Oh Lonesome Me

Looking for an R&B version of this song I knew in the 70s. This was the only version I'd known for along time.Done by a black artist or group. Oh Lonesome Me. Does anyone know the artist? Thanks

Is it a recent version. Where have you heard it?

The version may be from the 70s or even 60s. I heard it on a Time Life infomercial more than 8 years ago. Thanks for your response.

Oh Lonesome Me

"Oh Lonesome Me" is a popular song written and recorded by Don Gibson with Chet Atkins producing for RCA Victor in Nashville in 1958. The song topped the country chart for eight non consecutive weeks in addition to reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. It's B-side was "I Can't Stop Loving You", which peaked at #7 on the C&W Jockey charts and became a standard song about unrequited love.

Cover Versions:-

1961: Johnny Cash (went to #13). Added in the meantime

1962: Craig Douglas released a cover version in Great Britain on Decca Records under the production of Bunny Lewis. Douglas' version entered the British singles charts on October 20, 1962, stayed there for twelve weeks and the best position was as # 11. Added in the meantime

1966: Trio Los Panchos

1970: Neil Young covered the song on his album After the Gold Rush, turning Gibson's lighthearted lament into a retro dirge (Stephen Stills is the back-up voice at the end of the third verse). Added in the meantime

1970: Stonewall Jackson (went to #63). Added in the meantime

1970: We Five on their album Catch the Wind. Added in the meantime

1975: Loggins and Messina (went to #92), which was the duo's only entry on the country music charts. Added in the meantime

1990: The Kentucky Headhunters (went to #8), which was the band's highest-peaking single. Added in the meantime

2009: M. Ward and Lucinda Williams performed it for his album Hold Time. Added in the meantime

Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood recorded a version of the song. Added in the meantime

Last edit: 2014-01-23 15:54:23 UTC by walt