Saginaw Michigan Song

I was born in saginaw michigan i grew up in a house on saginaw bay my dad was a poor hard working saginaw fisherman too many times he came home.

Saginaw michigan song. I was born in saginaw michigan. The single was lefty frizzell s sixth and final number one on the u s. Saginaw michigan is a 1964 song performed by lefty frizzell. The song earned lefty frizzell a grammy nomination.

William orville lefty frizzell march 31 1928 july 19 1975 was an american country music singer songwriter of the 1950s and a leading exponent of the honky tonk style of country music. I was born in saginaw michigan i grew up in a house on saginaw bay my dad was a poor hard working saginaw fisherman too many times he came home with too little pay. I was born in saginaw michigan i grew up in a house on saginaw bay my dad was a poor hard working saginaw fisherman too many times he came home with too little pay. Saginaw is referred to in the brian d arcy james song.

Bill anderson and don wayne wrote a song entitled saginaw michigan which has been covered by a dozen artists. Saginaw michigan spent a total of twenty three weeks on the country chart and peaked at number eighty five on the billboard hot 100. His relaxed style of singing was a major influence on later stars merle haggard and willie nelson frizzell was born in corsicana texas but moved with his family shortly after his birth to el dorado. Brian grew up in saginaw michigan.

I grew up in a house on saginaw bay.