DAVID HOUSTON - Almost Persuaded (1967) Movie Video Clip HD

60s Country Ballad from the soundtrack of "Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers" (1967) an American "Hicksploitation" film produced by Southeastern Pictures Corporation directed by Larry E. Jackson whose cast includes some great Country Music artists including among others : Del Reeves, David Houston, Mel Tillis ... This exuberant and zany comedy takes us through improbable scenarios with southern flavors and unfolds to vibrant Country and Western sounds. Charles David Houston (December 9, 1935 – November 30, 1993) was an American country music singer, born in Bossier City in northwestern Louisiana, United States. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s and the early 1970s. He started in the middle 50s at RCA Records, then at Sun and Phillips International. David was a regular singer as a teenager on the Louisiana Hayride (KWKH of Shreveport, Louisiana) in 1956 and also on the Ozark Jubilee (ABC-TV) in 1957. Apparently, his soaring tenor voice wasn't totally appreciated. He found trouble getting work in the music business, and ended up as an insurance underwriter. But record producer Billy Sherrill brought Houston into the fold when Epic Records was still a young label (the early '60s), and Houston brought the company its first real hit with "Mountain of Love." His biggest success came in 1966, when his recording of "Almost Persuaded", topped the Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart for nine weeks, and garnered Houston a pair of Grammy Awards and brought Pop recognition as well. A member of The Grand Ole Opry since 1971, he racked up 28 hit records over a decade, including duets with Tammy Wynette and Barbara Mandrell. David Houston made his last appearance on the show on November 6, 1993, later in the month he suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm and remained in a coma for five days until his death on November 30, 1993, in Bossier City, one week before his 58th birthday. He had been residing in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner. Song written by Billy Sherrill & Glen Sutton and also sung by: David Houston (Epic - US / Columbia - UK) 1966 Patti Page (Columbia - US) 1966 Conway Twitty (Decca - US) 1966 Leroy Van Dyke (Warner Bros. Records - US) 1966 Roy Drusky (Mercury - US) 1966 Wilma Lee And Stoney Cooper (Decca - US) 1966 Audrey Williams (MGM - US) 1966 Betty Amos With Judy And Jean (Starday Records - US) 1966 Sheb Wooley as Ben Colder, parody version entitled "Almost Persuaded No. 2." (MGM - US) 1966 Jerry Naylor (Tower - US) 1966 Lefty Frizzell (Columbia - US) 1967 Dottie West (RCA Victor - US - UK) 1967 Molly Bee (MGM - US) 1967 The Statler Brothers (Columbia - US) 1967 The Wilburn Brothers (Decca - US) 1967 Jack Greene (Decca - US) 1967 Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor - US) 1967 Molly Bee (MGM - US) 1967 Ace Cannon (Hi Records - US) 1967 Wayne Newton (Capitol Records - US) 1967 Vic Dana (Sunset - US) 1967 The Doodletown Pipers (Epic - US) 1967 Crispian St. Peters (Decca - UK) 1967 Webb Pierce (Decca - US) 1968 (recorded in 1967) Etta James (Cadet - US) 1968 Faron Young (Faron Young Record Co. Records - US) 1968 Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor - US) 1968 Johnny Paycheck (Little Darlin' - US) 1968 Mac Curtis (Epic - US) 1968 Louis Prima with Sam Butera And The Witnesses (ABC - US) 1968 Brendan Dugan (Master - NZ) 1968 Charlie Walker (Epic - US) 1969 Nancy Wilson (Capitol Records - US) 1969 Ray Anthony (Ranwood -US) 1969 Louis Armstrong (AVCO Embassy - US) 1970 Henry Mancini (RCA Victor - US) 1970 David Houston And Barbara Mandrell (Epic - US) 1972 Bob Luman (Epic - US) 1972 Charlie McCoy (Monument -US) 1973 Charlie Rich (Epic - US) 1974 Tammy Wynette (Epic - US) 1975 Tanya Tucker (Columbia - US) 1977 Johnny Rodriguez And Charly McClain (Epic - US) 1979 Freddy Fender (Piccadilly - US) 1981 George Jones (Epic - US) 1983 Merle Haggard (Epic - US) 1986 Boxcar Willie (Heartland Music - US) 1988 Hank Williams Jr. (Warner Bros. Records - US) 1990 And many others... #countrymusic #countrypop #soundtrack

Added 18 May 2026