Hank Locklin
Lawrence Hankins 'Hank' Locklin (February 15, 1918 – March 8, 2009) was an … Read Full Bio ↴Lawrence Hankins 'Hank' Locklin (February 15, 1918 – March 8, 2009) was an American country music singer and songwriter. A member of the Grand Ole Opry for nearly 50 years, Locklin had a long recording career with RCA Victor, and scored big hits with "Please Help Me, I'm Falling", "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" and "Geisha Girl" from 1957-1960. His singles charted from 1949-1971.
Locklin was one of country music's early honky tonk singers. He first recorded for Royalty, a small label in northeast Texas, but soon moved to 4 Star Records, a regional country music label, before signing a long contract with RCA Victor. He had an estimated 15 million record sales worldwide and his songs were recorded by many other artists, including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Roy Rogers, Dwight Yoakam and Dean Martin. He regularly appeared on the Grand Ole Opry beginning in 1960, making his final appearance in 2007.
Locklin had 70 chart singles, including six No. 1s on Billboard's country chart. Locklin's biggest hits included "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On", "Geisha Girl" and his signature "Please Help Me, I'm Falling", which went to number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music chart. Billboard's 100th anniversary issue listed it as the second most successful country single of the rock and roll era. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. Other hits for Locklin included "Happy Journey" (1961), "Happy Birthday To Me" (1962) and "The Country Hall Of Fame" (1968).
Born in McLellan in the Florida Panhandle, Locklin grew up working in the cotton fields to supplement his family’s low income. He began playing the guitar at the age of nine after being seriously injured by a school bus.
His first marriage to Willa Jean Murphy ended in divorce. In 1970 he married Anita Crooks of Brewton, Alabama. He had a son and four daughters, 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a few close great nieces and nephews such as Sarah Locklin.
In the 1960s, Locklin built a ranch house called The Singing L in the field in McClellan where he had picked cotton as a boy. He was later made the honorary mayor of the town.
Locklin had a strong following in Europe, and in Ireland. His popularity was such that in 1963 he recorded an album called Irish Songs Country Style. He has a fan club in Langeli, Bjerkreim, Norway. The obituary in The Times described Locklin as "the last remaining link between country music’s hillbilly roots and the lusher, modern pop sound of Nashville."
In 2006, Locklin appeared on the PBS special, Country Pop Legends in which he performed "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On," and "Please Help Me I'm Falling". Until his death at the age of 91 in 2009, he was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry. Hank had recently released his 65th album, By the Grace of God, a collection of gospel songs.
In 2007 he was inducted to the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.
He moved to Brewton Alabama, where he remained throughout his later years, and died there at home in the early morning on March 8, 2009.
Locklin was one of country music's early honky tonk singers. He first recorded for Royalty, a small label in northeast Texas, but soon moved to 4 Star Records, a regional country music label, before signing a long contract with RCA Victor. He had an estimated 15 million record sales worldwide and his songs were recorded by many other artists, including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Roy Rogers, Dwight Yoakam and Dean Martin. He regularly appeared on the Grand Ole Opry beginning in 1960, making his final appearance in 2007.
Locklin had 70 chart singles, including six No. 1s on Billboard's country chart. Locklin's biggest hits included "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On", "Geisha Girl" and his signature "Please Help Me, I'm Falling", which went to number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music chart. Billboard's 100th anniversary issue listed it as the second most successful country single of the rock and roll era. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. Other hits for Locklin included "Happy Journey" (1961), "Happy Birthday To Me" (1962) and "The Country Hall Of Fame" (1968).
Born in McLellan in the Florida Panhandle, Locklin grew up working in the cotton fields to supplement his family’s low income. He began playing the guitar at the age of nine after being seriously injured by a school bus.
His first marriage to Willa Jean Murphy ended in divorce. In 1970 he married Anita Crooks of Brewton, Alabama. He had a son and four daughters, 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a few close great nieces and nephews such as Sarah Locklin.
In the 1960s, Locklin built a ranch house called The Singing L in the field in McClellan where he had picked cotton as a boy. He was later made the honorary mayor of the town.
Locklin had a strong following in Europe, and in Ireland. His popularity was such that in 1963 he recorded an album called Irish Songs Country Style. He has a fan club in Langeli, Bjerkreim, Norway. The obituary in The Times described Locklin as "the last remaining link between country music’s hillbilly roots and the lusher, modern pop sound of Nashville."
In 2006, Locklin appeared on the PBS special, Country Pop Legends in which he performed "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On," and "Please Help Me I'm Falling". Until his death at the age of 91 in 2009, he was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry. Hank had recently released his 65th album, By the Grace of God, a collection of gospel songs.
In 2007 he was inducted to the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.
He moved to Brewton Alabama, where he remained throughout his later years, and died there at home in the early morning on March 8, 2009.
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Hank Locklin Lyrics
(I'm So Tired Of) Goin' Home All By Myself I'm so tired of goin' home all by myself Please darling…
A Good Woman's Love I was a rover on land and on sea Till…
A Little Bit Lonesome A little bit lonesome a little bit blue all by…
A Little Bit of Heaven There's a dear old land of leprechauns And wondrous wishing …
a precious jewel Way back in the hills when a boy I once…
Act Naturally They're gonna put me in the movies They're gonna make…
All the World Is Lonely Now Yesterday you said you love me today you say it's…
Almost Persuaded Last night all alone in a barroom Met a girl with…
Always Me When the moon is shining down down through the moss…
Always Missing You I'm always missing you every hour I'm not kissing you I'm…
And Then And then I slowly took you in my arms and…
Anna Anna stand beside me lift your eyes to the window…
Anna Marie Tonight while the snowflakes are falling Here in my dreams I…
As Long as I Like I'll love you dear as long as I live It was…
Baby I Need You If I ever needed you, I need you now I…
Back Street Affair You didn't know I wasn't free when you fell in…
Before I I thought I had seen pretty girls in my time…
Before I'm Over You I just can't get it through my head you love…
Before The Next Teardrop Falls If he brings you happiness then I wish you both…
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain In the twilight glow I see her blue eyes crying…
Blue Grass Skirt (Lawton Williams) I learned to hula love in Honolulu Wit…
Blue Hawaii Night and you and blue Hawaii the night is heavenly…
Blue Side of Lonesome I'm calling to tell you it's over yes darling you're…
Blues Eyes Crying in the Rain In the twilight glow I see her blue eyes crying…
Blues in Advance I get the blues as we dance I get the blues…
Bonaparte Met the girl I loved in a town way down…
Border of the Blues I stopped into our old hang out just wandered in…
Bummin Got an old slatch hat got my roll on my…
Candy Kisses Candy kisses wrapped in paper mean more to you than…
Crazy Over You While I'm down in Texas I thought I wouldn't stay I…
Cry Cry Darling Cry cry darling that's what I do if you'd leave…
Danny Boy Oh Danny Boy the pipes the pipes are calling From glen…
Danny Dear Daddy was a handsome lad close on seventeen And every girl…
Daytime Love Affair I wonder how many poor boys like me are still…
Faith And Truth Faith and truth I bear unto you Until the last beat…
Filipino Baby When the warship left Manila sailing proudly o'er the sea Ma…
Flying South Winter's gone and summertime's a coming and where I am…
Fool No. 1 Just a little bit of loving and you would have…
Foreign Car There's nothin' in the world that pleases me Like a pretty…
Foreign Love Harbor lights are ahead and bright they're shining I can…
Foreign Love Affair I wonder how many poor boys like me are still…
Forty Shades of Green I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the…
Four Walls Out where the bright lights are glowing you're drawn like…
fourteen karat gold A chain of steel a wall of stone could not…
Fraulein Far across the blue waters Lives an old German's daughter By…
From Heaven To Heartache From heaven to heartache is such a long way to…
From Here to There to You (From here to there to you) From here to there to…
Galway Bay If you ever go across the sea to Ireland, Then maybe…
Geisha Girl Have you ever heard a love song that you didn't…
Goin' Home All By Myself I'm so tired of goin' home all by myself Please darling…
golden wristwatch I gave you my heart And you broke it into I gave…
Grandmas Diary (Johnny my love Johnny my love Johnny my love Johnny…
Happy Birthday to Me Today has been my birthday and tonight I should be…
Happy Face When the key turns in my front door then the…
Happy Journey Happy journey and auf wiederseh'n oh my darling till we…
Headin' Down The Wrong Highway Too many sweethearts and none of them true Done too…
Hey Good Lookin' Hey hey good lookin' whatcha got cookin' how's about cookin'…
Hiding In My Heart You were hiding in my heart you were in that…
High Noon Do not forsake me oh my darling on this our…
How Much I get the blues as we dance I get the blues…
I Let me be the one to walk with you When you…
I Came So Close To Living Alone I came close so close to failure I came close…
I Can Who can I count on if I can't count on…
I Can See an Angel I can see an angel walkin' someone else is by…
I Can't Stop Lovin' You I can't stop loving you so I've made up my…
I Could Love Love You Darling I love you because you understand dear every single thing…
I Don Go on tonight to the party with him And while you're…
I Don't Hurt Anymore I don't hurt anymore all my teardrops are dried No more…
I Don't Know Why How many arms have held you and hated to let…
I Dont Hurt Anymore I don't hurt anymore all my teardrops are dried No more…
I Gotta Talk to Your Heart I've gotta talk to your heart you have no right…
I Love You A Thousand Ways I love you I'll prove it in days to come…
I Love You Because I love you because you understand dear every single thing…
I Need You Now If I ever needed you, I need you now I…
I Walk The Line I keep a close watch on this heart of mine…
I Worship You Oh how I miss you since you went away oh…
I'll Be There I'll pretend I'm free from sorrow make believe that wrong…
I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen I'll take you home again Kathleen, across the ocean wild…
I'm Slowly Going Out Of My Mind I'm slowly a going out of your mind Lately your kisses…
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hear that lonesome whippoorwill he sounds too blue to fly Th…
I'm So Tired of Going Home All By Myself I'm so tired of goin' home all by myself Please darling…
If We Only Had Old Ireland over Here (Fallon) I was dreaming of old Ireland and Killarneys lakes…
Imagination Running Wild Just like all the other times as we entered Across the…
Irish Eyes When Irish eyes are smiling sure it's like a morning…
It It's a sin my darling how I love you because…
It Hardly Hurts Anymore It hardly hurts anymore the heartache's almost gone away It …
It's A Little More Like Heaven I have sailed the peaceful water salty ocean deep and…
Jambalaya Goodbye Joe me gotta go me oh my oh me…
Jealous Heart Jealous heart, oh jealous heart stop beating Can't you see …
Johnny My Love (Johnny my love Johnny my love Johnny my love Johnny…
Keeper of the Key You have gone and yet I'm still your prisoner although you'r…
Kentucky Waltz We were waltzin' that night in Kentucky beneath that beautif…
Kevin Barry In MOUNT JOY jail one Monday morning High upon the gallows…
Let Me Be The One Let me be the one to walk with you When you…
Lili Marlene Underneath the lantern by the barrack's gate Darling I remem…
Livin Living alone I may be wealthy with more than my share I…
Long Gone Lonesome Blues I went down to the river to watch the fish…
Longing To Hold You Again All alone here am I so lonely I could cry…
Love or Spite Once I know you cared for only me a love…
Love Song For You I am writing this song for you let me see…
Lovesick Blues I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love with a girl, That's…
Lovin' You Everyday darling come what may I'll go on loving you…
Loving Arms Loving arms will wait for you sweet sweet dreams that…
Mademoiselle Mademoiselle Mademoiselle of gay Paris think back think back…
Mansion on the Hill Tonight down here in the valley I'm lonesome and oh…
Maple on the Hill Here upon the quiet country village stood the maple on…
May You Never Be Alone Like a bird that's lost its mate in flight I'm…
Mexicali Rose Mexicali Rose stop crying I'll come back to you some…
My Blue Eyed Jane The sweetest girl in all the world Is my blue eyed…
My Happiness Evening shadows make me blue when each weary day is…
My Old Home Town I've seen Big Ben in London town the lights of…
My Old Irish Rose My wild Irish Rose The sweetest flower that grows You may se…
My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You I may say that I don't care hold my head…
My Wild Irish Rose My wild Irish Rose The sweetest flower that grows You may se…
Mysteries Of Life So many beautiful stories are told Of love and affection tha…
Night Train To Memphis Take that night train to Memphis take that night train…
No One Is Sweeter Than You Just a little bit of loving and you would have…
Oh How I Miss You Oh how I miss you since you went away oh…
Once More Once more to be with you dear just for tonight…
One Has My Name One has my name the other has my heart With one…
One More Mistake There's more pretty girls than one there's more pretty girls…
One Step Ahead of My Past The love that I've waited and longed for is here…
Paper Face I still have the photograph that you gave me I'll…
Peace In The Valley Oh well I'm tired and so weary but I must…
Pins and Needles I know not where on earth to find you I know…
Please Help Me Please help me, I'm falling In love with you Close the door…
Please help me I'am falling Please help me, I'm falling In love with you Close the doo…
Please Help Me I'm Falling Please help me, I'm falling In love with you Close the door…
Please Help Me I’m Falling Please help me I'm falling In love with you Close the door…
Please Help Me, I'm Falling Please help me I'm falling, in love with you Close the…
Put Me In Your Pocket Put me in your pocket so I'll be close to…
Rich and the Poor Sometimes I get so lonely and I don't know what…
Rosalita Rosalita my little rose of the rancho you won my…
Second Fiddle Seems I'm always right behind never first in line A winner…
Send Me The Pillow Send me the pillow that you dream on Don't you know…
Seven or Eleven A seven or eleven that would put me high But it…
Shame On You Shame shame on you shame shame on you Took my heart…
she's better than most Don't whisper gossip about her though it may be true…
Simple Things I can't buy you pretty things I can't give you…
Slowly Slowly I'm falling more in love with you Slowly you're winni…
Softly Softly so softly you stole into my life Gently you kissed…
Tell Me You Love Me THEY SAY A LOVEBUG WILL GET YOU AT THE AGE OF…
Tennessee Border Her eyes were brown her hair was auburn her smile…
The Country Hall of Fame I was roaming round in Nashville in the state of…
The First Time You opened the door to heaven the first time I…
The Girls Get Prettier Every time I look at you I pinch myself can…
The Great Speckled Bird What a beautiful thought I am thinking concerning the great…
the keeper of the keys You have gone and yet I'm still your prisoner although you'r…
The Old Bog Road The Old Bog Road: Teresa Brayton My feet are here on…
The Other Side of the Door When we say goodnight I leave my hope I leave…
The Rich & the Poor Sometimes I get so lonely and I don't know what…
The Same Sweet Girl All the years have seemed so short since I have…
The Wild Side Of Life You wouldn't read my letter if I wrote you you…
The Wreck on the Highway Who did you say it was brother who was it…
THERE'LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT I'll pretend I'm free from sorrow make believe that wrong…
There's More Pretty Girls Than One There's more pretty girls than one there's more pretty girls…
They (Oh they'll never never take her love from me) If today…
This Song Is Just for You Of all the songs the world is singing of dreams…
Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again Tie me to your apron strings again I know there's…
Time Nor Tide Time nor tide will never change its way love like…
Today I Started Loving You Again Today I started loving you again I'm right back where…
Together Again Together again My tears have stopped falling The long lonely…
Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral Over in Kelarny many years ago My mother sang a song…
Toujours Moi When the moon is shining down down through the moss…
Wabash Cannonball From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore From…
Walking The Floor Over You I'm walking the floor over you I can't sleep a…
Waltz of the Wind You were there in my arms alone in the moonlight The…
We Live in Two Different Worlds (Fred Rose) We live in two different worlds dear That′s why…
We're Gonna Go Fish Bring along your fishin' pole and leave your dirty dishes. M…
When I Stop Dreaming When I stop dreaming that's when I'll stop loving you The…
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling When Irish eyes are smiling sure it's like a morning…
When The Band Plays The Blues Go on tonight to the party with him and while…
Why Baby Why Tell me why, baby? Why, baby? Why, baby? Why? You make…
Why Baby Why? Tell me why baby why baby why baby why You make…
Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me THEY SAY A LOVEBUG WILL GET YOU AT THE AGE OF…
With One Exception I've seen lots of pretty faces in a million different…
Wooden Soldier A wooden soldier And a doll of clay Were brought together In…
Wreck On The Highway Who did you say it was brother who was it…
You Send me the pillow that you dream on Don't you know…
You Can't Never Tell Well the other night, I had a dream I dreamed…
You Only Want Me When You You only want me when you're lonely when no one…
YOU WIN AGAIN The news is out all over town that you've been…
You're Back Again All alone here am I so lonely I could cry…
You're the Reason (Walking the floor feeling so blue smoke cigarettes drink co…
Your Cheatin' Heart Your cheating heart will make you weep you'll cry and…