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Obit: Songwriter/Singer Don Gibson (1928-2003) Related threads: Help: Picture of Don Gibson (4) Lyr/Chords Req: Don Gibson songs (6) Lyr/Chords Req: You're My Best Friend (Don Gibson) (3) |
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Subject: Obit: Don Gibson From: GUEST,Dale Date: 18 Nov 03 - 04:39 AM Story at CNN Don Gibson was a great singer and writer ~~ he wrote I Can't Stop Loving You, Oh Lonesome Me, Lonesome Number One, and any number of other memorable songs, dead at 75. "A Legend In My Time" Don Gibson, writer of 'I Can't Stop Loving You,' dies at 75 |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: sed Date: 18 Nov 03 - 02:38 PM Thanks, Dale! |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: Gern Date: 18 Nov 03 - 02:55 PM His talent was to write songs so great that it seemed they had always existed; simple tunes and lyrics, memorable melodies. His songs have been remade a million times, by a variety of song stylists from Patsy Cline to Ray Charles to Neil Young -- singers who know good songs when they hear them. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: Sandy Mc Lean Date: 18 Nov 03 - 05:08 PM It's so sad to hear this news. It seems that we are losing the great performers of the 50's & 60's so quickly of late. On more star on the Opry stage in Hillbilly Heaven! |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: GUEST,Martin Gibson Date: 18 Nov 03 - 05:45 PM Yep, the old Nashville guard is really thinning out. But if you ever go to Nashville, you can almost feel the ghosts of guys like him haunting the corner of 4th and Broadway. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: Murray MacLeod Date: 18 Nov 03 - 07:47 PM The man was a genius. "Sea of Heartbreak" may well have been the first 45 I ever bought. I loved "Sweet Dreams" as sung by Patsy Cline, but the really classic version of the song was the instrumental by Roy Buchanan. I recall seeing him play this live and he extended the song to eight minutes, taking the melody to places Don Gibson had never dreamed of. Now they are both dead, and I doubt whether either talent will ever be equalled. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: Beer Date: 18 Nov 03 - 10:06 PM I'm embarrassed to say that I never knew that he wrote "Sweet Dreams". That one got by me. Thank you Dale for bringing back memories. One of the greatest from the 50's and 60's. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: Peace Date: 18 Nov 03 - 10:37 PM "Sea of Heartbreak" was the first 'adult' song I ever learned to sing along with. It was the third or fourth I learned the chords for on guitar. Thanks, Don. Sleep well. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 18 Nov 03 - 10:48 PM Hmmmmmmm.... where's the guit-box and banjo?
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Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: Trevor Date: 19 Nov 03 - 10:55 AM I remember going to see him at the Town Hall in Birmingham (UK), maybe 25-30 years ago. Unfortunately there were only a couple of hundred in the audience and the front row was populated by a load of pissed-up blokes who were intent on shouting how much they loved Don, at every opportunity. Don turned the huge auditorium imto a small, intimate space, smiling through the whole set - a true pro. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: GUEST,Tunesmith Date: 19 Nov 03 - 01:27 PM I was in the Don Gibson Fan Club 40 years ago. I loved the guy. At his best he was a fabulous singer and fantastic songwriting. "A Legend in my Time" is my favourite of his many great composition. I wish I'd have thought of the idea first - and then had the talent to mould it into a classic pop/country ballad. He was , maybe, the key influence on Roy Orbison's development as a songwriter. I'l finish with snatch ftom the aforemention "A Legend in My Time": " If heartaches brought fame in love's crazy game I'd be a lengend in my time. I'f say gave gold statuettes for tears and regrets, I'd be a legend in my Time" |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: GUEST,Tunesmith Date: 19 Nov 03 - 01:29 PM |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: GUEST,Tunesmith Date: 19 Nov 03 - 01:33 PM I hit the reurn button by mistake. Anyway, the third line that a quoted from " A Legend in My Time should have begun.. " If they gave gold ......" At the moment, I'm listening to the Bear Family " A Legend in My Time " compilation - terrific stuff. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: Tam the Bam (Nutter) Date: 19 Nov 03 - 01:56 PM Hello my name is Tom Hamilton I liked Don Gibson, I'm sad to hear that he his dead, he was a legend in his time. So sad. Tom Frae Saltcoats |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: fat B****rd Date: 20 Nov 03 - 03:45 AM I'm saddend to hear the news. Wonderful songs, RIP Mr. Gibson |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: GUEST,marc nemorin Date: 16 Nov 11 - 10:28 PM I am a great fan of don gibson and would like to have contacts with whoever would like to contact me re. tis legend. I live in Australia and work in the legal profession. Any one out there? Thanks Marc My email: m.nemorin@hotmail.com |
Subject: RE: Obit: Don Gibson From: GUEST Date: 16 Nov 11 - 10:33 PM Ho Sandy Any Don Gibson fan club in the UK? I am a great fan and would like to hear from people with similar intersts. Thanks Marc I work in the legal profession in Sydney, Australia My email: m.nemorin@hotmail.com |
Subject: RE: Obit: Songwriter/Singer Don Gibson (1928-2003) From: topical tom Date: 17 Nov 11 - 03:58 PM Simply a great country singer-songwriter. I have sung his songs many times. They are truly classic songs of my earlier years. RIP Don. Your songs will live on forever. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Songwriter/Singer Don Gibson (1928-2003) From: Allen in Oz Date: 17 Nov 11 - 11:52 PM Marc Google Toongabbie Music Club .... we may be able to help you in Sydney regarding Don Gibson Allen |
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