Comments on: 100 Greatest Men: #60. Don Gibson

By: Erik the Pink

Erik the Pink — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:20:04 +0000

As a kid, I thought he sang “Woman, Since You Is Woman”. Grown ups didn’t dwell on sensuality around kids back then, I guess.

By: Erik North

Erik North — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:46:58 +0000

One can argue that Don Gibson should be higher on the list, but one thing for sure is that he deserves to be there just on the basis of his songwriting body, where he got covered by artists both inside and outside the country genre. “Oh Lonesome Me” got covered by Neil Young in 1970; and “I Can’t Stop Loving You”, besides Ray Charles’ classic 1962 recording, was frequently done by Elvis in the early 70s.

By: bob

bob — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:46:13 +0000

Interesting article. I never knew that Gibson was such a good writer. Searching BMI, I found that he wrote 201 songs, including the first 3 of your essential singles and “Just One Time”. 14 of his 201 songs were designated as BMI Award Winning songs, all written without co-writers. One of my favorites is Ronnie Milsap’s “(I’d Be) A Legend in My Time”, a #1 in 1974.

I remember Sue Thompson for her pop hit “Norman” in 1961. I didn’t know she switched to country and recorded with Gibson in the 70′s.

By: TexasVet

TexasVet — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:22:50 +0000

Here’s one of my favorite Don Gibson song:

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:42:58 +0000

One of the truly great songwriters and an very distinctive vocalist. While his RCA hits were great, I personally enjoyed the Hickory years even more. I think he probably should be a littel higher than this