Lamar Morris
{{short description|American singer-songwriter (1938–2023)}}
{{confused|Lamar Morris (British singer)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lamar Morris
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|09|30}}
| origin = Andalusia, Alabama, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|6|1|1938|09|30}}
| death_place = Auburn, Alabama, U.S.
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| genre = Country
| occupation = Singer, musician
| years_active = 1966{{spaced ndash}}2023
| label = MGM
| past_member_of = The Bama Band
}}
Lamar Morris (September 30, 1938 – June 1, 2023) was an American country music singer and musician. Between 1966 and 1973, he was a solo artist on the MGM Records label, charting in the Top 40 of Hot Country Songs with "If You Love Me", which peaked at number 27.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=288|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
Early life and career
Lamar Morris was born on September 30, 1938, in Andalusia, Alabama.
Morris participated in both the 1968 and 1972 Presidential campaigns of George Wallace, for which he performed several songs including "Stand Up For America" and "Wallace in the Whitehouse".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2T8c8irQUM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Q2T8c8irQUM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Youtube - Wallace in the Whitehouse |work=Wallace in the Whitehouse by Llamar Morris |accessdate=26 June 2020}}{{cbignore}}
Morris was also a member of The Bama Band, Hank Williams, Jr.'s backing band.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1516|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Bama Band biography |work=Allmusic |accessdate=3 October 2010}} He wrote the song "Eleven Roses" for Williams.{{cite web |url=http://www.lamarmorris.com/?pg=bio |title=Biography |work=Lamar Morris website |accessdate=3 October 2010}}
Personal life and death
On June 24, 1960, Morris married Lycrecia Ann Guy (born 1941), half-sister of Hank Williams, Jr. They since divorced. In 1996, he married Cathy Diane Ross.
Lamar Morris died in Auburn, Alabama on June 1, 2023, at the age of 84.{{Cite web |title=Obituary for Lamar Morris |url=https://www.wyattfuneralhome.com/obituary/lamar-morris-8546592 |access-date=15 July 2023 |website=Wyatt Funeral Home}}
Charted singles
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Single !colspan="2"|Chart Positions |
|---|
| width="50"|US Country
!width="50"|CAN Country |
| 1966
|"Send Me a Box of Kleenex" |align=center|69 |align=center|— |
| 1968
|"The Great Pretender" |align=center|46 |align=center|— |
| 1970
|"She Came to Me" |align=center|70 |align=center|— |
| rowspan=3|1971
|"You're the Reason I'm Living" |align=center|59 |align=center|— |
| "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)"
|align=center|27 |align=center|— |
| "Near You"
|align=center|74 |align=center|— |
| 1973
|align=center|71 |align=center|100{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5307&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=09k3jp7t75btorlnlijvulsu23 |title=RPM Country Tracks for February 24, 1973 |work=RPM |accessdate=3 October 2010}} |
References
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Category:People from Andalusia, Alabama
Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:Country musicians from Alabama
Category:Singer-songwriters from Alabama
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