Roy Drusky
A singer/songwriter often called "the Perry Como of country music," Roy Dru… Read Full Bio ↴A singer/songwriter often called "the Perry Como of country music," Roy Drusky enjoyed success throughout the 1960s as a performer in the Nashville sound vein. Born June 22, 1930, in Atlanta, GA, Drusky's mother, a church organist, tried for years to interest her son in music, but throughout his childhood he focused the majority of his energies on sports. It was not until during a two-year stint in the U.S. Navy that he bought his first guitar, and soon after began performing for his fellow crew members.
After leaving the Navy, Drusky returned to college, and unsuccessfully tried out for baseball's Cleveland Indians. In 1951, he started his first band, the Southern Ranch Boys; the group's success on a Decatur, GA-radio talent show landed Drusky work as a DJ, where he attracted a substantial following among listeners. He also continued to perform in local clubs after the Southern Ranch Boys called it quits, and on the strength of a 1953 single, "Such a Fool," he was signed to Columbia Records in 1955.
After moving to Minneapolis to continue his work in radio, Drusky began headlining at the Twin Cities' prestigious Flame Club, where word of his talents began spreading to Nashville. As a result, Faron Young recorded Drusky's "Alone With You" in 1958; the single was the biggest of Young's career, topping the charts for 13 weeks. Soon after, Drusky moved to Nashville, and in 1960 released back-to-back Top 5 hits, the honky tonk ballads "Another" and "Anymore," which led to an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry. In the same year, he also released a duet with Kitty Wells, "I Can't Tell My Heart That."
In 1961, Drusky released the double-sided hit "I'd Rather Loan You Out"/"Three Hearts In A Tangle," and also issued his first LP, Anymore With Roy Drusky. The next year, he reached the Top 10 again with "Second Hand Rose," from the album It's My Way. Throughout the first half of the decade, he continued to release chart hits, peaking in 1965 with his lone #1, "Yes, Mr. Peters." He also issued two separate albums in 1964, Songs of the Cities and Yesterday's Gone.
In 1965, Drusky appeared in his first film, White Lightnin' Express, and also sang the feature's title song; he later appeared in two other films, The Golden Guitar and Forty Acre Feud. In the middle of the decade, he also began recording with singer Priscilla Mitchell, and with her released two albums of duets, 1965's Love's Eternal Triangle and Together Again in 1966. In addition, Drusky began a career as a producer for acts like Pete Sayers and Brenda Byers.
As a recording artist, Drusky's success tapered off after 1965; although he released 11 chart hits between 1966 and 1969, only two, "Where the Blue and Lonely Go" and "Such a Fool," reached the Top 10. However, in the early years of the next decade he made a comeback: 1970's "Long Long Texas Road," from the album All My Hard Times, was his first Top 5 hit in six years. It was also his last, however, and as Drusky's brand of country fell victim to changing tastes, his singles and albums were less and less successful; after releasing two LPs in 1976, This Life of Mine and Night Flying, he returned to writing and producing.
After remaining silent throughout the 1980s, he began a new sideline as a country-influenced gospel balladeer in the early 1990s. Roy Drusky passed away on September 23, 2004.
After leaving the Navy, Drusky returned to college, and unsuccessfully tried out for baseball's Cleveland Indians. In 1951, he started his first band, the Southern Ranch Boys; the group's success on a Decatur, GA-radio talent show landed Drusky work as a DJ, where he attracted a substantial following among listeners. He also continued to perform in local clubs after the Southern Ranch Boys called it quits, and on the strength of a 1953 single, "Such a Fool," he was signed to Columbia Records in 1955.
After moving to Minneapolis to continue his work in radio, Drusky began headlining at the Twin Cities' prestigious Flame Club, where word of his talents began spreading to Nashville. As a result, Faron Young recorded Drusky's "Alone With You" in 1958; the single was the biggest of Young's career, topping the charts for 13 weeks. Soon after, Drusky moved to Nashville, and in 1960 released back-to-back Top 5 hits, the honky tonk ballads "Another" and "Anymore," which led to an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry. In the same year, he also released a duet with Kitty Wells, "I Can't Tell My Heart That."
In 1961, Drusky released the double-sided hit "I'd Rather Loan You Out"/"Three Hearts In A Tangle," and also issued his first LP, Anymore With Roy Drusky. The next year, he reached the Top 10 again with "Second Hand Rose," from the album It's My Way. Throughout the first half of the decade, he continued to release chart hits, peaking in 1965 with his lone #1, "Yes, Mr. Peters." He also issued two separate albums in 1964, Songs of the Cities and Yesterday's Gone.
In 1965, Drusky appeared in his first film, White Lightnin' Express, and also sang the feature's title song; he later appeared in two other films, The Golden Guitar and Forty Acre Feud. In the middle of the decade, he also began recording with singer Priscilla Mitchell, and with her released two albums of duets, 1965's Love's Eternal Triangle and Together Again in 1966. In addition, Drusky began a career as a producer for acts like Pete Sayers and Brenda Byers.
As a recording artist, Drusky's success tapered off after 1965; although he released 11 chart hits between 1966 and 1969, only two, "Where the Blue and Lonely Go" and "Such a Fool," reached the Top 10. However, in the early years of the next decade he made a comeback: 1970's "Long Long Texas Road," from the album All My Hard Times, was his first Top 5 hit in six years. It was also his last, however, and as Drusky's brand of country fell victim to changing tastes, his singles and albums were less and less successful; after releasing two LPs in 1976, This Life of Mine and Night Flying, he returned to writing and producing.
After remaining silent throughout the 1980s, he began a new sideline as a country-influenced gospel balladeer in the early 1990s. Roy Drusky passed away on September 23, 2004.
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Roy Drusky Lyrics
'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered It's so sweet to be remembered On a bright or gloomy…
A Long Way Back To Love Once I tried to tell you that some day his…
A Minute Of Your Time For you to think of me it would only take…
A Satisfied Mind How many times have you heard someone say? "If I had…
A Thing Called Sadness It's been here since you've been gone it's been hanging…
Abilene Abilene, Abilene, prettiest town I've ever seen Women there …
Afraid Of Losing You Again Sometimes I want to throw my arms around you And I…
After You Turn Out Your Light After you're alone at night who do you think of After…
Ain't That Just Like a Fool Ain't that just like a fool? Ain't that just like a…
All For The Love Of A Girl Well today I'm so weary today I'm so blue Sad and…
All My Hard Times All of my hard times soon be over all of…
Almost Can't I keep hoping in another I'll find you again That's why…
Almost Persuaded Last night all alone in a barroom met a girl…
Alone With You How I'd love to be around you when the lonely…
Another There'll always be another, then another And another just li…
Anymore I can't hide the way I feel about you anymore. Mm hm. I…
As Long As I Live As long as I live if it be one hour…
At Times Everybody's Blind I shouldn't be alone with me you ought to be…
Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart Auf wiederseh'n auf wiederseh'n we'll meet again sweetheart …
Before I Lose My Mind You're telling everybody that it's over that our love affair…
Before I Lost You I hear your new love sends you pretty something different…
Billy Bayou Back about eighteen hundred and some a Louisiana couple had…
Blue Canadian Rockies In the Blue Canadian Rockies spring is sighing through the…
Break My Mind You're telling everybody that it's over that our love affair…
Burning Bridges Found some letters you wrote me this morning they told…
Burning Memories Tonight I'm burning old love letters photographs and memorie…
Caribbean Oh have you ever been down to Haiti when the…
China Doll Sometimes I go down to old China town and just…
Come Sundown I heard the front door closing softly as I weaken…
Country Music All Around The World Country music's all around the world I've heard it play…
Country's Gone There's no more common people with no more fields to…
Crystal Chandeliers Oh the crystal chandeliers light up the paintings on your…
Danny Boy Oh Danny Boy the pipes the pipes are calling From glen…
Don't It Make You Want To Go Home Don't it make you wanna go home now don't it…
Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife She looks in the mirror and stares at the wrinkles…
Early Morning Rain (Four o'clock in the morning and it's been raining Little pa…
El Paso Out in the west Texas town of El Paso I fell…
Everything A Man Could Ever Need Looking back on the days when I was scufflin' for…
Far Away Places Far away places with strange sound and names far away…
For the Good Times Don't look so sad I know it's over But life goes…
Fraulein Far across the blue waters Lives an old German's daughter By…
From Warm To Cool To Cold Say something say something don't keep me in the dark What…
Geisha Girl Have you ever heard a love song that you didn't…
Gone Since you're gone the sun, the moon, the stars in…
Good Hearted Woman A long time forgotten Are dreams that just fell by the…
Green Green Grass of Home My grass is green the greenest you've ever seen I know…
Have I Stayed Away Too Long Have I stayed away too long have I stayed away…
Hawaiian Wedding Song This is the moment I've waited for I can hear my…
He Had It on His Mind (All the time he had it on his mind) I never…
He'll Have To Go Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone Let's…
Heart Over Mind I love you so much that I can't leave you…
Hello Walls Hello walls, (Hello, hello.) How'd things go for you today? …
Help Me Make It Through The Night Take the ribbon from your hair Shake it loose and…
Here Comes My Baby Back Again Here comes more tears to cry here comes more heartaches…
Home I've been a traveler most of my life never took…
Honey Come Back Well honey I know I've said it too many times…
Husbands And Wives Two broken hearts lonely looking like houses where nobody li…
I Can't Go on Loving You I thought I could but I can't go on loving…
I Can't Tell My Heart That I CAN'T TELL MY HEART THAT WRITERS JIM ANGLIN, JOHNNIE WRIGH…
I Don't Care I don't care if I'm not the first love you've…
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know You think you know the smile on her lips the…
I Just Can Once more I've said that I'll leave you but once…
I Love the Way That You've Been Lovin' Me (I love the way that you've been lovin' me) I know…
I Started Loving You Again Today, I started loving you again I'm right back where I've…
I Still Love You Enough It's been such a long long time since you've said…
I Went Out of My Way I went out of my way to make you happy…
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight Tonight I'm sad my heart is lonely I'm wondering if…
I Wouldn't Be Alone Eyes that have seen too many barroom walls lips that…
I'd Rather Loan You Out I'm alone while you're somewhere with some friend of yours I…
I'll Make Amends Sweetheart I'll make amends I'll make amends for cheating yo…
I'll Take You Home Everybody knows you came with him but another girl called…
I'M GONNA GET YOU OFF MY MIND I'm gonna get you off my mind it may take…
I'm Letting You Go I thought I could but I can't go on loving…
I'm so Helpless A stepping stone that's all I am to you Just to…
I'm the One Who Loves You It's been such a long long time since you've said…
I've Got A Right To The Blues I've got a right to the blues I've got a right…
I've Got Some Talk about good times hmm I've had some talk about…
If the Whole World Stopped Lovin If the whole world stopped lovin' the way you stopped…
It Keeps Right On A Hurtin (It keeps right on a hurtin' since you've gone) I cry…
It Was Fun While It Lasted I just read the saddest letter and before I cry…
It Worries Me People talkin' bout my baby steppin' out got me all…
It's My Way And now the end is near So I face the…
Jody And The Kid She would meet me in the morning on my way…
Just About That Time When I think I've got you off my mind me…
Keeper Of The Key You have gone and yet I'm still your prisoner Though you're…
Leaving On A Jet Plane All my bags are packed I'm ready to go I'm…
Let Me Be There I bless the day I found you I want to…
Let's Put Our World Back Together Let's put our world back together let's try along just…
Life's Gone and Slipped Away Funny how life can slip away before you know what's…
Little Green Apples And I wake up in the mornin' With my hair down…
Lock Stock And Teardrops Someday I won't come running when you call The way you've…
Lonely Street (Where's this place called Lonely Street) I'm looking for th…
Lonely Thing Called Me My heart is yours I just use it to love…
Lonesome 7-7203 Had our number changed today although I hated to But each…
Long Black Veil Ten years ago on a cold dark night someone was…
Long Long Texas Road I've been up and I've been down I've worked the…
Make The World Go Away Make the world go away and get it off my…
Marking Time Your face reveals a love you think is real a…
Me & Bobby McGee Busted flat in Baton Rouge Waitin' for the train Feelin' nea…
Mexican Joe South of the border, hey, I know a lad He's got…
My Grass Is Green My grass is green the greenest you've ever seen I know…
My Way And now the end is near So I face the…
New Lips These are new lips, they're not your lips But they kiss…
Only A Woman Like You Only a woman like you can make a man of…
Our Church I went to the church dear the crowd had all…
Peel Me A 'Nanner There I was in all of my innocence Lovin' you…
Pick Of The Week You only say hello so you can say goodbye These two…
Please Don't Let Me Love You Anymore Please don't let me love you anymore I think it's…
Please Help Me I'm Falling Please help me I'm falling in love with you Close the…
Rainbows And Roses A rainbow always shows up when the storm is through To…
Ribbon of Darkness Ribbon of darkness over me Since my true love walked out…
Ring of fire Love is a burning thing And it makes a fiery…
Saginaw Michigan I was born in Saginaw Michigan I grew up in a…
Satisfied Mind How many times have you heard someone say? "If I had…
Second Hand Rose Second hand shoes second hand clothes they all call her…
Set Me Free You want my admiration with your determination That's someho…
She Thinks I Still Care Just because I asked a friend about her just because…
Silver Wings Silver wings shining in the sunlight roaring engines headed …
Slippin' Around Seems we always have to slip around to be together…
So Much Got Lost Sometimes I get to thinking of another time when we…
Strangers LOVERS FRIENDS AND STRANGERS Writer Kent M. Robbins Lookin…
Such A Fool I'm a fool such a fool a crazy fool for…
Sunday Morning Coming Down Well I woke up Sunday morning With no way to hold…
Swing Wide Your Gate of Love Swing out your gate of love open up your heart I…
Take Good Care of Her I supposed I ought to say congratulations for you've won…
Take Me Back Take me back I'm begging please take me back I'm…
Talk Back Trembling Lips Everyday our love's a battle royal Well, it seems that fight…
Tender Years You keep saying you love him I believe that it's…
The True And Lasting Kind (Our love is the true and lasting kind) I walk the…
The World Is Round All the world is round always remember when it seems…
There Goes My Everything There goes my everything I hear footsteps slowly walking As…
Those Were the Days Once upon a time there was a tavern Where we used…
Three Hearts in a Tangle Three hearts in a tangle one heart will have to…
Through the Eyes of Love This heart of mine belongs to you Take care of…
Tip Of My Fingers I had your love on the tips of my fingers…
Together Again Together again our tears have stopped falling the long lonel…
Too Much Of You Too much of you still on my mind thinking about…
Turn Around Look at Me There is someone walking behind you turn around look at…
Unless You Make Him Set You Free You want my admiration with your determination That's someho…
Vaya Con Dios Now the Haciendas dark, The town is sleeping, Now the time h…
Wait And See Wait and see what it means to live in sorrow Wait…
Waitin' For A Train All around the water tank waitin' for a train A thousand…
Walk on By Walk on By (Kendall Hayes) If I see you tomorrow on some…
Welcome To My World You're my world, you're every breath I take you're my…
When I Loved Her Well, she didn't look as pretty as some others I…
When It's Springtime In Alaska I mushed from Port Barren through a blizzard of snow Been…
When the Snow is on the Roses Now the golden sun can see us kiss every summer…
When Two Worlds Collide Your world was so different from mine, don't you see? And…
Where The Blue And Lonely Go Where the blue and lonely go where the music's loud…
White Lightning Express The ole smell of a corn wakes me every morn I…
Wolverton Mountain They say don't go on Wolverton Mountain If you're looking fo…
Woman Woman Woman, woman Have you got cheatin' on your mind On your mind…
Worried Mind You promised me love that would never die That promise, you'…
Yes Mr. Peters Hello (hello dear will the same place be alright) Yes indee…
Yesterday I love you all the summer through I thought I…
You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry You don't have to be a baby to cry all…
You Don't Have To Day You Love Me Please don't let me love you anymore I think it's…
You Win Again Today, I started loving you again I'm right back where I've…
You'd Better Sit Down Kids You'd better sit down kids I'll tell you why You might…
You're My World You're my world, you're every breath I take you're my…
You're Shaking The Hand (Hey Mister there's something you ought to know) You're shak…
You're the Only Good Thing Are you thinking that I don't care for you Could it…
You've got your troubles I see that worried look upon your face You've got your…
You've Still Got a Place in My Heart If the one you'd think is true ever turns his…