Dallas Frazier (born October 27, 1939) is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.[1]
Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California. As a teenager, he played with Ferlin Husky and on the program Hometown Jamboree; and released his first single, "Space Command," at age 14 in 1954.[1]
Frazier's 1957 song, "Alley Oop", later taken to number one in the US by The Hollywood Argyles, was his first hit. After Hometown Jamboree went off the air, Frazier moved to Nashville, Tennessee and found work as a songwriter. Among his early successes was "Timber I'm Falling", a hit for Husky in 1964. In 1966, he released a solo album, Elvira, which yielded the hit singles "There Goes My Everything," "Ain't Had No Lovin'", and "I'm A People." His follow-up, 1967's Tell it Like it Is, was also a success.[1]
Frazier became an oft-covered songwriter; his tunes were recorded by George Jones (who recorded an entire album of Frazier's songs in 1968), Engelbert Humperdinck, Jack Greene, Connie Smith, Willie Nelson, Brenda Lee, Carola, Charley Pride, Merle Haggard, Elvis Presley, Moe Bandy, Roy Head,.