The daughter of singer George Morgan, she made her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry at age thirteen, performing Marie Osmond's "Paper Roses." Her father died when she was sixteen.
When her father died in 1975, she took over his band and began leading the group through various club gigs. Within a few years she disbanded the group, and in 1977 she went on to play with the Little Roy Wiggins band. She then became a receptionist and demo singer at Acuff-Rose, where she also wrote songs.
In 1978, she had one minor hit single; the following year another minor hit with "I'm Completely Satisfied", an electronically dubbed duet with her late father. She began touring Nashville nightclubs and opened for a number of acts, including Jack Greene, Billy Thunderkloud, and Jeannie Seely. She toured as a duet partner with George Jones and spent two years as part of the Opryland USA bluegrass show and as a regular singer on TNN's Nashville Now.
In 1983, TNN was launched as the first cable network devoted to country music. Morgan was a regular on the show Nashville Now, singing towards the end of each show.
In 1984, Morgan scored a minor hit with "Don't Go Changing". That year she became the youngest singer ever to join the Grand Ole Opry.
In 1988, Morgan was signed with RCA Records, her first major label.
In 1989, Morgan's first album Leave the Light On was released; "Trainwreck of Emotion" became her first Top 20 hit, followed by her first major hit with "Dear Me".
In 1990, Morgan had her first number one single, "Five Minutes". That song was also featured in her album Leave the Light On, which went gold.
In 1991, Morgan's second album Something in Red went platinum. Morgan married her third husband Brad Thompson, bus driver of Clint Black.
In 1992, Morgan's third album Watch Me was released on RCA's newest label, BNA Records, spawning the number one single "What Part of No".
In 1993, Morgan was the first female country artist to have three albums in a row to be certified platinum. Morgan's romantic life gained tabloid attention with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman following her third divorce.
In 1994, Morgan was voted Female Vocalist of the Year by the fans in TNN's Music City News awards. She would earn this honor again in 1996, 1997 and 1998. She also appeared on Frank Sinatra's Duets II album, singing a version of "How Do You Keep the Music Playing" intertwined with Sinatra's "My Funny Valentine".
In 1995, Morgan had another number one song on the Country Charts called "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" from her Greatest Hits CD.
In 1996, Morgan was featured on the Beach Boys' now out-of-print album Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 performing a cover of their 1964 hit "Don't Worry Baby". The Beach Boys provided the harmonies and backing vocals.
Personal life
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Morgan is known for her turbulent personal life -- she told Larry King in an interview that "drama is something that lets you know you're still alive." As of 2006, she is married to singer Sammy Kershaw; they were separated at one point but apparently have since reconciled. Kershaw is her fifth husband; she was married to country singer Keith Whitley from 1986 until his death in 1989. They had one child together, a son, Jesse Keith Whitley, born in 1987. She also has a daughter Morgan from her first marriage. Prior to Kershaw she was involved in a lengthy relationship with Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Troy Aikman.
[edit] U.S. Senator Fred Thompson and Lorrie Morgan (1994-1996)
Morgan was also romantically linked from 1994 to 1996 with actor, lobbyist, former U.S. Senator from Tennessee (and former Hendersonville, Tennessee resident), and possible 2008 Republican Presidential candidate Fred Dalton Thompson.
In her book Forever Yours, Faithfully: My Love Story, Morgan states that:
It was great to go out with an older man [Fred Thompson] who was very successful on his own. I felt very secure with him, and he became a wonderful friend, a caring, inspirational man who would encourage me not to doubt myself (which, maybe you can tell by now, is one of my best things).
Fred is an extremely generous man. He wined and dined me and bought me presents --- furs, earrings, Chanel shoes with real high heels.
For a while, I enjoyed my first exposure to politics. It was interesting to hear about political conversations, and people even began talking about Fred as a potential president. It was inevitable that I would be sitting at a glamorous party and would have the flickering thought, So, this is what it's like to be a First Lady. Hell, I could handle that. Then I would say, "Oops, better drop the 'hell'"
I put myself to the task of being a great companion to a stimulating and important man, and as a result I become boring. I lost my spunk, my spontaneity, I had to stop and think about the political implications of everything before I uttered a word in public. Was this a Democratic issue? Was this a Republican issue? I could not trust my best asset, my gut instincts. In other words, I could not be myself.
Fred let me know that it was important how I dressed. Sedate was in. Even if I felt like a little flair that night, forget it --- we might be with men who had big wallets and insecure wives, wives who were a little older than I was. So get that basic black dress out of the closet. And no cleavage, baby.
Fred's senator buddies loved me, and some of my friends said that they never seen me happier. For a while, I wanted to marry Fred, but I knew he could not accept me as I am.
Forever Yours, Faithfully: My Love Story. pp. 262-263. Lorrie Morgan with George Vecsey. 1997. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-41297-4
Never Been Good at Letting Go
Lorrie Morgan Lyrics
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Like it was some kind of life line
Rolled it back and forth between my fingers
Let it hang from my lips like a kiss that lingers
I guess all my favorite habits die hard
And your love is no exception
It hangs by a thread from a window in my heart
I let it lay there lifeless like a pillow in my arms,cause...
I've never been good at letting go
Never walked away from anything that I thought I could hold
All I've let slip through my hands
I left scratches on
Cause I've never been good at letting go
When I was a kid all the birds with broken wings
Seemed to find their way to my house
And I could feed'em through a straw
Or patch'em up with a sling
My dad had to be the one to set them free,cause...
I've never been good at letting go
Never walked away from anything that I thought I could hold
All I've let slip through my hands
I left scratches on
Cause I've never been good at letting go
That's how it was when I turned you loose
Your love caught freedom's wind
Away you flew
I've never been good at letting go
Never walked away from anything that I thought I could hold
All I've let slip through my hands
I left scratches on
Cause I've never been good at letting go
All I've let slip through my hands
I've left scratches on
I've never been good at letting go
In the song "Never Been Good at Letting Go" by Lorrie Morgan, the singer talks about her struggle to let go of things that are important to her, such as love. She mentions holding on to her last cigarette as if it were a lifeline, unable to let it go. She uses this as a metaphor for her inability to let go of love, which hangs by a thread from a window in her heart. She compares her love to a lifeless pillow in her arms, showing how it no longer brings her comfort but she still can't seem to release it.
The singer also shares a childhood experience where she would take care of birds with broken wings and nurse them back to health. However, she was never able to set them free herself, and her dad had to do it for her. This story shows how even as a child, she struggled with letting go of things that were important to her.
Overall, the song is a reflection of the singer's personal struggle with letting go of love and other important things in her life. It highlights her sensitivity and nurturing personality, but also her tendency to hold onto things longer than she should.
Line by Line Meaning
I held in to that last cigarette
I held on to that last cigarette
Like it was some kind of life line
Like it was the only thing keeping me going
Rolled it back and forth between my fingers
Fidgeted with the cigarette in my hand
Let it hang from my lips like a kiss that lingers
Held the cigarette in my mouth like I didn't want to let go
I guess all my favorite habits die hard
It's hard for me to break habits that I enjoy
And your love is no exception
Just like my habits, I find it hard to let go of your love
It hangs by a thread from a window in my heart
My love for you is still there, but barely hanging on
I let it lay there lifeless like a pillow in my arms
I don't know what to do with my love for you but hold onto it and hope it comes back to life
Cause I've never been good at letting go
I'm not good at moving on from things that matter to me
All I've let slip through my hands
Everything I tried to hold onto has slipped away
I left scratches on
I've tried to hold onto things so tightly that I've caused damage in the process
When I was a kid all the birds with broken wings
As a child, I took in animals that were hurt or in need of care
Seemed to find their way to my house
Animals in need always seemed to come to me
And I could feed'em through a straw
I took care of them with whatever means necessary
Or patch'em up with a sling
I did what I could to help them heal
My dad had to be the one to set them free
My dad had to be the one to release them back into the wild
Your love caught freedom's wind
Your love was set free like a bird catching the wind
Away you flew
You left and I couldn't hold on to you anymore
All I've let slip through my hands
Everything I tried to hold onto has slipped away
I've left scratches on
I've tried to hold onto things so tightly that I've caused damage in the process
I've never been good at letting go
I'm not good at moving on from things that matter to me
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Caleb maddox
She sings from her heart.God Bless you.
Florence Chavez
Beautiful! She’s the best!!!
Eva Lehde
Not an easy song to pull off so beautifully! Not many could do it this well.
Beverly Jackson
Lorrie that was beautiful. Thank you
Brian Boru
This is just fantastic
Charlotte Smith
I have always liked her singing.
Karen Altman
Music ings the words so much of people feel when we love
James Johanson
❤️🙏🥰
Tamie Murray
Absolutely beautiful ,love your hair...
Mike Latoski
What a great song by such a great artist