Lamar Morris
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Lamar Morris is an American country music
singer and musician. Between 1966 and 1973, he was a solo artist on the MGM Records
label, charting in the Top 40 of Hot Country Songs
with "If You Love Me", which peaked at number 27.
Morris was also a member of The Bama Band
, Hank Williams, Jr.
's backing band. He wrote the song "Eleven Roses
" for Williams.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer and musician. Between 1966 and 1973, he was a solo artist on the MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
label, charting in the Top 40 of Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
with "If You Love Me", which peaked at number 27.
Morris was also a member of The Bama Band
The Bama Band
The Bama Band is an American country music group composed of Lamar Morris , Wayne "Animal" Turner , Clifford E. "Cowboy" Eddie Long , Jerry McKinney , Vernon Derrick , Ray Barrickman , Billy Earheart and William Claude Marshall...
, Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.
Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
's backing band. He wrote the song "Eleven Roses
Eleven Roses
"Eleven Roses" is the title of a song written by Lamar Morris and Darrell McCall and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr.. It was released in March 1972 as the only single from the album of the same name. The song became Williams' second number one on the Billboard magazine...
" for Williams.
Charted singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | ||
| 1966 | "Send Me a Box of Kleenex" | 69 | — |
| 1968 | "The Great Pretender" | 46 | — |
| 1970 | "She Came to Me" | 70 | — |
| 1971 | "You're the Reason I'm Living" | 59 | — |
| "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" | 27 | — | |
| "Near You Near You "Near You" is a popular song written by Francis Craig with lyrics by Kermit Goell. The song was published in 1947.The recording by Francis Craig was released by Bullet Records as catalog number 1001. It first reached the Billboard Best Sellers chart on August 30, 1947, and lasted 21 weeks on the... " |
74 | — | |
| 1973 | "You Call Everybody Darling" | 71 | 100 |