who sang my heart is an open book
Carl Dobkins Jr. Carl Dobkins Jr. (born January 13, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States)[1] is an American singer. He is best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart is an Open Book", which went to No.Â 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The record sold over one million copies, resulting in the awarding of a gold disc.[1]
Wide Open Spaces (song) Amarillo, Texas-based Susan Gibson wrote the song's first lyrics in 1993, on her first visit back home after leaving for forestry school at the University of Montana.[3][4] She left the notebook containing the lyrics at home by mistake when she returned to school; her mother found it and included it in a care package, inspiring Gibson to complete a song along the themes of leaving home.[3] She first performed it in local clubs around the University of Montana, where it was sometimes requested.[4]