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“I Got Mexico”
Eddy Raven
Written by Frank J. Meyers and Eddy Raven
Billboard
#1 (1 week)
June 16, 1984
Eddy Raven had been putting in work in the studio and on the road for many years by the time he earned his first No. 1 single.
Raven was born and raised in Louisiana, and while he originally wanted to be a professional baseball player, a broken ankle helped turn his attention to music.
“I Got Mexico” benefitted from Raven’s own songwriting pen and production efforts, as well as two collaborators who would have incredibly longevity in their fields: songwriter Frank J. Meyers and producer Paul Worley.
Edward Raven was born and raised in Louisiana, and while he originally wanted to be a professional baseball player, a broken ankle helped turn his attention to music. A typographical error on his first single in 1962 proved fortuitous, and the “Eddy” spelling helped him stand out in a world full of musical “Eddies.R
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Eddy Raven (born Edward Garvin Futch, August 19, 1944 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American country music artist. He charted a string of hit singles on the country music charts between 1974 and 1991.
Influenced by Cajun music, the country music sounds from popular radio broadcasts such as the Louisiana Hayride, New Orleans blues, and the new sounds of rock and roll, Raven developed his own unique sound. His songwriting abilities led to him being signed by Don Gant to a publishing deal with Acuff-Rose Music that eventually led to him moving to Nashville, Tennessee where he started recording for himself in 1974.
In the 1980s, had a string of top ten songs, including 6 that went to No. 1 on the country music charts. Those songs include "I Got Mexico" (1984); "Shine, Shine, Shine" (1987); "I'm Gonna Get You" and "Joe Knows How to Live" (both 1988); and "In a Letter to You" and "Bayou Boys" (both 1989). He al