In 1969, Ray Benson and Lucky Oceans (Reuben Gosfield) co-founded Asleep at the Wheel in Paw Paw, West Virginia, and soon after they found themselves opening for Alice Cooper and Hot Tuna in Washington, DC.[1] A year later, they moved to East Oakland, California at the invitation of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. After being mentioned in Rolling Stone magazine by Van Morrison, they landed a record deal with United Artists. In 1973, their debut album, Comin' Right At Ya was released by United Artists. At the request of Willie Nelson, they left Oakland for Austin in 1974.
Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel have been presented numerous awards throughout their career. Most recently, the 16th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Award for the making of "A Ride With Bob", recognition by Mayor Kirk Watson of Austin, Texas, and the Darrel K. Royal Music Patron Award by The Texas Heritage Songwriters' Association. In 2007, The Austin Chronicle recognized Asleep at the Wheel for Band of the Year, Best Country Band, and into their Hall of Fame. Benson was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame in 2002, was given The Texas Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996, and recognized as an Outstanding Producer by the National Academy of Recording Arts in 1988. He has also been given numerous Citations of Achievement by Broadcast Music, Inc. for his work in the country music field. Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel have been one of the strongest names in Country Music for the last forty years.
You Don't Have To Go To Memphis
Asleep at the Wheel Lyrics
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You just fall in love with the kind of women I do
Well, I've had me a dozen but I never had me one that
Did not fall through
You don't have to go to Memphis to get the Blues
There she goes, here I stand
Watching good love slip away
Love has come and gone
You don't have to go to Memphis to get the Blues
You just fall in love with the kind of women I do
Well I've had me a dozen but I never had me one that
Did not fall through
You don't have to go to Memphis to get the Blues
She moved out, the blues moved in
Where I'm at is lost again
Well, I've been east and I've been west
And I can attest
You don't have to go to Memphis to get the Blues
You just fall in love with the kind of women I do
Well, I've had me a dozen but I never had me one that
Did not fall through
You don't have to go to Memphis to get the Blues
You don't have to go to Memphis to get the Blues
Asleep At The Wheel's "You Don't Have To Go To Memphis" is a poignant song about love and heartbreak. The lyrics reveal the singer's experiences with love and how every time he falls in love with a woman, he seems to get the Blues. The singer declares that you don't have to go to Memphis to experience the Blues, as long as you fall in love with the same kind of women he does. He sings that he has had many women in his life, but he has never had one that did not disappoint him.
The chorus repeats the notion that you don't have to go to Memphis to get the Blues. The second verse of the song details the singer's experiences with lost love. It describes how he is left alone once again, watching good love slip away. The singer explains how the woman he loved left and the Blues moved in. He attests that he has traveled around the country, but it doesn't matter where he goes; he always ends up with the Blues. The song is relatable to anyone who has struggled with the pain of heartbreak, leaving an impression of the need to appreciate the good things in life.
Line by Line Meaning
You don't have to go to Memphis to get the Blues
Heartbreak is universal and can happen anywhere, not just in Memphis
You just fall in love with the kind of women I do
The singer has a history of falling in love with women who bring him heartache
Well, I've had me a dozen but I never had me one that
Did not fall through
The singer has had many relationships but none of them have ended well
There she goes, here I stand
Watching good love slip away
Once again, I'm all alone
Love has come and gone
The artist is experiencing heartbreak once again as a result of a failed relationship
She moved out, the blues moved in
Where I'm at is lost again
Well, I've been east and I've been west
And I can attest
The end of the relationship has left the artist feeling lost and alone, and this emotional pain is affecting him no matter where he goes
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