If there is a top 100 in country music's best recordings would George Hamilton IV clearly be on the list with Early Morning Rain by Gordon Lightfoot.

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George Hamilton IV. George Hamilton IV at the Grand Ole Opry in 2007. Background information. This was especially evident with 1966's "Steel Rail Blues" and "Early Morning Rain" (both by Gordon Lightfoot), and 1967's "Urge for Going" by Joni Mitchell. Another 1967 hit was "Break My Mind" (by John D. Loudermilk). One more Hamilton song of this genre was a moderate hit in 1969-the Ray Griff-penned "Canadian Pacific". His last Top 5 single came in 1970, with "She's a Little Bit Country". After his American chart success declined in the early 1970s, Hamilton began touring the world, across the Soviet Union, Poland,. "George Hamilton IV Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100". Prometheus Global Media.

Early Morning Rain," sometimes styled as "Early Mornin' Rain," is a song written, composed, and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. The song appears on his 1966 debut album Lightfoot! and, in a re-recorded version, on the 1975 compilation Gord's Gold. Lightfoot wrote and composed the song in 1964, but its genesis took root during his 1960 sojourn in Westlake, Los Angeles.

Gordon Lightfoot - Early Morning Rain (Live in Chicago - 1979). Early Morning Rain Ian and Sylvia with the composer in 1986. Gordon Lightfoot - Early Morning Rain.

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Born July 19, 1937, George Hamilton IV was raised on the Westerns of Gene Autry and began playing guitar at the age of 12. He formed a country band in high school and while still a freshman at the University of South Carolina, he met John D. Loudermilk, then a struggling songwriter. With a contract in hand from the Colonial label, Hamilton recorded "A Rose and a Baby Ruth," Loudermilk's attempt at approximating rockabilly music. Increasingly inspired by folk music during 1965, Hamilton began recording the songs of Gordon Lightfoot; both "Steel Rail Blues" and "Early Morning Rain" hit the country Top 15 during 1966, and Hamilton went on to record more Gordon Lightfoot songs than any other artist. Urge for Going" (written by another folkie, Joni Mitchell) hit number seven in 1967 and "Break My Mind" did the single one better later in the year.

Instruments (7). Song Info. mp3 0006042 Early Morning Rain. This song was released in 1975 (about 44 years ago). Written by Gordon Lightfoot. Songs like this: "Shake That Thing".

Literate Organic Autumnal Nostalgic Poignant Sentimental Bittersweet Earnest Plaintive Reflective Yearning Calm/Peaceful Earthy Gentle Intimate Laid-Back/Mellow Wistful. Early Morning Long Walk Sunday Afternoon Introspection Reflection Autumn Rainy Day Reminiscing. Early Morning Rain: The Best of Gordon Lightfoot. Early Morning Rain is a budget-line, 12-track sampler of Lightfoot's early recordings, featuring versions of "Early Morning Rain," "The Last Time I Saw Her," "I Want to Hear It from You," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Did She Mention My Name," "The Way I Feel" and "Does Your Mother Know. There are better collections of this material, but this is still a fine selection.

He first performed professionally at the age of 13 in Massey Hall, Toronto. Lightfoot’s sound features a dry baritone and extensive use of the twelve-string acoustic guitar. Others believe his songs about the human condition are equally important, and they point to If You Could Read My Mind and In the Early Morning Rain. Lightfoot is blessed with great sensitivity – he sees things others miss, and with an ability to express that perception in poetry and music.