He played on hundreds of hit records, including Roy Orbison's "Only the Lonely"; Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man"; "Make The World Go Away" by Eddy Arnold; "Harper Valley P.T.A." by Jeannie C. Riley; and "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton. He also worked with Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, the Everly Brothers, Patsy Cline, Burl Ives, and Willie Nelson.