R.I.P. Wayne Carson, Co-Auteur, "Always on my mind" - Chanté par Elvis, Willie Nelson.

Cela peut être plus d'une chanson country moderne, mais il a été enregistré par Elvis et bien d'autres.

BBC a écrit:

Wayne Carson, who wrote Elvis Presley's Always on my Mind and Joe Cocker's The Letter, has died aged 72.

The two-time Grammy winner said he had written Always on My Mind in 10 minutes at his kitchen table in Missouri.

The song gained two further writers, Johnny Christopher and Mark James, when Carson was asked to write an additional bridge section in the recording studio.

Carson had numerous health issues, including diabetes and heart problems, according to his wife Wyndi Harp Head.

"Our music community has lost an immense talent much too soon," said Recording Academy president Neil Portnow.

Born Wayne Carson Thompson in Denver, the writer's parents were professional musicians who played under the name Shorty and Sue Thompson.

   It never takes me long to write a song. It's just out there. All you got to do is reach out and gather it up and put it together.
   Wayne Carson

Carson picked up a guitar when he was about 14 after hearing a recording by Merle Travis, and soon began composing his own songs.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33609116

wikipedia a écrit:

Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers.[1] While Brenda Lee's version had stalled at #45 on the country charts in 1972, other performers would reach the top 20 in the United States and elsewhere with their own versions: Elvis Presley in 1972; John Wesley Ryles in 1979; Willie Nelson's Grammy Award winning version in 1982; Pet Shop Boys in 1987.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Always_on_My_Mind

Sa mère était bien connue dans les 60'



Elvis a transformé sa chanson en un tube...

The letter repris par les Box tops et J Cocker

JBR: Thanks!