A jazz guitarist born in Little Rock, Arkans… Read Full Bio ↴1) Edward Thomas Fisher
A jazz guitarist born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Died of cancer on July 12, 2007.
Eddie Fisher spent the first 17 years of his life in Little Rock, Arkansas. From the age of 10, he developed a love for music; influenced and supported by his father. After graduating from high school, Fisher left home and headed for Memphis, Tennessee, where he continued to improve his guitar technique and musical skills. He spent the next several years touring with such famous musicians as Salomon Burke and Albert King. Fisher then became a founding member of the Leo's Five Band and decided to settle down in St. Louis, Missouri.
Eddie Fisher worked as Albert King's bandleader before embarking on a solo career. He released two classic albums, "The Third Cup" and "The Next One Hundred Years", blending soul, funk, jazz and touches of psychedelia, in the late 1960's.
Eddie Fisher's third album "Hot Lunch" was released on the All Platinum label, and after that he launched his own indie operation Nentu. In 2004, he was voted into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame.
BMI credits Eddie Juni Fisher for song compositions.
2) Eddie Fisher was an actor and teen idol known for his pop ballads in the 1950s. A pre-Rock and Roll vocalist, Fisher's strong and melodious tenor made him a teen idol and one of the most popular singers of the 1950s. He had seventeen songs in the Top 10 on the music charts between 1950 and 1956 and thirty-five in the Top 40.
Fisher has performed in top concert halls all over the United States and headlined in major Las Vegas showrooms. He has headlined at the Palace Theater in New York City as well as London's Palladium.
Fisher has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for Recording, at 6241 Hollywood Boulevard, and one for TV, at 1724 Vine Street.
He was married to actress/singer Debbie Reynolds. They had a daughter, Carrie Fisher, who would later become an actress.
Born August 10, 1928 and died September 22, 2010 of complications from hip surgery.
I Need You Now
Eddie Fisher Lyrics
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I can't remember when I've ever been so blue
If I ever needed love, I need it now
I feel so all alone I don't know what to do
No day or night goes by when I don't have my cry
I feel like I could die from wanting you
I can't ease my aching heart, but you'd know how
If I ever needed love, I need it now
I feel so all alone I don't know what to do
No day or night goes by when I don't have my cry
I feel like I could die from wanting you
I can't ease my aching heart, but you'd know how
If I ever needed you I need you now
The lyrics of Eddie Fisher's "I Need You Now" are filled with raw emotion and express a deep longing for love and companionship. The singer seems to be experiencing a great deal of pain and loneliness, and is reaching out to a lover for support and comfort.
The repeated line "If I ever needed you, I need you now" emphasizes the urgency of the singer's situation. The phrase "I can't remember when I've ever been so blue" underscores the depth of their despair, while the line "I feel so all alone I don't know what to do" communicates a sense of helplessness.
The final line of the chorus, "If I ever needed love, I need it now," builds on the themes established earlier in the song, and serves as a plea for connection and understanding. The verses describe the singer's ongoing struggle, with lines like "No day or night goes by when I don't have my cry," and "I feel like I could die from wanting you."
Overall, the lyrics of "I Need You Now" are a powerful testament to the universal human need for love and companionship, and the pain that can arise when those needs go unmet.
Line by Line Meaning
If I ever needed you, I need you now
At this moment in time, I require your presence, more than ever before.
I can't remember when I've ever been so blue
I am so overwhelmed with sadness that I cannot recall a time when I have felt this way before.
If I ever needed love, I need it now
Love is what I require most right now, more than ever before.
I feel so all alone I don't know what to do
I am experiencing an intense sense of solitary and lack of support that I don't know how to handle.
No day or night goes by when I don't have my cry
Every single day or night, I am engulfed in sadness and tears.
I feel like I could die from wanting you
I am in so much emotional turmoil and distress that it feels like it may consume or kill me because of my desperate desire for you.
I can't ease my aching heart, but you'd know how
There is nothing that can soothe my pained and sorrowful heart, but I have faith that you are the one who knows how to alleviate this hurt.
If I ever needed you I need you now
The culmination of all these feelings is a plea for your assistance to overcome this tumultuous and distressing time in my life.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Al Jacobs, Jimmie Crane
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Jean Johnson
Eddie, thank you for the memories! Your music will never be forgotton.
Stephen Shields
no one has a voice likes Eddie.
Wayne Brasler
Written for and recorded first by Joni James, exactly one week before Eddie did his version. M-G-M Records already had six Joni James singles on various charts in various places and just could not put another one on the market quickly, so the Fisher came out on RCA and Joni's original was shelved, finally appearing three years later on the re-release of the album "Let There Be Love." Hearing it, Eddie told Joni, "That song belongs to you; it's your hit, not mine."
James West
A voice as smooth as velvet....pure velvet!
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My god, what a voice!
Jettstreams
Thank you for uploading this wonderful song. I have the sheet music but I am not accomplished enough to play it on the piano..Thanks again for bringing the notes on the page to life.
Roger Frye
I just added this to my collection after I spent 10 mins learning how to do it from the 78!! yours sounds so gooD!
Donnie Moder
He had a very pure straight up strong voice. A belter. No microphone necessary. But very plain in terms of interpreting a song's melody and meaning.
Bernard Green
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Ines Glanville
This was one of my favourite songs when I was about 14 years old