Warner Mack "The Bridge Washed Out" Single Of The Day

Greetings from Asheville, where good music is always on the turntable.  Sometimes an artist can have several hits, yet still seem to be on the forgotten side.  Such is the case with the singer of today’s Single Of The Day, Warner Mack.  He had seven top ten hits between 1965 and 1967, and three more during the rest of the decade, as well as one (“Is It Wrong”) in 1958, making eleven, total.  Yet, when 1960′s singers are talked about, his name doesn’t seem to come up, too often, a real shame, as he made some outstanding music, during that time, including today’s Single Of The Day.

“The Bridge Washed Out” would become the Decca recording artist’s only number one hit, topping the charts in September, 1965.  Featuring a loud steel guitar, along with Mack’s unique vocal style (a style that could have easily been a rock ‘n’ roll voice), this 1960′s mild country-rocker is one of those tracks I just want to crank it up, whenever I hear it.  Great song about a man whose girl is on the other side of the river, waiting for him to arrive for their wedding, but all of the rain has washed the bridge away.

Warner Mack co-wrote the song, and was an accomplished songwriter, writing or co-writing many of his hits, as well as songs for other artists.

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Warner Mack "The Bridge Washed Out" Single Of The Day