hedy west sang the song 500 miles away from home.
hedy west sang the song 500 miles away from home.
who sang the song 500 miles away from home?
hedy west
bare's big break in country music came when chet atkins signed him to rca victor. his debut single for the label was 1962's "shame on me". follow-up "detroit city" reached no. 6 country, no. 16 hot 100, and in 1964 earned him a grammy award for best country and western recording. then a surge of hits followed, including "500 miles away from home" (based on a traditional folk ballad written by hedy west as "500 miles") and ian tyson's "four strong winds". in 1965 he received two further grammy nominations for best country & western vocal performance and best country & western single for the latter song. in 1966, he received a yet another grammy nomination for best country & western male vocal performance for his song "talk me some sense". he also recorded two duet albums with skeeter davis and recorded six tracks as a trio with norma jean and liz anderson, which produced a major hit with "the game of triangles", a wife-husband-other woman drama that hit no. 5 on the "billboard" chart and earned the trio a grammy nomination. in 1968, he recorded an album with a group from england called the hillsiders. in 1969, he had a top 5 hit with tom t. hall's "(margie's at) the lincoln park inn".
bobby bare
500 miles (disambiguation)









































500 miles may refer to:









































bullet::::- "500 miles", also known as "500 miles away from home" or "railroaders' lament", a song made popular in the united states and europe during the 1960s folk revival









































bullet::::- 500 miles high", a jazz fusion song by chick corea and return to forever









































bullet::::- "i'm gonna be (500 miles)", aleternatively known as "500 miles", a song by the scottish duo the proclaimers









































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bullet::::- 500 miles to memphis, an americana punk band









































bullet::::- 500 miles north, 2014 scottish drama film directed by luke massey
500 miles (disambiguation)