Songwriter Wayne Carson, who penned the Elvis Presley hit Always On My Mind, has passed away this week.
The prolific musician suffered a long illness before passing away aged 72.
Wayne was a musician, songwriter and record producer.
The two-time Grammy award winner famously claimed that he wrote Always On My Mind in ten minutes at his kitchen table.
The song went on to become a classic for Elvis, who had just split from wife Priscilla shortly before its release.
Carson, along with two co-writers, then won Grammys for the song in 1983 after it became a hit for country giant Willie Nelson.
Wayne was born in Denver in 1943.
Born in Denver to parents who were heavily involved in the country music scene, Carson was drawn to rock ‘n’ roll from a young age.
Other hits by Carson include The Letter, a number one song in 1967 for Memphis soul-influenced rockers The Box Tops, and country singer Conway Twitty’s I See The Want To In Your Eyes.
Following Wayne’s death, Recording Academy president Neil Portnow said: “Our music community has lost an immense talent much too soon.”
Wayne is survived by his wife and son.
