Country songwriter Dallas Frazier died on Friday at the age of 82.
Frazier was best known for writing several hits, including The Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira,” The Hollywood Argyles’ “Alley Oop,” and Emmylou Harris’s “Beneath Still Waters.”
“Dallas Frazier is among the greatest country songwriters of all time,” Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, in a statement. “He could convey infectious fun with ‘Elvira,’ and then write something as stunningly sad and true as ‘Beneath Still Waters.’ His songs helped Connie Smith to become a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.”
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“[Frazier] was a man of kindness, generosity, and faith, who overcame a hardscrabble upbringing to offer smiling gifts to all of us. He lived a beautiful life of a beautiful mind,” Young added.
Born in Spiro, Oklahoma, on Oct. 27, 1939, Frazier has released successful albums throughout his career and penned several successful songs. Frazier co-wrote several No. 1 country hits with A.L. “Doodle” Owens, including 1969’s “All I Have to Offer You (Is Me).”
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Frazier was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1976 and was nominated three times for Grammys.
