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Awesome Music : "Always on My Mind" was his biggest pop hit. "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" and "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" have also been cited as his best.
Not to mention his duet with Ray Charles on "Seven Spanish Angels" . Covered Up :
"If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time" was originally a hit for Lefty Frizzell.
His version of "Georgia on My Mind" is almost as well-known as Ray Charles' version.
"Good Hearted Woman", a duet with Waylon Jennings , was originally a solo single for Jennings. The duet version is far more well-known.
Nelson's other big Jennings duet, "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys", was first released by Ed Bruce.
"Always on My Mind" had been released by Elvis Presley and later by John Wesley Ryles before Nelson's version.
His version of Irving Berlin 's "Blue Skies" is the only version to reach #1 on any singles chart.
"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" is a Roy Acuff cover. Fanon Discontinuity : His 2005 reggae album Countryman Growing the Beard : As mentioned in Badass Beard , Nelson's outlaw country makeover began with a literal usage of the trope.