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Thread #12357 Message #97799
Posted By: Pete Curry
21-Jul-99 - 09:32 PM
Thread Name: The Saddest Song of All
Subject: RE: The Saddest Song of All
Let's hear it for the song that started this thread: "I Heard A Heart Break Last Night" was a hit for country singer Jim Reeves in 1967. Given that Jim Reeves is noted for his lack of "twang," his was probably not the version Shack heard. The song was written by the great Leon Payne who penned many of George Jones' early hits. It is fitting that someone named "Payne" should trigger such a thread, don't you think?