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Performed by Marilyn and Joe Adcock at the Camelia Walk Assisted Living & Memory Care Center on Evans-to-Locks Rd in Evans, GA on Mar 17, 2018. Marilyn solos and plays piano on this classic Kris Kristofferson ballad, which debuted on his 1970 album titled Kristofferson. It was covered later in 1970 by Sammi Smith, on the album Help Me Make It Through the Night. Marilyn’s perfect phrasing mirrors Sammi’s, whose recording of the song remains the most commercially successful and most well-known version in the United States. Her recording ranks among the most successful country singles of all time in terms of sales, popularity, and radio airplay. It topped the country singles chart, and was also a crossover hit, reaching number eight on the U.S. pop singles chart. "Help Me Make It Through The Night" also became Smith's signature song.
During his time as a struggling songwriter, Kristofferson wrote the song while staying with Dottie West and her husband, Bill, at their home on Shy's Hill Road in Nashville's Green Hills neighborhood. When he offered Dottie the song, she originally claimed it was "too suggestive" for her. Eventually, she would record it before the year was out, and it is included on her album Careless Hands. However, by then several others had recorded and released versions of it, some garnering great success. Later on, West said that not recording it when it was originally offered to her was one of the greatest regrets of her career. Help Me Make It Through the Night lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group.
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Note: I do not own the rights to this song. No copyright infringement is intended; this is for entertainment and educational purposes only.
Marilyn and Joe Adcock have a repertoire of over 3,500 songs and have performed in Augusta, Nashville, Bar Harbor, MN and toured the States and overseas during a 50+ year music career. They both sing and Joe plays both tenor and alto sax and the most mellow clarinet this side of New Orleans while Marilyn can play piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, and pedal bass.
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