Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings recording the most notable version of it. The track earned Nelson and Jennings a Grammy in 1978 and spent several weeks in the Billboard charts.Bruce later found chart success of his own, scoring six hits in the Billboard Top 10 during the 1980s, including ‘After All’ and ‘You’re The Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had’.
The latter, released in 1981, was the sole Number One of Ed Bruce’s recording career.Ever the Renaissance man, Bruce also found success as a film and television actor.
At the height of his recording career, he starred as ex-policeman Tom Guthrie in the short-lived Western television series, Bret Maverick.
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