The greatest hit of the classic twang era was LeRoy Van Dyke’s 1961 Walk on By.
He had two other hits, but Walk on By made him wealthy and famous for life. It’s 19 weeks at number 1 hit status held until some modern dirt bags getting drunk on a gravel road country song eclipsed it 51 years later.
The way my mother explained the lyrics to three year old me was the man had one girlfriend but he thought he might like to have a new girlfriend.
Enjoy:
The other two essential Leroy Van Dyke hits to know.
(Mama could not explain this next one.

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Today there are equally talented singers and much, much better musicians:
Twang needs new writers.
There actually was a modern hit song about getting drunk and watching airplanes. My kids made me listen to it.
There’s no comparison between now and then.