Хөгжмийн ертөнцийн сонгодог бүтээл гэгддэг энэхүү дууг Леон Пэйн 77 жилийн өмнө анх бичүүлж байжээ.
Леон Пэйн өөрийн хамгийн алдартай бүтээл болох “I Love You Because” дуугаа 1949 оны наймдугаар сарын 11-нд бичүүлсэн юм. Энэхүү дуу нь 1949 оны аравдугаар сарын 30-нд албан ёсоор худалдаанд гарч, 1950 онд Billboard-ын “Country & Western” чартыг хоёр долоо хоногийн турш тэргүүлж байв. Энэ нь Пэйний хувьд чартын оргилд хүрсэн цорын ганц сингл болсон бөгөөд тэрээр уг дуугаа өөрийн гэргий Миртид зориулан бүтээжээ.
“I Love You Because” дууны нэр хүнд хожим нь хөгжмийн салбарын домогт уран бүтээлчдийг татсан юм. Элвис Пресли өөрийн анхны “Elvis Presley” цомогтоо уг дууг оруулж, 1956 оны гуравдугаар сарын 23-нд гаргасан бол Жонни Кэш 1959 оны арванхоёрдугаар сард өөрийн хувилбарыг олон нийтэд хүргэсэн байдаг.
Преслигийн хувилбар Billboard-ын “Country” сингл чартад 54-т, харин Кэшийн хувилбар 20-р байрт тус тус орж байжээ. Ийнхүү Пэйний бүтээл нь үе үеийн шилдэг уран бүтээлчдийн хүндэтгэлийг хүлээсэн сонгодог жишиг болж үлдсэн байна.
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Tuesday marked the 77th anniversary of the release of a classic country love song, one that was covered by music icons such as Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley.
Leon Payne began his music career in the 1930s, helping bring the country genre to life during his prime in the 1940s. The blind singer/songwriter is known for his classics such as You’ve Still Got a Place in My Heart (1950) and Lost Highway (1948), a song that was made famous one year later by Hank Williams.
And on August 11, 1949, Payne recorded arguably his most popular song, a country love song called I Love You Because.
The country hit would be released over two months later on October 30, 1949. I Love You Because would go on to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Country & Western Disk Jockey charts in 1950, where it would remain for two weeks, along with No. 4 on the Country & Western Best Sellers list.
I Love You Because would become Payne’s only single to top the charts. And the song was a direct tribute to his wife, Myrtie, both of whom attend the Texas School for the Blind.
Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley Covered Leon Payne’s Country Hit
Payne’s I Love You Because became such an iconic love song that even some of the best artists of all time created a cover for it.
On March 23, 1956, Presley released his version of I Love You Because on his debut studio album, Elvis Presley. The song did not perform as well as it did for Payne, peaking at No. 54 on the US Billboard Country singles chart.
And in December of 1959, Cash also came out with his version of the song, which would be initially released as a single before becoming the final track of his album Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams. Cash’s version would peak at No. 20 on country charts as well.
