What a Way to Live (song)
Bush's version became a success, peaking at number twenty-nine on Billboard's Hot Country Singles.Just arrived in town, Nelson visited the Esquire Ballroom, where he tried to sell his original songs to bandleader Larry Butler.[1] Nelson had moved to Houston to advance as a performer and writer, and to be closer to the office of his newly signed label, D Records, and its publishing house, Glad Music.On the recording of "What a Way to Live", Nelson was backed by Paul Buskirk on guitar, steel guitarist Ozzie Middleton, fiddlers Darold Raley and Clyde Brewer, bassist Dean Reynolds and drummer Al Hagy.Backed by steel guitarist Jimmy Day, fiddlers Tommy Jackson and Buddy Spicher and bassist Junior Husky.