However, His Success Comes With Some Setbacks
Despite his massive success, Lefty Frizzell‘s life went through turmoil. In the middle of the 1950s, he started feeling burned out and no longer had the energy to invest in his career. Eventually, he stopped writing and recording songs – especially when his record label wasn’t releasing tracks that he believed to be his best material.
Later on, Frizzell developed a devastating alcohol problem that came to plague him until his death. As his alcohol addiction worsened, his high blood pressure got uncontrollable as well. And he wouldn’t take the medication as he believed it would affect his drinking.
While his reputation diminished, a new generation of artists still hailed him as an influence and idol. In 1982, seven years after his death, Frizzell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He’s truly one of the most influential country singers of all time.