# Born 87 Years Ago Today in Oklahoma, the Country Songwriter So Talented George Jones Recorded an Entire Album of His Songs

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- Published: 2026-10-27T09:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T10:26:23+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/born-87-years-ago-today-in-oklahoma-the-country-songwriter-so-talented-george-jones-recorded-an-entire-album-of-his-songs/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Dallas Frazier was born 87 years ago in Oklahoma.
- George Jones recorded a whole album of Frazier songs.
- Frazier wrote hits including “Elvira” and “Alley Oop”.

## Summary

Dallas Frazier, born in Oklahoma on 27 October 1939, became one of country music’s most successful songwriters, with songs recorded by artists including George Jones, the Oak Ridge Boys and Emmylou Harris. His work helped shape country and pop music across several decades, and George Jones dedicated a full album to Frazier’s compositions.

Frazier grew up in Bakersfield after his family moved west during the Dust Bowl. He began performing as a child, recorded his first single at 14 and had a pop chart-topper with “Alley Oop” in 1957; “There Goes My Everything” later reached No. 1 on the country chart. The Oak Ridge Boys’ 1981 recording of “Elvira” became a major hit, and Frazier received three Grammy nominations before leaving the music industry in the late 1980s to become a Christian minister. He died in 2022, aged 82.

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