Classic country help..who Originally sang -I love you because?!
Question: Leon Payne was the first person to recorded 'I Love You Because' on Capitol in 1949
oh yeah....he also wrote it!
Answers: Leon Payne was the first person to recorded 'I Love You Because' on Capitol in 1949
oh yeah....he also wrote it!
Jim Reeves
I Love You Because- Ernest Tubb
Early in 1947, he opened the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville, which he promoted through the Midnight Jamboree, a radio program he designed to fill the post-Opry slot on the radio. That year, he became the first country star to play Carnegie Hall in New York, signalling how much he had done to increase country music's popularity across the United States; a few years before, it would have been unthinkable to have such rural music play in such an urban venue. During 1949, he hit the height of his popularity, charting an astonishing 13 hit singles during the course of the year -- which is even more remarkable considering that the chart only had 15 positions each week. Most of those songs were classics, including "Have You Ever Been Lonely? (Have You Ever Been Blue)," "Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello," "I'm Biting My Fingernails and Thinking of You" (a collaboration with the Andrews Sisters), "Slipping Around," and "Blue Christmas." The following year, he had 11 hit singles, including "I Love You Because" and "Throw Your Love My Way," plus several hit duets with Red Foley, including "Tennessee Border No. 2" and the number one "Goodnight Irene." Tubb also demonstrated his influence by helping Hank Snow appear on the Grand Ole Opry and supporting Hank Williams.
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I Love You Because Johnny Cash 1960/Jan. 11
I Love You Because George Jones 1963/Feb. 9
I Love You Because Bob Luman 1960
I Love You Because Bob Luman 1965
I Love You Because Elvis Presley 1956/Sept. 8
I Love You Because Elvis Presley
I Love You Because Tommy Sands 1958/Aug. 18
I Love You Because Bob Luman 1960
I Love You Because Bob Luman 1965
Conway Twitty
I believe it was Leon Payne in the late 1940's. Elvis recorded it in 1956. Some other people did this song, most of them throughout the sixties, they are: Jim Reeves, Ray Price, Dottie West, Kittie Wells, Hank Snow, Willie Nelson, Bill anderson, George Jones, Eddy Arnold, Jan Howard, Hank Locklin, Brenda Lee, Jean Shepard, and Daniel O' Donnel.
Check out this link to see what albums they were on, and when certain versions came out:
http://search.letssingit.com/cgi-exe/am....