He champions great songwriters, champions great singers and great musicians."įoster, a label executive and music publisher who also guided the early careers of Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, died in 2019 after a short illness. "Fred Foster is a man who has been a champion of great artists all these years. "I think he liked the way I sing because I sing like a girl, and he was fond of girl singers," Gill told the audience. Id trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday holdin Bobbys body next to mine. Freedoms just another word for nothin left to lose, And nothin. C G But I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday, D D7 To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine. Well Id trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday, Holdin Bobbys body close to mine. Bobby shared the secrets of my soul Standin' right beside me Lord through everything I done And every night she kept me from the cold Then somewhere near Salinas Lord I let her slip away Looking for the home I hope she'll find And I'd trade all of my tomorrows for a single yesterday Holdin' Bobby's body next to mine Freedom's just another word. G One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away, G7 C He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it. Then somewhere near Salinas Lord I let her slip away. D Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done, D7 G-C-G Hey, Bobby's body kept me from the cold. Me and Bobby McGee Lyrics Verse 1 Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train When I was feelin' near as faded as my jeans Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained That rode us all. And every night she kept me from the cold. From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun, Bobby shared the secrets of my soul, Standing right beside me, Lord, in everything I done, Bobbys body.
Kristofferson also performed their signature song.įoster was welcomed into the hall by singer Vince Gill, who offered a tribute with a combination of humor and respect. Standin right beside me Lord through everything I done. In fact, after her death, "I couldn’t listen to the song without really breaking up."įorty-five years after Joplin's success, Barbara McKee Eden was in the audience when Fred Foster earned induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016. Foster admitted to Performing Songwriter that he had doubts as to whether Joplin would be able to sing anything outside the rock genre, but he said her version proved him wrong.
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