Artist Information

Genres: Traditional Country, Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan

Active: 60's

Born: June 15, 1917 in Alba, TX

Overview

Discography

Biography

Links

Lyrics

Album

Album: I Love You Because

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Artist: Leon Payne
Released: June 7, 2001
Label: Bear Family

Song List

I Love You Because

2:44

I Miss That Gal

2:26

Poke Salad Greens

2:46

A Link in the Chain of Broken Hearts

2:31

I Hate to Leave You

2:04

Find Them, Fool Them, and Leave Them

2:18

You've Still Got a Place in My Heart

2:36

I'm a Lone Wolf

2:25

If I Could Only Live My Life Over

2:51

How Can I Help It

2:29

Mailman

2:55

Lolita

2:34

Did I Forget to Tell You

2:49

Sister Sue Polka

2:03

I Just Said Goodbye to My Dreams

2:50

It's Many a Mile Back Home

2:47

I Don't Know Why

2:42

Weeping Willow

2:32

Lonely and Blue Over Someone

2:44

Restless Heart

2:18

Lyin' to My Heart

2:34

Fatal Letter

2:53

I Want You to Love Me

2:13

I Couldn't Do a Thing Without You

2:44

Farewell Waltz

2:40

Wouldn't It Be Wonderful

2:29

Teach Me to Forget

2:39

By Your Side

2:36

Empty Dreams

2:46

Golden Harvest

2:32

Credits

Tex Ritter:

Recitation

Leon Payne:

Main Performer

Bill Holford:

Engineer

Ernest Ernie Newton:

Bass

Fred Rose:

Producer

Bob Sullivan:

Engineer

Reginald W. Ward:

Bass

Lee Gillette:

Producer

Dale Potter:

Fiddle

Jack Shook:

Guitar (Rhythm)

Harold Hensley:

Fiddle

R.A. Andreas:

Photography, Illustrations

Richard Weize:

Reissue Producer, Tape Research, Discography

Ivy J. "Jimmy" Bryant:

Guitar

William Edward Liebert:

Piano

Joe Losciuto:

Piano

Kevin Coffey:

Reissue Producer, Photography, Illustrations, Discography, Biographical Notes

Wolfgang Taubenauer:

Artwork

Russ Wapensky:

Discography

Donald D. Davis:

Guitar (Steel)

J.T. "Tiny" Smith:

Bass

Gary Raley:

Photography, Illustrations

Pete Burke, Jr.:

Bass