Eddie Noack

Eddie Noack had a valiant run at country stardom in the '50s, cutting a bunch of good, straight-ahead honky tonk sides for Gold Star, Starday, D, and Mercury before dropping into the minor leagues in the '60s. During the '50s, he came close to reaching national charts with "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Too Hot to Handle," but much of his recognition arrived as a songwriter. He penned "These Hands," which turned into something of a '60s standard -- it was cut by Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, Lefty Frizzell, and Bob Dylan -- and "Have Blues, Will Travel" and "Relief Is Just a Swallo...