Guitarist and Grammy award winning songwriter who co-wrote “Always On My Mind” with Wayne Carson and Mark James. It was originally recorded by Brenda Lee and covered by Elvis Presley, but it is the Willie Nelson version in 1982 that won Christopher and his cohorts the CMA Song of the Year, two years running.
He has been a successful musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist who has racked up over 600 credits on recordings.
He had also written and recorded the song “Love Stuff”…
John Wesley Ryles recordings
You Are Always On My Mind (Wayne Carson/John Christopher/Mark James)
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