In 1973 Frizzell became working for
Buck Owens the duo's producer pitched the song to Nashville record companies but no one was interested until
Clint Eastwood wanted it for his film
Any Which Way You Can. The film's soundtrack made the song a hit, after record producers' dismissed it. The song won the
Country Music Association's Song of the Year and Vocal Duet of the Year awards in 1981, was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Frizzell and West also won the
Academy of Country Music award for Vocal Duo of the Year in 1981 and 1982. In August 1982, Frizzell scored his only solo number-one country single with "
I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home". He continued to tour and record with West until 1986. After he parted ways with Shelly West, Frizzell continued to record solo albums, but he has not kept up the popularity he enjoyed during the early 1980s. ==Discography==