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To All:
Crockett Frizzell here.

I have the sad job of telling all that the great Singer/Songwriter Abe Mulkey passed away this Morning in his sleep. As some of you may know Abe Mulkey worked with my Dad for many years. He wrote, sang, Recorded with and was my Dad's right hand man for the last 15 years of Lefty's life. Abe also sang background for some of Country Music's greatest artist including Bob Wills, Buck Owens and of course Dad. He wrote hits for Dad, Hank Williams, Jr., Merle Haggard, Freddie Hart and others. He was the greatest match for Dad's voice. His High Harmonies can be heard on great songs Like "She's Gone Gone Gone"," Hello to her, Good-bye To Him", and "Saginaw, Mich" He CO-wrote many songs with Dad including "Hobo's Pride", "Hello to Her, Good-bye to Him", "Its Bad when It's Thataway" and Many other Great Lefty Tunes. Vicki and I had the pleasure of spending three days with Abe and His wife Joanne in there home in Washington State a couple of years ago. Abe and I spent hours playing guitars and he would let me take Dad's parts in Singing and he would do those great Harmonies. It was one of the greatest highlights of my life. Abe presented me with some songs that him and Daddy had started but never finished because of Daddy's sudden death in 1975. He told me he had been holding on to those songs for the last 25 years. He said that he thought I was so much like Dad in my songwriting and my mannerism, that he wanted me to try and finish the songs. I was floored and overwhelmed that a songwriter of the caliber of Abe Mulkey who wrote with and for the best that country music has to offer was giving me a chance to write with him and my Dad. Abe Mulkey was and always will be one of the classy is acts to ever grace the stage of any country music event including the Grand Ole Opry. He is a close to Family to me as can be without being blood related. He has retaken his place next to my Dad singing sweet Harmonies once again. Rest well my Friend, we all will miss you.

Crockett Frizzell

Crockett,
Very touching. I'm almost in tears.
There's a song in here somewhere.
Bill

Crockett,

Our condolences to you and Abe's family. The nice ones are always missed cause they leave such a large space to be filled.

Well written.

dawg