Biography

Frizzell was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, in 1941. He began performing in his brother's show at the age of 12. He toured with his brother throughout the 1950s and 1960s and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He signed with Columbia Records in 1970 and finally achieved solo success, placing the single "I Just Can't Help Believing" on the Billboard top-40 country charts.

Frizzell appeared regularly on Buck Owens' All American TV Show during the 1970s, and recorded for Capitol Records. In 1981, he recorded his first number-one country hit, "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma," a duet with Shelly West. The song won the Country Music Association's Song of the Year and Vocal Duet of the Year awards in 1981 and was featured in Clint Eastwood's film Any Which Way You Can. Frizzell and West also won the Academy of Country Music award for Vocal Duo of the Year in 1981 and 1982.

In August 1982, Frizzell scored his only solo number-one country single with "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home", which was nominated for Song of the Year in the 1982 Grammy Awards. He continued to tour and record with West until 1986.

After he parted ways with Shelly West, Frizzell continued to record solo albums, but he has not kept up the popularity he enjoyed during the early 1980s. He continues to tour.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album		Label
1981	Carryin' On the Family Names	6	Warner/Viva
1982	The David Frizzell & Shelly West Album	8
	The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine	7
1983	Our Best to You	24
	On My Own Again	32	Viva
1984	In Session	33
	Solo	—
	Golden Duets (The Best of Frizzell & West)	45
1993	My Life Is Just a Bridge	—	RCA
1999	For the Love of Country	—	Kingston
2004	Confidentially	—	Nashville American
2010	Frizzell & Friends - This Is Our Time	—
2012	Frizzell & Friends - It'll Be Alright	—
2014	Frizzell & Friends present Buddy Holly Country Tribute: Remember Me	—

Singles

Year	Song	Chart Positions		Album
1970	"L.A. International Airport"	67	—	singles only
	"I Just Can't Help Believing"	36	—
1971	"Goodbye"	73	—
1973	"Words Don't Come Easy"	63	—
	"Take Me One More Ride"	94	—
1976	"A Case of You"	100	—
1981	"Lefty"	45	—	Carryin' On the Family Names
1982	"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home"A	1	3	The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine
	"Lost My Baby Blues"	5	5
1983	"Where Are You Spending Your Nights These Days"	10	13	On My Own Again
	"A Million Light Beers Ago"	39	38
1984	"Black and White"	64	—
	"Who Dat"	60	—	Solo
	"When We Get Back to the Farm (That's When We Really Go to Town)"	49	43
	"No Way Jose"	49	38	single only
1985	"Country Music Love Affair"	63	—	Solo
1986	"Celebrity"	71	—	singles only
1987	"Beautiful Body"	74	—
2012	"Say Hello to Heaven"	—	—	Frizzell & Friends - It'll Be Alright

• A"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" also peaked at No. 20 on the RPM Top Singles chart in Canada.

Singles with Shelly West

Year	Song	Chart Positions		Album
1981	"You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma"	1	13	Carryin' on the Family Names
	"A Texas State of Mind"	9	—
	"Husbands and Wives"	16	38
1982	"Another Honky-Tonk Night on Broadway"	8	20	The David Frizzell & Shelly West Album
	"I Just Came Here to Dance"	4	9
	"Please Surrender"	43	—	Our Best to You
1983	"Cajun Invitation"	52	—
	"Pleasure Island"	71	—	In Session
1984	"Silent Partners"	20	20
	"It's a Be Together Night"	13	40	Golden Duets (The Best of Frizzell & West)
1985	"Do Me Right"	60	—

[ Source: Wikipedia ]