"Before I Met You" is a country song written by Charles L. Seitz, Joe Lewis and Elmer Rader, and Charley Pride recorded it in 1966 for his album Country Charley Pride. Here is my cover of it with the Yazoo Ramblers, which I posted to the channel on June 15, 2026.
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton also recorded it, in October 1967.
Why I picked it
Charley Pride, the Delta pride.
Credits
- Song: Before I Met You
- Original artist: Charley Pride
- Written by: Charles L. Seitz, Joe Lewis and Elmer Rader
- Played by: Cal Carter and friends: Peggy Fenton, Chris Woodbury, Paul Teal, Bob Young, Stephen Rashbaum and Howard Rogers
Session notes
- Posted to YouTube: June 15, 2026
- Length: 4:03
- Recorded in the garage in Milton, GA, at my June 11, 2026 practice session (it is in my "Yazoo Ramblers Practice, June 11, 2026" playlist).
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Song Stories is where I share the story behind each cover on Cal Carter's Yazoo Ramblers Channel. I record the covers in my garage in Milton, GA, and I put the story and the credits here. If this song means something to you, tell me about it in the YouTube comments. I'd like to hear it.
If you are new here, the playlist below has the rest of the Yazoo Ramblers covers, and my music page has them all in one place.
Keep rambling
- Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UNKWbexLoWU
- More of my covers: https://www.gulfshoreslife.com/the-yazoo-ramblers-band-covers
- Playlist: Yazoo Rambler Covers - Americana & Blues Classics Covers: The Yazoo Ramblers Sessions (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaYy11pUoiVYXStCbXs7Th_FcOKuj5TMR)
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