Carl Belew "I'm just thankful that the Lord has given me some talent, and I feel that I can still go on and write good songs...but it's cost me a fortune to learn how to read a contract. I think I could WRITE one now...and put a melody to it!" Birth Name: Carl Robert Belew Induction Year: 1976 Date of Birth: 4/21/1931 Place of Birth: Salina, OK Date of Death: 10/31/1990   Career Milestones: early 1950's -- worked on "Louisana Hayride" radio program mid 1950's -- Elvis Presley recorded "Lonely Street" 1959 -- first hit as recording artist, "Am I That Easy to Forget" rose to #9 on the Billboard charts Awards: 1959 -- BMI/Lonely Street1992--Music City News\Best Song\Look At Us Catalog Highlights: Am I That Easy to Forget Co-writer: William A. McCall Artists: Carl Belew (1959), Debbie Reynolds (1960), Englebert Humperdinck, Jim Reeves, Skeeter Davis Even the Bad Times Are Good What's He Doing in My World Artists: Eddy Arnold Stop the World and Let Me Off Co-writer: W. S. Stevenson Artists: Johnnie and Jack Help Stamp Out Loneliness Working Like the Devil Lonely Street Co-writer: Kenny Sowder, W. S. Stevenson Artists: Andy Williams, Elvis Presley Here's to the Girls Wind Me Up That's When I See the Blues in Your Pretty Brown Eyes Don't Squeeze My Sharmon   Comments: Received a BMI One Million Performance award for "Am I That Easy To Forget" Recorded with Four Star Records