Biography Dale Houston
1 biography 1.1 years 1.2 partnership grace broussard 1.3 death 1.4 honors biography early years robert dale houston born claude , essie (née walters) houston in seminary, small town in covington county, mississippi. delivered midwife on family s kitchen table. houstons thereafter moved nearby collins, county seat, claude houston entered christian ministry. young dale began piano lessons in sixth grade, family financial difficulties halted training after 3 months , self-taught on, honing skills playing , singing in church. at age 18, recorded lonely man . in 1960, while performing in baton rouge, record executive sam montel (sam montalbano) caught act in local bar. montel declared him pretty writer , signed him compose exclusively label. houston wrote , recorded lonely man , bird broken wing , , s . none successful. partnership grace broussard in 1963, houston working in bar in ferriday, louisiana, town near natchez, mississippi. montel approached houston teaming female singer, g...