Watch a young Randy Travis perform what would be his first No. 1 hit song in the days just before his career took off.

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A former No. 1 hit singer who charted ... four decades that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, including “Lonely Eyes” in 1979 and several covers in the ‘80s like “Hey There Lonely Girl, ...

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