HURSHEL WIGINTON, 79
Died March 6, 2017.
Arranger and composer of songs such as "Little Band of Gold" James Gilreath (#21-1963) and "Road Runner" by the Gnats (#46-1965).
He led the Nashville Edition, a group of singers who worked on 12,000 recordings, including Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" (#53-1982) and Elvis Presley's "The Wonder of You" (#9-1970) They were also on most of the episodes of TV's "Hee-Haw."
He got his break singing back up on Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman."
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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