Singer/song

[sparky]

Born in the 30s an American (The Lone Star State) country and rock and roll artist still with us
Song is his 70s signature hit
Name
The Singer
The Song

[sparky]

Hello Out There
No one gonna try to get this one

[Gary W]

How about a little hint.

[sparky]

Well Well Well
This is gonna be hard to not give it away lol
Singer He also was a lead singer for a band for sometime after the lead singer of that band had died
(You see these all summer when the weather is favorable lol)

[Gary W]

I'm scratching my head sparky!!!

[Lmofle]

Would it be Kenny Rogers - Lucille?

[sparky]

lmofle
No you don't have the right answer

Hint
SINGER
In the 60s the band that he replaced the lead singer (that had died) broke up
Then he re-launched a successful solo career

[Lmofle]

Do I have the artist right because I was going to say Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In as the song originally...

[sparky]

lmofle
nay nay nay
you do not have the right artist or the right song
I left a few hints just check them out I myself did not hear about this singer till I heard him on the tv music chanel
I guess is this all there is
born Chalk Mountain, Texas

[Gary W]

Jerry Naylor - "But For The Love"