Merle Kilgore - EVERYBODY NEEDS A LITTLE LOVIN' (Grave tribute)

Wyatt Merle Kilgore was born on August 9, 1934 in Chickasha, Oklahoma and sadly passed away on February 6, 2005 in Mexico.
Merle Kilgore was an singer, songwriter, and manager. At the time of his death, he was the personal manager of Hank Williams Jr.
Although born in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Kilgore was raised in Shreveport, Louisiana.
When he was 14 years old, he carried the guitar for Hank Williams Sr. at the Louisiana Hayride, beginning a close relationship with the Williams family that would last three generations.🎶🎸
From his earliest years, Merle stood out as a composer, and when he was 18 years old he wrote Webb Pierce's big hit More And More. Over the years Merle would write more big hits like Johnny Cash's Ring Of Fire, Johnny Horton's Johnny Reb, Tommy Roe's The Folk Singer or his crossover song, Wolverton Mountain and also a great rockabilly song for Bob Luman, Lorette.🎶
In 1954 Merle would sign up with Imperial Record company with whom he would release his first singles under his own name.❤️ Although he is known for country & western music but in his beginning the rockabilly bug would bite strong into Merle's music and stinky guitars and slappin' doublebass would become familiar in his singles, EVERYBODY NEEDS A LITTLE LOVIN’ 🎶
Years later, with Mercury Records. Merle would record Evervbody Needs A Little Lovin’ in a much more popstyle and re-titled it as The Love Bug.
After his time at Imperial Merle continued recording and composing during the 60's and 70's for companies such as Starday, Mercury, MGM and Epic.🎶
In 1986 he became the manager of Hank Williams Jr. being by then a very popular name in country music.
Merle Kilgore is laid to rest in Hendersonville Memorial Gardens in Hendersonville, Tennessee.✝️
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[@richardgutierrez4651]

Joseph,👍👍👍👍👍

[@Josephs-Rocknroll-Adventures]

I love remembering these guys of some of songs they did that many may have not heard before.❤️🎶

[@roned9189]

I enjoyed this song 😮 don’t know much about the singer love the guitar 🎸 ❤Ron

[@Josephs-Rocknroll-Adventures]

Thanks Ron!❤️
Merle Kilgore was pretty big in the music industry. if you get a moment, look him up.
Right now I’m getting ready to upload another video soon. 🎥