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Artist: Henson Cargill

Album: A Very Well Travelled Man

Appears On (Mixes): Revme.Vox.Com

Song Notes: Here's a real old one from someone whom probably no one here knows. Henson Cargill was a local singer, who was trying to make it big in Nashville. He had a few singles and a few near-misses, but this one actually was a hit. A pretty big hit, in fact. And, also, his only hit. The thing with this one is that the song was actually written for Johnny Cash to sing -- at the last moment, he decided not to cut it, and gave it to Henson Cargill, who did cut it, and went to No. 1 with it. If I recall, Henson Cargill's still performing the occasional show, so you can go see him! And you should -- he did a fine job with this wonderful song. - Rev. Syung Myung Me