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Roy Drusky

Person · male · United States · Atlanta · born 1930 · died 2004 · recording since 1961

American country music singer, songwriter, producer, actor and disc jockey (1930–2004)

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Also known as Roy Dursky · Roy Dursy · Roy Frank Drusky Jr.

Debut: 1961
Recording span: 43 years
Release groups: 57
Timeline events: 42
Wiki language versions: 9

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Timeline

42 events▣ Album 39◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1

1930s
1. 22 June 1930 · Birth
  Born 1930-06-22
  source: wikidata
1960s
1. 1961 · Debut release
  Debut release: Three Hearts in a Tangle / I’d Rather Loan You Out
  First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1961 · Album
  Album: Anymore
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1962 · Album
  Album: It’s My Way
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1964 · Album
  Album: Songs of the Cities
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1964 · Album
  Album: The Pick of the Country
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1964 · Album
  Album: All Time Country Hits
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. August 1964 · Album
  Album: Yesterday’s Gone
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 1965 · Album
  Album: Country Music All Around the World
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. 1965 · Album
  Album: Burning Memories
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
10. 1965 · Album
  Album: Love’s Eternal Triangle
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
11. 1965 · Album
  Album: Roy Drusky
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
12. July 1965 · Album
  Album: The Great Roy Drusky Sings
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
13. 1966 · Album
  Album: Country Song Express
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
14. 1966 · Album
  Album: Together Again
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
15. 1966 · Album
  Album: If the Whole World Stopped Lovin’
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
16. 1966 · Album
  Album: In a New Dimension
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
17. 1967 · Album
  Album: Now Is a Lonely Time
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
18. 1968 · Album
  Album: Roy Drusky’s Bag of Country Gold Hits
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
19. 1968 · Album
  Album: Jody and the Kid
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
20. 1969 · Album
  Album: My Grass Is Green
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
21. 1969 · Album
  Album: Portrait of Roy Drusky
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1970s
1. 1970 · Album
  Album: All My Hard Times
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1970 · Album
  Album: I’ll Make Amends
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1970 · Album
  Album: The Best of Roy Drusky
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1971 · Album
  Album: I Love the Way That You’ve Been Lovin’ Me
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1972 · Album
  Album: Good Times, Hard Times
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1973 · Album
  Album: Roy Drusky… Doin’ Something Right
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1974 · Album
  Album: Peaceful Easy Feeling
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 1976 · Album
  Album: Night Flying
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. 1976 · Album
  Album: This Life of Mine
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
10. 1977 · Album
  Album: Ramblin’ Man
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
11. 1978 · Album
  Album: The Golden Hits of Roy Drusky
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
12. 1979 · Album
  Album: English Gold
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1980s
1. 1981 · Album
  Album: Roy
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1982 · Album
  Album: Roy Drusky Sings Willie Nelson
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1982 · Album
  Album: The Man on the Street
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1983 · Album
  Album: Country Sunshine
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1985 · Album
  Album: Somebody Loves You, Volume 1
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1985 · Album
  Album: Country Rose
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 1998 · Album
  Album: Written in Red
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 23 September 2004 · Death
  Died 2004
  source: wikidata

Biography

English biography769 words · 8 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1306594117

Biography

Roy Frank Drusky, Jr. (June 22, 1930 – September 23, 2004) was an American country music singer and songwriter popular from the 1960s through the early 1970s. Known for his baritone voice, he was known for incorporating the Nashville sound and for being one of the first artists to record a song written by Kris Kristofferson ("Jody and the KidJody and the Kid1968 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksA1Jody and the KidA2Let’s Put Our World Back TogetherA3By the Time I Get to PhoenixA4When the Snow Is on the RosesA5Your Little Deeds for KindnessB1You’d Better Sit Down KidsB2You’ve Still Got a Place in My HeartB3When I Loved HerB4Shadows of Her MindB5Through the Eyes of LoveB6Yesterday"). His highest-charting single was the number-one "Yes, Mr. Peters", a duet with Priscilla Mitchell.

Early life and career

Drusky was born in 1930 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. His mother, a church organist, had tried for years to get her son into music as a child, but he was focused more on sports, allegedly declining a contract with the Cleveland Indians, then beginning his music career in the early 1950s performing on a Decatur, Georgia, radio station. He began singing while in the US Navy during the 1940s, and later attended Emory University and studied veterinary medicine. During this time, he also played country music with a group he founded, the Southern Ranch Boys.
Drusky also worked as a disc jockey. In 1953, he signed with Starday Records; the first single he released was called "Such a Fool". That same year, he joined the Grand Ole Opry. A few years later, he recorded for Columbia Records, but none of his work gained much success.

Work as a songwriter

Faron Young, a well-known country singer, helped Drusky's career by recording his songs. Two songs he wrote, "Alone With You" and "Country Girl", Young turned into number-one country hits. After that, Drusky moved on to Decca Records. He also wrote "AnymoreAnymore1961 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracksA1Anymore2:38A2Burning Bridges3:11A3He Had It on His Mind2:30A4I’d Rather Loan You Out2:24A5Almost Can’t2:48A6I Wonder Where You Are Tonight2:07B1I’ve Got Some2:03B2Three Hearts in a Triangle2:44B3Another2:37B4Alone With You2:10B5Before I Lose My Mind2:35B6Swing Wide Your Gate of Love2:11", which charted for Teresa Brewer in 1960.

Height of his career

Drusky charted in Cashbox with "Wait and See" and "Our Church Your Wedding" in 1959.
In 1960, Drusky finally struck it big. At Decca Records, where he worked with producer Owen Bradley, he released a single called "Another", which he co-wrote. Bradley was a well-known producer who had led country singer Patsy Cline to big success in the early 1960s. Bradley helped smooth out Drusky's orchestral tones; the next year, Drusky reached the Country Top 10 with the single "Second Hand Rose".
In 1963, Drusky switched to Mercury Records and released his first hit from his new record company the same year he signed on to it. The song was called "Peel Me a Nanner", which was written by Bill Anderson. He cut several duets with Priscilla Mitchell; one of his biggest hits with her was the number-one hit "Yes, Mr. Peters". During his career, Drusky racked up a number of top-40 Country hits.
Some of his top-40 songs were written by famous singer-songwriters. Liz Anderson wrote "Pick of the Week" for him, as well as "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers", which is best remembered by the concurrent hit by Merle Haggard, although Drusky's was the more successful record at the time. Kris Kristofferson wrote "Jody and the KidJody and the Kid1968 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksA1Jody and the KidA2Let’s Put Our World Back TogetherA3By the Time I Get to PhoenixA4When the Snow Is on the RosesA5Your Little Deeds for KindnessB1You’d Better Sit Down KidsB2You’ve Still Got a Place in My HeartB3When I Loved HerB4Shadows of Her MindB5Through the Eyes of LoveB6Yesterday". Another song, "Red, Red Wine", was written by Neil Diamond.
Drusky appeared on most of the country music television programs of the era, and in 1965, he appeared in the movie White Lightnin' Express and two other films, The Golden Guitar and Four Acre Feud.

The 1970s

Drusky had his most successful record in several years with 1970's "Long Long Texas Road", a top-five hit. He continued to score several top-40 country hits with the occasional low-charting single.
Drusky's last top-40 country song was a remake of "A Satisfied Mind" in 1973. which had earlier been a hit for both Porter Wagoner and Jean Shepard. He made his last appearance on the Billboard charts in 1974, but occasionally recorded on smaller record labels into the 1990s. He also recorded a number of gospel albums for Chapel Records during this period. He returned to writing and producing music, the latter of which he had done since the 1960s.
Drusky's membership with the Grand Ole Opry ensured him exposure for decades long after the radio hits stopped coming. He appeared regularly on the Grand Ole Opry until the year of his death, singing the hit songs he had racked up in the 1960s and 1970s, in addition to performing country standards from other artists, which became a tradition at the Opry.

Death

On September 23, 2004, Drusky died at age 74 from complications stemming from lung cancer, which he fought for several years.

Personal life

Drusky joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1980. He traveled and performed with Kenneth Cox Ministries for 15 years. His wife Bobbye and he had three sons, Roy Frank, III ("Twig"), Tracy Alan ("Tad"), and Darel Bryon ("Tip").

Singles

A"Three Hearts in a Tangle" also peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	9	54.3th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	57	95.2th
Studio albums	43	99th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	42	98.3th
Recording span (years)	43	83.8th
Genres	2	74th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (57 release groups · 43 studio albums)

Albums · 43

Anymore
1961 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:58
A1Anymore2:38
A2Burning Bridges3:11
A3He Had It on His Mind2:30
A4I’d Rather Loan You Out2:24
A5Almost Can’t2:48
A6I Wonder Where You Are Tonight2:07
B1I’ve Got Some2:03
B2Three Hearts in a Triangle2:44
B3Another2:37
B4Alone With You2:10
B5Before I Lose My Mind2:35
B6Swing Wide Your Gate of Love2:11
It’s My Way
1962 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Gone
A2Please Help Me, I’m Falling
A3I Don’t Care
A4’Tis Sweet to Be Remembered
A5He’ll Have to Go
A6It Keeps Right on A‐Hurtin’
B1Wolverton Mountain
B2Have I Stayed Away Too Long
B3It’s My Way
B4Walk on By
B5I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
B6(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You
Songs of the Cities
1964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:52
A1Detroit City2:39
A2Columbus Stockade Blues2:17
A3Kansas City2:44
A4El Paso3:03
A5Abilene1:56
A6Battle of New Orleans2:04
B1Texarkana Baby2:57
B2St. Louis Blues2:27
B3Birmingham Jail2:34
B4I Left My Heart in San Francisco2:40
B5Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy2:27
B6Waterloo2:04
The Pick of the Country
1964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Pick of the Week
A2You’re the Only Good Thing
A3Talk Back Trembling Lips
A4A Satisfied Mind
A5Home
A6Thumbin’ My Way Back Home
B1All for the Love of a Girl
B2Mexican Joe
B3Don’t Do It Darlin’
B4Ring of Fire
B5Keeper of the Key
B6I’ll Take You Home
All Time Country Hits
1964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 23:35
A1Saginaw Michigan3:10
A2Billy Bayou2:14
A3Heart Over Mind2:40
A4Half a Mind2:14
A5Waitin’ for a Train2:09
B1Long Black Veil2:43
B2Lonesome 7–72031:56
B3I Miss You Already2:08
B4You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry2:11
B5Worried Mind2:10
Yesterday’s Gone
1964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 26:55
A1Yesterday’s Gone2:09
A2Lonely Street2:20
A3It Was Fun While It Lasted2:20
A4Tender Years2:33
A5End of the World2:22
A6Before I Lost You2:48
B1Yesterday2:50
B2Burning Memories2:11
B3One Last Night Together2:19
B4Legend in My Time2:26
B5Take Good Care of Her2:37
Country Music All Around the World
1965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Country Music All Over the World
A2Danny Boy
A3Blue Canadian Rockies
A4China Doll
A5Hawaiian Wedding Song
A6Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart
B1Fraulein
B2When It’s Springtime in Alaska
B3The French Song
B4Geisha Girl
B5Far Away Places
B6Caribbean
Burning Memories
1965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:04
A1Yesterday’s Gone2:00
A2Lonely Street2:22
A3It Was Fun While It Lasted2:20
A4Tender Years2:33
A5End of the World2:22
A6Before I Lost You2:48
B1Yesterday2:50
B2Burning Memories2:11
B3Our Last Night Together2:19
B4Together Again2:16
B5A Legend in My Time2:26
B6Take Good Care of Her2:37
Love’s Eternal Triangle
1965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 28:15
A1Yes, Mr. Peters2:33
A2One by One3:00
A3Back Street Affair2:26
A4Trouble on Our Line2:08
A5We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds2:21
A6Just Between the Two of Us2:35
B1We Must Look in the Mirror1:52
B2Slippin’ Around2:22
B3We Couldn’t Tell a Child2:04
B4Don’t Let Me Cross Over2:49
B5Let’s Do What’s Right Even If It’s Wrong2:05
B6More Than We Deserve2:00
Roy Drusky
1965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 27:34
A1Second Hand Rose (Second Hand Heart)2:07
A2I’m So Helpless2:18
A3Such a Fool2:05
A4Our Church – Your Wedding2:24
A5I Went Out of My Way (to Make You Happy)2:26
A6There’s Always One (Who Loves a Lot)2:30
B1It Worries Me2:27
B2Marking Time2:43
B3Wait and See2:09
B4Just About That Time2:05
B5After You Turn Out Your Light2:17
B6I’ve Got Some2:03
The Great Roy Drusky Sings
1965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Come on Back and Love Me
A2God Planned It That Way
A3What Am I Worth
A4I’ll Make Amends
A5I Walk to Heaven
B1That’s When My Heartaches Began
B2I Just Can’t Help My Lovin’ You
B3Three Blind Mice
B4So in Love Again
B6Walkin’
Country Song Express
1966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:11
A1White Lightnin’ Express2:05
A2Take Me Back2:18
A3Here Comes My Baby Back Again2:25
A4From Warm to Cool to Cold1:54
A5Lonely Thing Called Me2:35
A6Green Green Grass of Home2:50
B1A Thing Called Sadness2:34
B2Crystal Chandeliers2:51
B3Four Strong Winds2:41
B4Make the World Go Away2:28
B5Ain’t That Just Like a Fool2:00
B6Life’s Gone and Slipped Away2:30
Together Again
1966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 28:22
A1My Arms Are a House2:25
A2My Love2:20
A3Dear Heart2:49
A4Let It Be Me2:11
A5Above and Beyond2:21
A6True Love2:26
B1I’ll Take My Chances With You2:23
B2Alone With You2:08
B3Together Again2:15
B4To Each His Own2:11
B5Then I’ll Stop Loving You2:39
B6You Are the One2:14
If the Whole World Stopped Lovin’
1966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1If the Whole World Stopped Lovin’
A2Almost Persuaded
A3Look Into My Teardrops
A4The Tip of My Fingers
A5Your Stepping Stone
A6The Worst Is Yet to Come
B1Too Many Footprints
B2Too Much of You
B3Teach Me Little Children
B4When Two Worlds Collide
B5Mr. Jones, I Want to Marry Your Wife
B6A World I Can’t Live In
In a New Dimension
1966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 31:27
A1Rainbows and Roses2:39
A2Don’t You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me2:54
A3Workin’ My Way Up From the Bottom2:22
A4You’re My World2:50
A5Today3:00
A6I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry2:57
B1Unless You Make Him Set You Free2:11
B2Crying Time2:42
B3Try to Remember2:25
B4Unchained Melody2:44
B5The World Is Round2:37
B6You Don’t Know Me2:06
Now Is a Lonely Time
1967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 26:04
A1Now2:29
A2There Goes Everything2:49
A3Apartment #92:40
A4Early Mornin’ Rain2:58
A5It’s Only Love2:59
B1New Lips2:13
B2Husbands and Wives2:29
B3She Still Thinks I Care3:10
B4That’s What It’s Like to Be Lonesome2:16
B5Somewhere My Love2:01
Roy Drusky’s Bag of Country Gold Hits
1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 24:12
1Pick of the Week2:25
2You’re the Only Good Thing2:45
3Talk Back Trembling Lips2:17
4A Satisfied Mind2:39
5Thumbin’ My Way Back Home2:39
6All for the Love of a Girl2:37
7Mexican Joe2:16
8Don’t Do It Darlin’2:24
9Ring of Fire1:55
10Keeper of the Key2:15
Jody and the Kid
1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
A1Jody and the Kid
A2Let’s Put Our World Back Together
A3By the Time I Get to Phoenix
A4When the Snow Is on the Roses
A5Your Little Deeds for Kindness
B1You’d Better Sit Down Kids
B2You’ve Still Got a Place in My Heart
B3When I Loved Her
B4Shadows of Her Mind
B5Through the Eyes of Love
B6Yesterday
My Grass Is Green
1969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 28:31
A1Such a Fool2:22
A2Ribbon of Darkness2:45
A3Fraulein3:00
A4My Way2:57
A5Alone With You1:55
A6All Over My Mind2:47
B1My Grass Is Green2:11
B2Turn Around Look at Me2:13
B3Break My Mind2:27
B4A Minute of Your Time2:19
B5Those Were the Days3:35
Portrait of Roy Drusky
1969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 28:06
A1Where the Blue and Lonely Go2:21
A2Little Green Apples2:59
A3Dreams of the Everyday Housewife2:42
A4I’m Gonna Get You Off My Mind2:15
A5I Started Loving You Again2:40
B1Memphis Morning2:30
B2A Portrait of Me2:35
B3I Wouldn’t Be Alone2:40
B4Set Me Free2:17
B5Country’s Gone2:39
B6The True and Lasting Kind2:28
All My Hard Times
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 29:34
A1All My Hard Times2:38
A2Lock, Stock and Teardrops2:23
A3For the Good Times3:36
A4Silver Wings2:26
A5At Times Everybody’s Blind2:40
A6(I’m So) Afraid of Losing You Again2:43
B1You’re Shaking the Hand2:38
B2Everything a Man Could Ever Need2:38
B3I’m Letting You Go (Goodbye)2:56
B4Please Don’t Let Me Love You Anymore2:06
B5You’re My World2:50
I’ll Make Amends
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 32:06
A1Long Long Texas Road2:38
A2Too Far Gone3:36
A3Honey Come Back2:51
A4Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home2:32
A5Our Everlasting Love Has Died2:14
A6Early Mornin’ Rain2:58
B1I’ll Make Amends2:43
B2Leaving on a Jet Plane3:33
B3Tomorrow Never Comes2:58
B4Emotion – Devotion2:21
B5Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down3:42
The Best of Roy Drusky
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 28:38
A1Where the Blue and Lonely Go2:21
A2Woman, Woman3:02
A3Jody and the Kid3:04
A4My Grass Is Green2:11
A5New Lips2:13
A6Anymore2:24
B1Such a Fool2:22
B2White Lightnin’ Express2:05
B3Rainbows and Roses2:39
B4Fraulein3:00
B5You’d Better Sit Down Kids3:17
I Love the Way That You’ve Been Lovin’ Me
1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 27:40
A1I Love the Way That You’ve Been Lovin’ Me2:32
A2Come Sundown3:04
A3A Long Way Back to Love2:32
A4I Can’t Go on Loving You2:25
A5Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke‐Kali‐Nei‐Au)2:10
A6(My Love for You Goes) On and on and On2:53
B1I Still Love You Enough (to Love You All Over Again)2:17
B2Only a Woman Like You2:18
B3If You Think I Love You Now (I’ve Just Started)2:56
B4Help Me Make It Through the Night2:10
B5As Long as I Live2:23
Good Times, Hard Times
1972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1All My Hard Times
A2I’m Letting You Go (Goodbye)
A3If You Think I Love You Now (I’ve Just Started)
A4For the Good Times
A5At Times Everybody’s Blind
A6A Long Way Back to Love
B1I Still Love You Enough (To Love You All Over Again)
B2Your Shaking the Hand
B3Everything a Man Could Ever Need
B4Please Don’t Let Me Love You Anymore
B5You’re My World
B6Help Me Make It Through the Night
Roy Drusky… Doin’ Something Right
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 29:40
A1I Must Be Doin’ Something Right2:18
A2Sunshine and Rainbows2:40
A3This Time of the Year2:43
A4I’m Not Going Hungry2:33
A5Without You Baby2:00
A6That Rain Makin’ Baby of Mine2:34
B1The Last Time I Called Somebody Darlin’2:40
B2Always You, Always Me2:42
B3A Stranger in My Place3:12
B4The Night’s Not Over Yet3:31
B5Red Red Wine2:47
Peaceful Easy Feeling
1974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:45
A1All My Roads (Lead Back to You)2:32
A2Dixie Lily2:50
A3One Day at a Time3:46
A4Peaceful Easy Feeling3:32
A5Town and Country Cafe3:23
B1I’m Knee Deep in Loving You2:30
B2Let Me Be There2:55
B3Bitter They Are Harder They Fall3:19
B4The Baptism of Jesse Taylor2:51
B5Ramblin’ Man3:07
Night Flying
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 34:44
A1Night Flying3:11
A2Deep in the Heart of Dixie3:30
A3Lovers, Friends and Strangers2:42
A4Five String Hero3:09
A5Lifetime in a Week2:28
A6Blue Are the Violets2:30
B1Don’t Touch Me3:21
B2Naked Truth2:57
B3Daddy’s Little Cowboy2:43
B4You’re Not Lisa2:29
B5Betty’s Song2:45
B6The Years I Wished Away2:59
This Life of Mine
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 30:23
A1Sunrise2:28
A2Play Me a Little Traveling Music3:30
A3Wild World2:28
A4Never Before2:56
A5The Battle for Daddy’s Soul2:39
A6Halfway to Paradise2:49
B1All I Want2:44
B2When My Room Gets Dark Again2:57
B3This Life of Mine2:17
B4You’re My Home3:15
B5If I Could Paint the World2:20
Ramblin’ Man
1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Shelly
A2Country Rose
A3Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
A4Without You Baby
A5Ramblin’ Man
B1Wrong Road Again
B2My Grass Is Green
B3There Won’t Be Anymore
B4The Bridge Washed Out
B5Third Rate Romance
The Golden Hits of Roy Drusky
1978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Another
A2Anymore
A3Peel Me a Nanner
A4Jody and the Kid
A5Long, Long Texas Road
A6Three Hearts in a Tangle
B1If the Whole World Stopped Lovin’
B2Second Hand Rose
B3Such a Fool
B4White Lightning Express
B5Strangers
B6Yes, Mr. Peters
English Gold
1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 37:26
A1The Last Farewell3:45
A2Alone Again Naturally3:30
A3Yesterday2:23
A4Beautiful Sunday2:45
A5Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying2:45
A6United We Stand2:35
B1Welcome Home3:15
B2Say You’ll Stay Until Tomorrow3:18
B3Wonderful World, Beautiful People2:50
B4You’ve Got Your Troubles3:15
B5Those Were the Days3:20
B6A Whiter Shade of Pale3:45
Roy
1981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 24:41
A1All the World Is Lonely Now2:50
A2Fireball Mail1:46
A3Wabash Cannon Ball2:20
A4No One Will Ever Know3:08
A5Pins & Needles in My Heart2:02
B1Precious Jewel2:40
B2Great Speckled Bird2:56
B3Wreck on the Highway2:10
B4Glory Bound Train2:06
B5Will the Circle Be Unbroken2:43
Roy Drusky Sings Willie Nelson
1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 24:00
A1Good Hearted Woman2:42
A2If You Got the Money1:58
A3Funny How Time Slips Away3:05
A4A Thousand Ways2:56
A5I Just Can’t Let You Say Goodbye2:19
B1Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain2:24
B2Luckenbach, Texas2:39
B3Hello Walls1:43
B4The Last Letter2:28
B5Half a Man1:46
The Man on the Street
1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks
Disc 110 tracks
A1If the Man on the Street Were You
A2Take My Hand Precious Lord
A3In the Garden
A4The Lighthouse
A5Rock of Ages
B1Farther Along
B2Something Beautiful
B3Precious Memories
B4One Day at a Time
B5When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder
Disc 210 tracks
C1It Is No Secret
C2Shoeless Feet
C3Amazing Grace
C4Beyond the Sunset
C5Closer Walk With Thee
D1Old Rugged Cross
D2If I Could Help Somebody
D3Wings of a Dove
D4Peace in the Valley
D5Brighten the Corner
Country Sunshine
1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Almost Like a Song
A2Country Sunshine
A3I Don’t Know Why
A4Room Full of Roses
A5Since I Fell for You
B1Blue Skies
B2You Are My Sunshine
B3September Song
B4Me and Bobby McGee
B5Sail Away
Somebody Loves You, Volume 1
1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:03
A1Have a Little Talk With Jesus2:29
A2Sometime Before Me2:56
A3My Jesus I Love Thee3:19
A4Old Country Church3:05
A5Family Bible3:15
B1Try a Little Kindness2:45
B2When God Dips His Finger3:24
B3Jesus Paid It All3:23
B4Victory in Jesus2:53
B5Standing on the Rock2:34
Country Rose
1985 · studio album
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A1Shelly
A2Country Rose
A3Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
A4Without You Baby
A5Ramblin’ Man
B1Wrong Road Again
B2My Grass Is Green
B3There Won’t Be Anymore
B4The Bridge Washed Out
B5Third Rate Romance
Written in Red
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1My Sins Are Forgiven Today
2Whiter Than Snow
3His Hand in Mind
4Written in Red
5Are You Washed in the Blood
6I’ll Rise Again
7They’ll Hear the Trumpet in the Ground
8Wonderful Peace
9Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown
10If We Never Meet Again
11Plus Two Instrumentals
Between the Two of Us
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Yes, Mr. Peters
A2One by One
A3Back Street Affair
A4Trouble on Our Line
A5We Must Have Been Out of Our Mind
A6Just Between the Two of Us
B1We Must Look in the Mirror
B2Slippin’ Around
B3We Couldn’t Tell a Child
B4Don’t Let Me Cross Over
B5Let’s Do What’s Right Even If It’s Wrong
B6More Than We Deserve
Country Classics
— · studio album
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A1Where the Blue and Lonely Go
A2White Lightnin’ Express
A3Rainbows and Roses
A4My Grass Is Green
A5New Lips
A6Anymore
B1Such a Fool
B2Woman, Woman
B3Jody and the Kid
B4Fraulein
B5You’d Better Sit Down Kids
El Paso
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 25:17
A1El Paso3:03
A2Lonesome 7–72031:56
A3Heart Over Mind2:40
A4Billy Bayou2:14
A5A Satisfied Mind2:39
B1Detroit City2:39
B2Half a Mind2:14
B3Saginaw Michigan3:10
B4Don’t Do It Darlin’2:34
B5I Miss You Already2:08
New Lips
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 21:21
A1New Lips2:16
A2Where the Blue and Lonely Go2:23
A3Such a Fool2:19
A4My Grass Is Green2:11
B1My Way2:51
B2Jody and the Kid3:03
B3Ribbon of Darkness2:44
B4Those Were the Days3:34

Single · 2

Single release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	1961	Three Hearts in a Tangle / I’d Rather Loan You OutSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 5:08 AThree Hearts in a Tangle2:44 BI’d Rather Loan You Out2:24		1961
	1963	Peel Me a Nanner / The Room Across the HallSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 4:19 APeel Me a Nanner2:01 BThe Room Across the Hall2:18		1963

Album · 12

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1965	Roy Drusky’s Greatest HitsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks · 23:49 A1White Lightnin’ Express2:05 A2Pick of the Week2:25 A3(From Now on All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers A4All for the Love of the Girl2:37 A5Lonely Thing Called Me2:35 A6Another2:36 B1Peel Me a ’Nanner2:01 B2Yesterday B3So Much Got Lost2:20 B4Anymore2:24 B5Room Across the Hall2:18 B6Three Hearts in a Tangle2:28	Compilation	1965
1969	Twenty Grand Country HitsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 20 tracks · 47:47 Disc 110 tracks · 23:35 A1Saginaw Michigan3:10 A2Billy Bayou2:14 A3Heart Over Mind2:40 A4Half a Mind2:14 A5Waitin’ for a Train2:09 B1Long Black Veil2:43 B2Lonesome1:56 B3I Miss You Already2:08 B4You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry2:11 B5Worried Mind2:10 Disc 210 tracks · 24:12 C1Pick of the Week2:25 C2You’re the Only Good Thng2:45 C3Talk Back Trembling Lips2:17 C4A Satisfied Mind2:39 C5Thumbin’ My Way Back Home2:39 D1All for the Love of a Girl2:37 D2Mexican Joe2:16 D3Don’t Do It Darlin’2:24 D4Ring of Fire1:55 D5Keeper of the Key2:15	Compilation	1969
1970	Country SpecialSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks A1Anymore A2Burning Bridges A3He Had It on His Mind A4I’d Rather Loan You Out A5I Wonder Where You Are Tonight B1I’ve Got Some B2Three Hearts in a Tangle B3Another B4Alone With You B5Swing Wide Your Gate of Love	Compilation	1970
1977	Country GreatsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 16 tracks A1A Satisfied Mind A2Abilene A3Battle of New Orleans A4Birmingham Jail A5China Doll A6Come Sundown A7Crying Time A8Detroit City B1El Paso B2Four Strong Winds B3Green Green Grass of Home B4Honey Come Back B5Waterloo B6The Tips of My Fingers B7Jody and the Kid B8Dreams of the Everyday Housewife	Compilation	1977
1980	Greatest Hits, Volume OneSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 8 tracks A1Peel Me a Nanner A2If the Whole World Stopped Lovin’ A3White Lightning Express A4Strangers B1Three Hearts in a Tangle B2Such a Fool B3Jody and the Kid B4Second Hand Rose	Compilation	1980
1987	16 Best of Roy DruskySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 16 tracks A1One Day at a Time A2Another A3United We Stand A4Three Hearts in a Tangle A5Say You’ll Stay Until Tomorrow A6Second Hand Rose A7Peel Me a Nanner A8Jody and the Kid B1Long, Long Texas Road B2Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying B3Anymore B4Yesterday B5Yes, Mr. Peters B6The Last Farewell B7White Lightning Express B8What a Difference a Day Makes	Compilation	1987
1995	Songs of Love and Life (American Essentials)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 13 tracks · 34:12 1Such a Fool2:23 2Another2:40 3Peel Me a ’Nanner2:05 4Yes Mr. Peters2:37 5Husbands and Wives2:32 6Tip of My Fingers2:50 7If the Whole World Stopped Lovin’2:44 8Make the World Go Away2:31 9All My Hard Times2:18 10Jody and the Kid3:07 11(From Now on All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers2:28 12Long Long Texas Road2:42 13She Thinks I Still Care3:15	Compilation	22 August 1995
1996	18 Original Country ClassicsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 18 tracks · 47:23 1El Paso3:10 2Crystal Chandeliers2:53 3Honey Come Back2:51 4Ring of Fire1:58 5End of the World2:27 6Lonely Street2:26 7Take Good Care of Her2:42 8Battle of New Orleans2:19 9Abilene2:01 10Cryin’ Time2:45 11Talk Back Trembling Lips2:21 12A Legend in My Time2:30 13Waitin’ for a Train2:14 14Sunday Morning Coming Down3:32 15Almost Persuaded2:53 16When Two Worlds Collide2:24 17Together Again2:19 18Early Morning Rain3:38	Compilation	28 October 1996
2004	Greatest HitsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks 1Three Hearts in a Tangle 2Yes, Mr. Peters 3Another 4Second Hand Rose 5Long Long Texas Road 6Such a Fool 7Alone Again Naturally 8Farther Along 9If the Whole World Stopped Lovin’ 10Anymore 11White Lightning Express 12The Last Farewell	Compilation	2004
2007	Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 23 tracks 1White Lightnin’ Express 2Pick of the Week 3(From Now on All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers 4All for the Love of a Girl 5Lonely Thing Called Me 6Another (Just Like Me) 7Peel Me a ’Nanner 8Yesterday 9So Much Got Lost 10Anymore 11Room Across the Hall 12Three Hearts in a Tangle 13Weaknes in a Man 14New Lips 15If the Whole World Stopped Lovin’ 16Unless You Make Him Set You Free 17Rainbows and Roses 18Women, Women 19Too Much of You 20Now (Is a Lonely Time) 21The World Is Round 22I’ve Got a Right to the Blues 23Too Many Footprints	Compilation	2007
2009	His Greatest HitsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 25:32 1Another2:35 2Three Hearts in a Tangle2:47 3Second Hand Rose2:03 4Jody and the Kid2:56 5Long, Long Texas Road2:21 6Anymore2:29 7Peel Me a Nanner1:59 8If the Whole World Stopped Lovin’2:28 9I Walk the Line2:31 10White Christmas3:23	Compilation	29 January 2009
2010	30 Country ClassicsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 30 tracks 1Jambalaya (On the Bayou) 2Good Hearted Woman 3Third Rate Romance 4Second Hand Rose 5There Won’t Be Anymore 6Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain 7Your Cheatin’ Heart 8Wasted Days and Wasted Nights 9Shelley 10I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love with You) 11Hello Walls 12Another 13You Win Again 14If You’ve Got the Money, I’ve Got the Time 15Take These Chains From My Heart 16I Could Never Be Ashamed of You 17Cold, Cold Heart 18The Last Letter 19Wrong Road Again 20There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight 21Half a Man 22Mansion on the Hill 23Three Hearts in a Tangle 24The Bridge Washed Out 25Funny How Time Slips Away 26Luckenbach, Texas 27I Love You a Thousand Ways 28Country Rose 29I Dreamed About Mama Last Night 30I Just Can’t Let You Say Goodbye	Compilation	2010

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Roy Drusky metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	9	54.3th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	57	95.2th
Studio albums	43	99th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	42	98.3th
Recording span (years)	43	83.8th
Genres	2	74th

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Timeline

1930s

Born 1930-06-22

1960s

Debut release: Three Hearts in a Tangle / I’d Rather Loan You Out

Album: Anymore

Album: It’s My Way

Album: Songs of the Cities

Album: The Pick of the Country

Album: All Time Country Hits

Album: Yesterday’s Gone

Album: Country Music All Around the World

Album: Burning Memories

Album: Love’s Eternal Triangle

Album: Roy Drusky

Album: The Great Roy Drusky Sings

Album: Country Song Express

Album: Together Again

Album: If the Whole World Stopped Lovin’

Album: In a New Dimension

Album: Now Is a Lonely Time

Album: Roy Drusky’s Bag of Country Gold Hits

Album: Jody and the Kid

Album: My Grass Is Green

Album: Portrait of Roy Drusky

1970s

Album: All My Hard Times

Album: I’ll Make Amends

Album: The Best of Roy Drusky

Album: I Love the Way That You’ve Been Lovin’ Me

Album: Good Times, Hard Times

Album: Roy Drusky… Doin’ Something Right

Album: Peaceful Easy Feeling

Album: Night Flying

Album: This Life of Mine

Album: Ramblin’ Man

Album: The Golden Hits of Roy Drusky

Album: English Gold

1980s

Album: Roy

Album: Roy Drusky Sings Willie Nelson

Album: The Man on the Street

Album: Country Sunshine

Album: Somebody Loves You, Volume 1

Album: Country Rose

1990s

Album: Written in Red

2000s

Died 2004

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Biography

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The 1970s

Death

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Singles

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Discography (57 release groups · 43 studio albums)

Albums · 43

Single · 2

Album · 12

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