Posted on 08/27/2013 2:14:28 PM PDT by navysealdad
Countless songs have been written about lost love, but none quite so touching as a tune penned by Fred Stobaugh. Shortly after his wife of 73 years passed away, Stobaugh, 96, wrote a song in her honor called ‘Sweet Lorraine.’ Stobaugh lacks musical ability, so he decided to enter an online singer-songwriter contest after seeing an ad in the newspaper (yes, we know, it’s ironic). Being unfamiliar with the technological marvel known as email, Stobaugh fired off his lyrics and a letter explaining his story.
(Excerpt) Read more at angelfire.com ...
johnny cash could carry that to number one... perhaps trace adkins
bkmk
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