included
the track on 'Ropin' the Wind' (Liberty Records, 1991)
Trisha Yearwood recorded Larry Cordle's 'Lonesome dove'
(co-written with Carl Jackson) & included
the track on
'Trisha Yearwood' (MCA Records, 1991)
Diamond Rio recorded Larry Cordle's 'Mama, don't forget to pray for me'
(co-written with Larry Shell)
& Larry Cordle's 'It's gone' (co-written with Herb McUllough); both
tracks were included on
'Diamond Rio' (Arista Records, 1991)
Kathy Mattea
recorded Larry Cordle's 'Lonesome
standard time' & included the track on
'Lonesome Standard Time' (Mercury Records, 1992)
John Michael Montgomery
recorded Larry Cordle's 'Taking off the edge' (co-written with
Larry Shell) & included the track on
'Life's a Dance' (Atlantic Records, 1992)
Chris LeDoux recorded Larry Cordle's 'Under this old hat' (co-written with
Mike Anthony) & included the track on 'Under This Old Hat' (Liberty Records,
1993)
Ricky Skaggs recorded Larry Cordle's 'Callin' your name' &
included the track on
'Solid Ground' (Atlantic Records, 1995)
Kenny Chesney recorded Larry Cordle's 'The
bigger the fool (the harder the fall)' (co-written with Jim Rushing) & included the track on
'All I Need to Know' (BNA Records, 1995)
Rhonda Vincent
recorded Larry Cordle's 'It ain't nothing new' (co-written
with Larry Shell & Betty Key) (a duet with
Randy
Travis) & included the track on 'Trouble Free' (Giant Records, 1996)
Tracy Lawrence recorded Larry Cordle's 'As lonesome as it gets' (co-written
with James P. Pennington) & included the track on 'Coast is Clear' (Atlantic
Records, 1997)
Loretta Lynn recorded Larry Cordle's 'Country in my genes'
(co-written with Larry Shell & Betty Key) &
included the track on
'Still Country' (Audium Records, 2000)
Bradley Walker
recorded Larry Cordle's 'When
I'm hurting' & included the track on
'Highway of Dreams' (Rounder Records, 2006)
Gene Watson recorded
Larry Cordle's 'A taste of the
truth' (co-written with
Rebecca Lynn Howard) & included the track on 'A
Taste of the Truth' (Shanachie Records,
2009)
Gene Watson & Rhonda Vincent recorded Larry Cordle's 'It ain't
nothing new' (co-written with Larry Shell & Betty Key) & included the track on 'Your
Money & My Good Looks' (Upper Management Music, 2011)
Along with friends Carl Jackson &
Jerry Salley, the trio (Cordle,
Jackson
& Salley) recorded the song 'You’re running wild' on the Louvin Brothers
tribute album on Universal South Records, which featured numerous country music
stars singing songs made famous by the legendary duo.
Entitled 'Livin’,
Lovin’, Losin’ - Songs of the Louvin Brothers' (Universal South Records,
2003), the album project won the 2003
Grammy for 'Country Album of the Year'.
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