The late country singer s platinum selling first Greatest Hits album originally released in 1990 one year after his tragic death from alcoholism. Coming from a bluegrass background his lonesome singing style was influenced by the Stanley Brothers & Lefty Frizzell. He released his debut album A Hard Act to Follow in 1984 & married country singer Lorrie Morgan in 1986. He only released two albums while he was alive. Several posthumous releases & collections were released after his death only adding to his musical legend. His influence on modern country lives on.