Sunday Morning Vault: Terry Bradshaw--I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (1976)

    For many years now, Terry Bradshaw is seen on FOX sports coverage of the NFL. However, in the 70's he was known as one of football's best quarterbacks with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Am not sure why he was given the opportunity, but he also recorded a couple of country singles in the mid-70's. There have been many over the years who make their living in other areas of entertainment who have attempted to record an album., most with so-so results (see Telly Savalas' blog for one of my favorites). But at least on this song, Bradshaw shows some better than average chops. Probably a couple of reasons why he didn't pursue a career in music (although he did release a Christmas album in the 90's) was the opinion among many that a proper place for a football player wasn't in the recording studio. Another, (and more likely one) was anxiety attacks that have plagued him all of his life.....