single · September 14, 1950

If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time

Lefty Frizzell

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countryrhythm and blues

This early single on Black Sheep Music became Frizzell's first chart hit, setting the stage for his subsequent successes. Its blend of country and R&B influences proved influential.

• The song reached number five on the Billboard country music chart in 1950.
• It was Lefty Frizzell's first release on the Black Sheep Music label.
• The B-side to this single was "You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry."

Lefty Frizzell was a country singer from Texas who, with his distinctive vocal style, became one of the most influential artists of the 1950s. He had a string of hits on the country charts in the early to mid-1950s, becoming a major force in the genre.