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Lefty Frizzell Saginaw Michigan
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2026 2:20 am
by danrclem
This is one of my top five songs by country music singers. El Paso by Marty Robbins is right up there too.
I'd love to hear John Anderson sing this song because his voice sounds a lot like Lefty, to me anyway.
https://youtu.be/9GcNf8VWhe4?si=nMhzkrgZ-kn6QAPP
Re: Lefty Frizzell Saginaw Michigan
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2026 3:49 am
by TC Chris
Saginaw is about 15 miles from where I am sitting right now on the shore of Saginaw Bay. Sailed my boat down the Saginaw River and into the Bay today, a lovely summer day with just enough wind to move the boat at a decent speed. Stevie Wonder and Theodore Roethke are from Saginaw.
Chris Campbell
Re: Lefty Frizzell Saginaw Michigan
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2026 5:10 am
by electra225
I always liked Lefty Frizell. I also like John Anderson. To a Buick guy, Saginaw is or was home to Saginaw Gear where GM made steering gearboxes for G M and other vehicles. Mack used Ross steering. I put a Saginaw power steering setup on an R model I had. It was almost identical to the gearbox on a Buick, only larger. There were so many good country songs recorded, its hard to name a favorite....
Re: Lefty Frizzell Saginaw Michigan
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2026 2:39 pm
by TC Chris
Between Saginaw and Flint, that's where my Chevy came from. People who visit mid-Michigan are always surprised to see all the Chevrolets on the road. I have driven it past the places where the block was cast and the steering gear was made. I'm not sure where Buick was casting engine blocks and transmission cases in 1938, but my Buick is probably almost entirely from Flint.